Yngve Troye Nordkvelle is since 2004 a professor of education at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (former Lillehammer University College, Norway), and he is now currently Head of Department for Teaching and Learning. He has been an essential and vital member of Network 6: Open Learning: Media, Environments and Cultures, and he has substantially contributed to development by shaping the scope and focus of the network. He has been attending nearly all ECER conferences since 1996, and he has been the network’s Co-Convenor from 2003 to 2007 and Link Convenor from 2007 to 2010.