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Researcher, Educator and Entrepreneur
Dr. Edge is an internationally known educator with extensive experience in distance education and distance learning technologies. He has been extremely active in the field of higher education in Kentucky, Florida, Alaska, Scotland, Germany, and Australia as a researcher, teacher and academic contributor. He pioneered the development of distance learning television and Internet programs in the fields of special education and teacher education. He has taught more than 60 distance learning courses using a variety of distance learning technologies, and he has built more than 50 online campuses. Under Dr. Edge’s leadership, The Learning House, Inc. developed more than 600 online courses and built the marketing search engine, eLearnPortal (www.elearnportal.com) to assist small colleges to recruit potential students for their programs.
Dr. Edge served as Professor and Director of Distance Education Programs at the University of Louisville. He is a recipient of the University of Louisville's Board of Trustees Award for Outstanding Teaching and Support of Graduate and Undergraduate Education. This prestigious cash award is granted by the Board of Trustees at the University of Louisville to administrators or faculty members who have achieved high honors for the institution. Additional honors for his distance learning programs include three awards from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in the category of "Best Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education." He is a Board Member of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) and served as Co-Executive Editor of
USDLA Publications.
Dr. Edge has extensive experience in college advancement, admissions, program development, grant writing, online course development, and virtual campus strategic planning. He has developed more than 50 online campuses for colleges and universities. In April of 2008, he was honored by the University of the Cumberlands and Dr. Stephen Covey for his leadership in the field of higher education and technology by being presented the Stephen Covey Leadership Award (http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200821/1211377656.html)
(http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/JUL00_Issue/story01.htm) learning courses (Online, CD/DVD, compressed video, etc.). Dr. Edge is the author of more than 90 articles, books and reports and has delivered over 250 presentations, keynotes and workshops on distance learning, parent/family education, and the education of children with special needs. Several of his most recent presentations and publications on distance learning and distance learning technologies are available online in the resources section of The Learning House, Inc. Web site (www.learninghouse.com) as well this site.
Principle-Centered Leadership Stephen Covey Award
Brescia University Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Edge holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in the areas of Learning and Behavioral Theory and Computer Information Systems.
