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Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. - The Best Educational Ideas in the World
25/11/08 13:00 Filed in: Tuesday
11/25/08
Gary Stager - The Best Edcuational Ideas in the
World
For 26 years, Gary Stager, an internationally recognized educator, speaker, and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continenets embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression. He led professional development in the world's first laptop schools (1990), has desigend online graduate school programs since the mid-90s, is a collaborator in the MIT Media Lab's Future of Learning Group and a member of the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's Learning Team. Mr. Stager's doctoral research involved the creation of a high-tech alternative learning environmnet for incarerated at-risk teens. Recent work includes teaching and mentoring some of Australia's "most troubled" public schools. Gary is Senior Editor of The Pulse: Education's Place for Debate, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and an Associate of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. Dr. Stager is also the Executive Director of The Constructivist Consortium. In 1999, Converge Magazine named Gary a "shaper of our future and inventor of our destiny." The National School Boards Association recognized Dr. Stager with the distinction of "20 Leaders to Watch" in 2007.
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For 26 years, Gary Stager, an internationally recognized educator, speaker, and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continenets embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression. He led professional development in the world's first laptop schools (1990), has desigend online graduate school programs since the mid-90s, is a collaborator in the MIT Media Lab's Future of Learning Group and a member of the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's Learning Team. Mr. Stager's doctoral research involved the creation of a high-tech alternative learning environmnet for incarerated at-risk teens. Recent work includes teaching and mentoring some of Australia's "most troubled" public schools. Gary is Senior Editor of The Pulse: Education's Place for Debate, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and an Associate of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. Dr. Stager is also the Executive Director of The Constructivist Consortium. In 1999, Converge Magazine named Gary a "shaper of our future and inventor of our destiny." The National School Boards Association recognized Dr. Stager with the distinction of "20 Leaders to Watch" in 2007.
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Don Knezek Keynote
24/11/08 13:35 Filed in: Monday
11/24/08
Don Knezek
Don Knezek, Ph.D., represents ISTE memebers from the ISTE Washington D.C. office. He has a distinguished career in educational technology, and he has been involved with ISTE for many years. Since 1999, he has served as director of the organization's National Center for Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3). In that role, he created, established, directed, and sustained the center and its programs, designed to improve the technology preparation of new teachers. DSince 1989, he has served on ISTE's Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee; he has also held positions on ISTE's Board and Executive Board and on the organization's Conference Committee.
Knezek earned his doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a fellow in the Cooperative Superintendency Program. He did graduate study in computer science at the University of North Texas and holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Univeristy of Hawaii. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College, and holds certificates in public school administration at the superintendent, mid-management, and supervisor levels and as a teacher of mathematics, physics, and computer science.
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Don Knezek, Ph.D., represents ISTE memebers from the ISTE Washington D.C. office. He has a distinguished career in educational technology, and he has been involved with ISTE for many years. Since 1999, he has served as director of the organization's National Center for Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3). In that role, he created, established, directed, and sustained the center and its programs, designed to improve the technology preparation of new teachers. DSince 1989, he has served on ISTE's Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee; he has also held positions on ISTE's Board and Executive Board and on the organization's Conference Committee.
Knezek earned his doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a fellow in the Cooperative Superintendency Program. He did graduate study in computer science at the University of North Texas and holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Univeristy of Hawaii. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College, and holds certificates in public school administration at the superintendent, mid-management, and supervisor levels and as a teacher of mathematics, physics, and computer science.
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Marc Prensky Keynote
24/11/08 10:56 Filed in: Monday
11/24/08
Marc Presnky
Marc Prensky is an internationall acclaimed speaker, writer, educator, consultant, and game designer in critical areas of education and learning. He is the author of Digital Game Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001), and Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning (Paragon House, 2006). Marc is thew founder and CEO of Games2train whose clients include IBM, Bank of America, Pfizer, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the LA and Flordia Virtual Schools. He is the creator of the sites www.gamesparentsteachers.com and www.socialimpactgames.com
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Marc Prensky is an internationall acclaimed speaker, writer, educator, consultant, and game designer in critical areas of education and learning. He is the author of Digital Game Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001), and Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning (Paragon House, 2006). Marc is thew founder and CEO of Games2train whose clients include IBM, Bank of America, Pfizer, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the LA and Flordia Virtual Schools. He is the creator of the sites www.gamesparentsteachers.com and www.socialimpactgames.com
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David Jakes - The Gobal One Room Schoolhouse: Creating Learning Communities in the Digital Age
23/11/08 18:36 Filed in: Sunday
11/23/08
David
Jakes
The Golbal One Room Schoolhouse:
Creating Learning Communities in the Digital Age
David Jakes has spent twenty four years in education as a teacher, staff developer, and technology coordinator. From his first Macintosh Classic to his current talet PC, he has witnessed firsthand the changes in education that educational technology has empowered. Jakes shares this knowledge as a frequent speaker at technology conferences across the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, and most recently China. His interests in education technology include digital storytelling, visual literacy, and developing online communities of learning through blogging, wiki, and other connective technologies. He currently maintains his website, Jakesonline.org and a blog, The Strength of Weak Ties - both dedicated to exploring and improving the use of technbology in education.
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The Golbal One Room Schoolhouse:
Creating Learning Communities in the Digital Age
David Jakes has spent twenty four years in education as a teacher, staff developer, and technology coordinator. From his first Macintosh Classic to his current talet PC, he has witnessed firsthand the changes in education that educational technology has empowered. Jakes shares this knowledge as a frequent speaker at technology conferences across the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, and most recently China. His interests in education technology include digital storytelling, visual literacy, and developing online communities of learning through blogging, wiki, and other connective technologies. He currently maintains his website, Jakesonline.org and a blog, The Strength of Weak Ties - both dedicated to exploring and improving the use of technbology in education.
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