Juan Leon

Inspiration

  • My daughter, Hikari

Narration

  • Favorite books: White Noise, by Don Delillo; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, by Mark Haddon

Design

  • The Acropolis

Interaction

  • Playing Latin percussion (congas, bongos, etc.) with jazz and world music groups

Principal Consultant

Juan Leon has developed innovative, award-winning courses at Harvard, the University of Michigan (where he taught in the American Studies Program), and Kyoto University, Japan. Since 1997 he has specialized in designing technology-enhanced instructional systems. He pioneered web-based, multimedia education at the Institute of Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, and he has developed both cdrom and online courses for clients in numerous industries, among them telecommunications, healthcare and pharmaceutical. Juan speaks frequently on elearning and has published widely on instructional technology and related issues. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University.