How Children Learn with New Technologies: Connecting Research to Education Policy & Practice

Location: Embassy of France, Washington, DC

• Banquet and Opening Keynote Address
  Thursday Evening, February 28, 2002
• Panels on International research and practice
  Friday, March 1, 2002

Co-sponsored by:
Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes
Embassy of France
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

In cooperation with:
European Schoolnet

Full Schedule

International Symposium How Children Learn With New Technologies: Connecting Research to Education Policy & Practice (Embassy of France, Washington, DC) Sponsored by: Microsoft Research, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Dell Computers, Embassy of France, Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes, and Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). In cooperation with the European Schoolnet (EUN) NOTE: YOU MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT. Thursday, February 28, 2002
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Reception
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM	Welcome Address MC: James Bosco, Ph.D., Chair of CoSN International Committee and Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Western Michigan University
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM	Framing the Discussion Sponsored by AOL Time Warner Foundation Moderator: Edwin Gragert, Executive Director, International Education and Resource Network (iEARN-USA) Speakers: Ulf Lundin, Director, European SchoolNet Russ Whitehurst, Assistant Secretary for Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Friday, March 1, 2002
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM	Welcome Remarks
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Panel I: The Child and Technology - State of Learning Theory Research Moderator: Roy Pea, Professor of Education and the Learning Sciences, School of Education, Stanford University Speakers: Heinz Mandl, Ph.D., Chair of Education and Educational Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univrsitat, Munich Roy Pea, Professor, School of Education, Stanford University Jean-Francois Rouet, Ph.D., CNRS Research Scientist, University of Poitiers, France
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Panel II: Children, Technology and Socialization - The State of Social Impact Research Moderator: Ulf Lundin, Director, European SchoolNet Speakers: Sandy Calvert, Ph.D,,Professor, Department of Psychology, Children's Digital Media Center, Georgetown University Margaret Honey, Ph.D., Director, Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, Inc. Monique Perdrillat, Consultant for France Telecom Education (International Internet projects for schools)
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Luncheon
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Panel III: Children and Technology Policy - Moving Toward an Intelligent Agenda Moderator: Chris Dede, Ed.D., Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University Speakers: John Bailey, Director of Education Technology, U.S. Department of Education Alain Dumort, EU Commission Marie-Christine Milot, Teacher, French Ministry of Research and Ministry of Education Takashi Sakamoto, Ph.D., Director-General, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan Ministry of Education Peter Upton, British Council
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Concluding Remarks