Ray Ravaglia is the Provost of Ricketts Great Books College. A former Stanford University dean, Ray has worked in education innovation since 1987, developing the first online AP course, founding the two leading online high schools (Stanford Online High School and Dwight Global Online School)—building both on the model of live, synchronous instruction in which students and faculty engage in real-time seminars just as they would in physical space—with a goal of using 21st century technology to enable a 12th century education.  Ray routinely speaks at conferences, sharing heterodox views on the benefits and challenges of non-traditional education.  He has produced over 100 computer-assisted courses and has written countless articles in academic journals and the popular press. He has degrees in philosophy and mathematics from Stanford University.

Dr. Jeff Scarborough studied philosophy at Stanford (BA) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.), focusing on the history of philosophy and the philosophy of mind and perception. In previous work, he led the development of a philosophy program and online teaching methodologies at the Stanford Online High School. A current research project develops generally applicable philosophical strategies for thinking and arguing through model texts in politics and political philosophy. Dr. Scarborough has broad teaching interests across the history of philosophy; recent courses include History of Ideas-Ancient Greece and Plato. He is the author of Bricks and Mortar: the making of a real education at the Stanford Online High School. CSLI Press: Stanford, CA (2014) and Perspectives from the Disciplines: Stanford Online High School. CSLI Press: Stanford, CA. (2016), both co-authored with Ray Ravaglia.