Les Howles is one of the foremost authorities on creating streaming audio lectures on the web. He is a senior consultant for the Department of Learning Technology and Distance Education at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He regularly creates and assists professors in creating streaming audio lectures on the web. He has given several sessions on streaming audio lectures at major distance learning conferences.

Les has served as an instructional design and technology consultant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for seven years. He has over 15 years experience in the fields of instructional design, media production and educational technology.

He has worked in various medical, corporate, government and academic settings developing training programs, multimedia applications and online learning materials. During his career Les has consulted with an diverse range of educational professionals and has conducted numerous workshops and seminars related to instructional design and effective use of media for both classroom and web-based instruction. He has undergraduate degrees in education and educational psychology and a graduate degree in instructional technology from the University of Oregon. He can be reached at howles@doit.wisc.edu.