Why e-Learnista? Because I am PASSIONATE about and DEVOTED to the field of e-learning. Not an expert, really, but a long-time community technology advocate who values lifelong learning in both formal/traditional and personal/nontraditional contexts. I work in the field of e-learning in the Centers for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Office of Distance Education and Extended Studies at Alabama A&M University. I am a lifelong learner and an advocate of the theories of connectivism and curatorial education.