William A. Draves is an internationally recognized teacher, author and consultant and one of the foremost authorities on online learning. More than 3,000 people have taken his online courses.
He is President of the Learning Resources Network (LERN), the world's leading association in lifelong and online learning with more than 4,000 members in 16 countries.
Draves is the most quoted expert on lifelong learning and online learning by the nation's media, having been interviewed by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, NBC Nightly News, and Wired.com, among others.

He holds a master's degree in Adult Education from The George Washington University in Washington DC. Other books include How to Teach Adults, Energizing the Learning Environment, and Teaching Online.

Draves is married to Julie Coates, the foremost authority on the demographics of lifelong learning. He has three sons: Jason Coates, Sammy Jackson, and Willie Draves, from whom he has learned much about learning on the net.

His virtual office is at www.williamdraves.com. His email address is draves@lern.org. Information on online courses can be found at www.learningonthenet.org.