Biography

John Tubbs is a digital learning and media veteran, working 10 years in K-12 and the last 24 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. John received his BS in Education from the University of Wisconsin and his Ed.M. in Classroom Technology and Education Reform at the University of Illinois. His work spans MOOC scale video production, curriculum design, large live streaming events, foreign language radio production, audio for award-winning children's websites, and digital textbook production.

John currently is the Director of Digital Media in the Gies College of Business where he leads the instructional media strategy that has resulted in the groundbreaking iDegrees Online Program that includes the iMBA, a fully online MBA degree that has changed the world of graduate business education.

To accomplish these teaching and learning disruptions, John leads a team of 15+ media professionals that create digital content at the intersection of massive online course development, instructor empowerment through media, and democratizing education by bringing transformative learning opportunities to the whole world.