In this episode, you’ll learn about Emeritus Professor Otto Peters through his last PhD student Professor Olaf Zawacki-Richter. Otto is one of the founding theorists in distance education – in fact, Otto Peters created that term. Otto is now 98, but his work continues to inspire.
Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1735373/c1e-72rxt447p4s3vd5z-5r5zkmq6fm09-bqjgs5.mp3 | recorded April 2024
Professor Olaf Zawacki-Richter wrote about an interview he had with Otto, published in the first issue of the American Journal of Distance Education in 2024: Full article: Speaking Personally – with Otto Peters (tandfonline.com), dated 23 December 2023.
Please do take opportunity to enjoy Olaf’s interview and investigate Professor Peters’ work. You can learn more about Professor Peters here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Peters.
To learn more about Professor Olaf Zawacki-Richter, visit his podcast episode here: https://onlinelearninglegends.com/podcast/041-professor-olaf-zawacki-richter/