David Preston

David brings cutting edge research and practice together with humor and humanity to deliver a message of learning, value, interdependence, and hope.

Dr. Preston takes collaboration and engagement to a whole new level. Our members loved his talk and took his messages to heart in ways that will help their organizations, communities, and constituents. This is a cultural foundation we can build schools on.

Dr. Preston is the most talented educator I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
Open Source Learning, as practiced by Dr. Preston, is the most promising platform I have yet seen with the power to, at long last, move the educational establishment away from Industrial Age structures and into a 21st century world.

Words couldn’t begin to articulate how much I appreciate your support and guidance. Your passion for education is inspiring. I can only hope that future students will love your class as much as I did.

David’s unique perspectives on management, leadership, vision and strategy breathed new life into familiar topics and energized an executive audience who thought they’d seen it all.

Dr. Preston delivered a vision of Open Source Learning that made an immediate impact. This is the future of education.

Dr. Preston’s innovative methods of teaching inspire students to challenge themselves, be responsible for their learning, and be better prepared for higher education and their future.

Dr. Preston’s energy and compassion brought us into a world of motivated learners who design their own interdisciplinary journeys and create high value networks all over the world.
Welcome to the Learning Economy.

It was amazing to watch David not just describe best practices but model them in real time– bringing students and colleagues online from around the world took the promise of learning from ideal to real.

David Preston is always working to expand his own horizons. We have collaborated across continents, age groups, and disciplines to foster student-initiated collaboration, developing confidence and opening the door to potential projects.  His desire to learn and willingness to grow has been an inspiration and an encouragement to me and my students.

We were extremely impressed by Dr. Preston’s ability to blend timeless principles with modern technology in ways that brought stories to life and made the impossible possible.

Dr. Preston has taught me how to think on a deeper level and apply my new and old wisdom (not knowledge) to excel beyond my previous capabilities.

Dr. David Richard Preston is a role model for educators and business leaders who want to improve performance within their organizations, and together improve cooperation and corporate citizenship as a society.

I was trying to think of a way to write a long letter about how great your class was but, all I could think of is that students love to learn but hate to be taught.  You helped us to learn and showed us the way to success without boring lectures and notes. Thank you.

David, I appreciate your creative approach, your good work, and all you do on behalf of your students.

David is a true teacher’s teacher.  He is involved in the education of every single student and is committed to making each child’s personal quest for excellence an exciting and rewarding reality.

Thanks so much for the update on John’s current situation.  I know he respects you and enjoys the class.  Thanks for all your hard work and caring as a teacher! 
Was it really 2 AM when you replied to my email?

You are the best English teacher Colleen has ever had.  She has learned so much in your class, and she trusts you and values your opinion.  Getting that kind of respect from a teenager isn’t easy.  Your support and encouragement have made a huge difference in her outlook.

David is a very hard working and conscientious person and is very concerned in regard to the welfare of others.  He has shown the ability to cope with adversity and become stronger for it.

I can’t believe how much fun I had in an English class! It has been my pleasure to work and be taught by a teacher like you.  I cannot thank you enough for all you’ve done for me!

David has a strong social conscience about the future of public education.

This was an unforgettable learning experience. I will definitely take the tools that I learned with me on my own journey.  Thank you for helping me realize my passion but most of all, thank you for helping me realize that I do have a voice in this big world.  Teachers like you are hard to find and I am more than honored to have gotten to be a part of your class.

Thank you so much for a great experience!  I hope my kids and future generations will be able to participate in the forever-growing Open Source Learning experience!

This class has taught me so many things I always wanted to learn.

I’m glad I have you as a teacher because I have learned a lot.  I have never written so much in a class.  I learned how to express my ideas on paper.  You are the first teacher to make me think and write a lot.

I really like the attitude you took to get your point across.

Before I came to your class, I had not felt true joy during an English class.  You and your class brought me that joy.  And for that, I thank you.. You are, in my mind, the greatest teacher I have had to date.

Thank you for guiding Alice in the right direction. I’m confidence that with your presence in her life, she will achieve her academic goals… that will enable her to continue and further her education.

Thanks for being such a great teacher.  I enjoy every day in your class.

I consider you one of my greatest teachers.

There are so many ways for us to help people all over the world.  Thank you for helping us learn this.

This year feels like really the only year in high school where I learned something that can actually help me in the real world. This was unlike any other class I have taken.

I could not have gotten where I am today without you.

You’re an excellent teacher and I hope you know how much I appreciate you, this class, and the people in this class.  We really did all become one big family this year.. That wouldn’t have been possible without you.  Thank you so much for being the outstanding teacher and person that you are.

In all my years as a student, never has anyone been so sympathetic and so giving toward their students.  God bless you!

Every single thing in your classroom changed me. It all changed the way I think about everything.  And it’s all thanks to you, because with you I thought about everything in depth.  You are one of the teachers that has actually made a difference in my life.

I had such a great ride with Open Source Learning.  I can’t thank you enough.

You have taught me so much in so little time—you are a great mentor.

You’re ahead of the teaching game!  You have really taken teaching to another level, and I feel like I am part of a movement in the educational system.

You are truly the best teacher I have ever had.  You do everything you can to make sure we succeed.  You come up with these amazing topics that I would never have questioned before.

I truly appreciate your insight… Thank you for all your help and humor!

Thanks for showing a side to education that we should like!  I’m so happy that you have made me think differently!

I am very excited to have you teach my daughter! I had been following you for a few years on social media because of your work in educational technology. In part, it is because of your vision that I was inspired to take risks and transform learning for my own students and myself.  This has made all the difference. Keep doing what you are doing.  You are making a great difference.