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Gunawardena, Charlotte Nirmalani

Distinguished Professor of Distance Education and Instructional Technology in Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences Program at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, United States; bachelor's degree from the University of Sri Lanka (Kelaniya) and master's and docotoral degrees from the University of Kansas; at UNM teacher in graduate level courses on eLearning course design, research in distance education, culture and adult learning, mentoring, and program evaluation; currently researches the sociocultural context of online learning communities, social presence theory, e-mentoring, and interaction analysis; co-editor of the book "Culture and online learning"