#12 We Will Revolutionize Learning with Eric Jones of Oiada International

Show Notes

In this episode, Seth, Allyson, and Tami sit down with Eric Jones, a driving force behind Oiada International. With a dynamic career in distance learning that spans decades, Eric’s unwavering commitment to cultivating 21st century global citizens and leaders using distance will leave you awestruck! The group delves into the rich history of Oiada to unpack best practices for using distance learning to create a successful cultural exchange program that shares perspectives, boosts participants' self-esteem, and instills a sense of unity among global peers. Eric also takes time to talk about his time in a leadership role in the United States Distance Learning Association, discussing the challenges USDLA is determined to overcome, and the different ways the Association revolutionizes the way students learn!

Get to know more about Oiada International here: https://www.oiadaintl.org/

Keep up with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) here: https://usdla.org/

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Creators and Guests

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Allyson Mitchell

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Seth Fleischauer

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Tami Moehring

What is Why Distance Learning??

Why Distance Learning? is a podcast about the decisions, design choices, and assumptions that determine whether live virtual learning becomes shallow and transactional—or meaningful, relational, and effective at scale.

The show is designed for education leaders, instructional designers, and system-level practitioners responsible for adopting, scaling, and sustaining virtual, hybrid, and online learning models. Each episode examines the structural conditions under which distance learning actually works—and the predictable reasons it fails when it doesn’t.

Through conversations with researchers, experienced practitioners, and field-shaping leaders, Why Distance Learning? translates research, field evidence, and lived experience into decision-relevant insight. Episodes surface real tradeoffs, near-failures, and hard-won lessons, equipping listeners with clear framing and language they can use to explain, defend, or redesign distance learning models in real organizational contexts.

Hosted by Seth Fleischauer of Banyan Global Learning, and Allyson Mitchell and Tami Moehring of the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, the podcast challenges outdated narratives about distance learning and explores what becomes possible when live virtual education is designed intentionally, human-centered, and grounded in evidence.