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2007 International Symposium SpeakersJames Bosco, EdD 
James Bosco is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Currently he is serving as the WMU Coordinator for the “Kalamazoo Promise” which began in November 2005. This innovative project will provide four year post-secondary scholarships for every graduating high school student in Kalamazoo as a basis for educational reform and area economic/community development. The focus of the work of his work is on educational reform. His commitment to educational reform has involved active participation with reform efforts at the local, state, and national levels. In his writing and speaking in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, he has provided his thoughts on the role that information technology is playing in necessitating educational reform as well as the role of information technology can and should play as a critical element in the accomplishment of educational reform. Mr. Bosco recently served as the facilitator for the World Summit on Technology Connected Futures in Sydney Australia. This presentation is based on the paper he wrote which served as the framework paper for the Summit. Yam San Chee, PhD 
Chee Yam San is an Associate Professor in the Learning Sciences & Technologies Academic Group and the Learning Sciences Lab at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He obtained his BSc (Econ) Hons from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, and his PhD from the University of Queensland, Australia. Prof Chee currently conducts research on learning environments and the learning sciences, focusing especially on the use of distributed multimedia computer technologies in promoting learning and educational goals. Current research efforts focus on simulation-based virtual reality collaborative learning environments, 3D gaming for learning, and learning environments for the development of argumentation skills. Prof Chee is a member of the Cognitive Science Society, the Association for Computing Machinery, the Australian Computer Society, the American Educational Research Association, the International AI in Education Society, the International Society for the Learning Sciences, and the Jean Piaget Society. He has been an Executive Committee Member of the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) since 1994 and became President of the Society for a two-year term from January 2004. Prof Chee was an editorial board member of the International Journal of Educational Telecommunications (1995-2001). He is currently an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Web Based Communities and the International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organization (2006–2008). He is also the Executive Editor of APSCE's journal, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. In his previous employment at the National University of Singapore, Prof Chee was with the School of Computing where he taught course modules related to Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and the Design of Learning Technologies. He also headed research efforts in the Learning Environments & Learning Science Lab. In addition, Prof Chee held the positions of Associate Director, Centre for the Development of Teaching and Learning (February 1999-December 2002) and Deputy Director, Centre for Instructional Technology (February 1999-May 2000). Chris Dede, EdD 
Chris Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. His fields of scholarship include emerging technologies, policy, and leadership. His funded research includes a grant from the National Science Foundation to aid middle school students learning science via shared virtual environments and a Star Schools grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help high school students with math and literacy skills using wireless mobile devices to create augmented reality simulations. Dr. Dede has served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Foundations of Educational and Psychological Assessment, a member of the U.S. Department of Education’s Expert Panel on Technology, and International Steering Committee member for the Second International Technology in Education Study. He serves on Advisory Boards and Commissions for PBS TeacherLine, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center, and several federal research grants. In addition, Dr. Dede is a member of the Board of Directors of the Boston Tech Academy, an experimental small high school in the Boston Public School system, funded by the Gates Foundation. His co-edited book, Scaling Up Success: Lessons Learned from Technology-based Educational Improvement, was published by Jossey-Bass in 2005. A second volume he edited, Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods, was published by the Harvard Education Press in 2006. William Gilcher, PhD 
Dr. William Gilcher is director of Media Projects in North America for the Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in film studies from the University of Iowa. Dr. Gicher specializes in planning and implementing intercultural presentations using the internet and other electronic media on European-American themes and has coordinated programs with many German institutions. For the last several years, he has served as co-chair of CoSN's International Committee. Greg Jones, PhD 
Dr. Greg Jones' interest is in expanding the way technology can be used to further the creation and distribution of knowledge and learning. His research focuses on the areas of emerging technologies for learning, which include visualization systems for education, multi-user 3D online learning environments (virtual environments), and games and simulations. These technologies support learning by the distribution of interaction and feedback across both time and space via interactive forms of multimedia. Dr. Jones holds a BS in Computer Science, MS in Interdisciplinary Studies (Computer Science, Computer Education, and Research Statistic), and PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in Curriculum and Instruction/Instructional Technology. Dr. Jones has studied at the UoSAT Spacecraft Engineering Research Unit, Center for Satellite Engineering Research, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, England and did his postdoctoral research at the National Institute for Multimedia in Education, Japan. While attending the University of Texas at Austin he was co-creator of the original Electronic Emissary]. His professional experience includes working for Compaq, Dallas Engineering as the Advanced Communications Technology Planner, and for the Dandin Group in San Jose, as Director of U.S. Wireless Technology. He is a former president of TAPR, a non-profit research and development corporation focused on packet and wireless related technologies. Henry Kelly, PhD 
Henry Kelly, PhD, has been the president of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), since July 2001. Prior to joining the FAS, Dr. Kelly spent more than seven years as Assistant Director for Technology in the Office of Science and Technology in the White House. There he helped negotiate and implement administration research partnerships in energy and the environment, information technology, and learning technology. These partnerships included new automobile and truck technology, housing technology, bioprocessing technology, and information technology. Dr. Kelly convened the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and translated their advice into a large expansion and refocusing of federal information technology research. He also was instrumental in creating major federal programs in learning technology for children and adults, including an executive order accelerating the use of instructional technology for training federal civilian and military employees. Before his tenure at the White House, he was a senior associate at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment; assistant director for the Solar Energy Research Institute; and worked on the staff of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Dr. Kelly is an elected fellow of the American Physical Society, 2002 winner of the APS' Leo Szilard Lectureship Award for "promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society," and was named the biannual "Champion of Energy Efficiency" in 2000 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. He is the author of numerous books and articles on issues in science and technology policy. Dr. Kelly received a PhD in physics from Harvard University. Claudia L’Amoreaux 
Claudia L'Amoreaux is a Community Developer at Linden Lab, creators of the trailblazing virtual world, Second Life. Ms. L'Amoreaux supports middle school and secondary school educators using Second Life to facilitate extremely immersive, constructivist learning experiences with their students. Before joining Linden Lab, Ms. L'Amoreaux ran her own eLearning consulting company, pioneering collaborative learning on the Internet since 1985. An early adopter, she started using one of the first networked 3D virtual worlds-Worlds Chat-in 1995. She has provided leadership on internet education projects in the U.S., Brazil, Fiji, Europe, and the Middle East. She is co-founder of the Meta-Learning Lab. Her work has been featured on New Dimensions World Broadcasting Network, BBC World Radio in their Essential Guide to the New Millennium, and in the film, On the Wild Side--Meetings with Remarkable Women. She co-authored the book Creating Learning Communities. In Second Life, she is Claudia Linden. Cher Ping Lim, PhD 
Cher Ping, Lim (Chirp) is an Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at the School of Education in Edith Cowan University, Australia. He has been the principal investigator of several major grant-maintained research projects that included: Effective Integration of ICT in Singapore Schools – Pedagogical and Policy Implications and Gaming in 3D Virtual Environments: Exploring Communities, Student Engagement, Learning Objects and Cultural Settings. He has published widely and invited to speak internationally in the areas of ICT integration in schools and the affordances of emerging ICT for teaching and learning. He has also been a consultant to various organizations and agencies that included the Singapore Armed Forces, UNESCO, Inter-American Development Bank, Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports (Barbados) and Ministry of Education (Oman). In the last two years, he has been working intensively in schools to co-design after-school programs, mediated by educational and mainstream games, with teachers and researchers for academically at-risk students. Timothy Magner 
Tim Magner is the Director for the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education. The Office of Educational Technology is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the Department's educational technology policies. The Office's main goal is to maximize technology's contribution to improving education through developing national educational technology policy and implementing that policy department-wide, to support the goals of NCLB. Mr. Magner’s work experience includes serving as the Deputy Executive Director for the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Deputy Director for the Office of Educational Technology, the Executive Director K12 Education for the Microsoft Corporation and the Director of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF). He also served as the Director of Technology for the Framingham Public Schools in Framingham Massachusetts, and taught graduate courses in educational technology at Framingham State College and George Mason University. Mr. Magner began his career as a high school social studies and theater teacher at the middle and high school levels in the US and Europe. Mr. Magner received his bachelor of arts from the College of William & Mary and a Masters Degree in Education from Harvard University. Bailey Mitchell 
Bailey Mitchell brings twenty one years of experience as an educator and has worked for the past ten years as the Chief Technology and Information Officer for Forsyth County Schools. He is responsible for both the educational and administrative technology enterprise with a focus on online learning, collaborative classrooms, parent communication and teacher support. Mr. Bailey is a member of CoSN's (Consortium for School Networking) Chief Technology Officers' Council. Prior to working for Forsyth County Schools, Mr. Mitchell served as the Director of Instructional Technology at the Georgia Department of Education. At the Department, he directed the state's education technology initiatives and was instrumental in building a network of fifteen Technology Training Centers that are located in universities and regional education sites across the state. Mr. Mitchell has a B.S. degree in Career and Technology Education and a Masters and Specialist Degree from The University of Georgia in Educational Administration and Curriculum and Supervision. Niel McLean 
After 15 years in teaching, LEA advisory work and consultancy work for a number of curriculum and assessment projects, Niel McLean joined the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority for the 'Dearing review' of the National curriculum in England. He led on assessment work in IT and D&T, being responsible for all areas of examinations and qualifications in those areas, continuing to be responsible for ICT at QCA. He joined Becta in 1998 as Director for Schools where he led on its curriculum, LEA support and inclusion work. He established Becta’s Evidence and Practice directorate. Mr. McLean has led on establishing Becta as a focus for educational research on ICT and good practice, including developing Becta’s successful awards schemes, managing significant research projects such as Impact 2 and establishing Becta’s ICT Research Network. Becta is regularly called on to provide advice on ICT in education to both policy makers and practitioners. Under Mr. McLeanl’s lead, Becta has established itself as a focus for online communities of practitioners sharing and developing approaches to teaching and learning. As Executive Director, Institutional Workforce and Development, Mr. McLean now has overall responsibility for Institutional Development and Teaching and Learning at Becta. Bob Moore, PhD 
Dr. Moore is a sociologist in the Workscapes & Organizations area at PARC, which he joined in 1999. Dr. Moore obtained my Ph.D. in 1999 from Indiana University, Bloomington, where he was trained in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. Dr. Moore research interests include the organization of social interaction and practice in workplaces and in 3D virtual environments, with a focus on gesture and embodied conduct. He has conducted video-based, work practice ethnographies of document production centers, multiplayer online games, automobile assembly plants, and survey research call centers. Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate, C.B.E. 
David Puttnam was educated in London at Minchenden Grammar School. He completed his education at evening classes at City and Guilds, London. After ten years in the advertising industry, he spent thirty years as an independent film producer. His many award winning films include The Mission, the Killing Fields, Local Hero, Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, and the Memphis Belle. He was Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Pictures from 1986 to 1988 - the only non-American ever to run a Hollywood Studio. Lord Puttnam retired from film production in 1998 and now focuses on his work in education. He has been Chancellor of the University of Sunderland since 1998, and will take up the Chancellorship of the Open University in 2007. He was the founder (in 1998) and is Chair of Trustees of the National Teaching Awards. In addition to having served as the first Chair of the General Teaching Council (2000-2002), he has also served on a variety of other public bodies. He was founding Chair of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, and for ten years chaired the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. He was also Vice President and Chair of Trustees at BAFTA from 1994 to 2004 and was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship in 2006. In February 2006 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Channel Four. In July 2002, Lord Puttnam was appointed President of UNICEF UK, and has played a key role in promoting UNICEF’s advocacy, awareness and fundraising objectives. In 2003 he launched UNICEF UK's End Child Exploitation campaign, following a fact-finding mission to Cambodia in the company of BBC television and The Mirror newspaper. He has also travelled to Bosnia, Nigeria, Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, South Africa and Laos to help raise awareness of issues that affect children ranging from trafficking and conflict to child labour and the need for universal primary education, clean water and immunisation. In the UK he has been instrumental in helping to forge new fundraising partnerships within the film, music and property industries, and has spoken at numerous events. Lord Puttnam was awarded a CBE in 1982, received a Knighthood in 1995 and was appointed to the House of Lords in 1997. In France he has been honoured as a Chevalier and, later, an Officer of Arts and letters. Marc Prensky 
Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, futurist, visionary and inventor in the critical areas of education and learning. Marc is the founder of Games2train, an e-learning company whose clients include IBM, Bank of America, Nortel and Nokia. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Digital Game-Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001). Mr. Prensky’s professional focus has been on reinventing the learning process, combining the motivation of video games and other highly engaging activities with the driest content of education and business. He is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between games and learning. His innovative combination of educational tools and game technology – including the world's first fast-action videogame-based corporate training tool – is being accepted throughout schools, government and corporate America. Strategy+Business magazine called Marc “That rare visionary who implements.” Mr. Prensky has designed and built over 100 software games in his career, including world-wide, multi-user games and simulations that run on all platforms from the internet to handhelds to cell phones. Marc has created the most advanced and engaging technology for education, business training and e-Learning. Mr. Prensky’s presentations inspire audiences by opening up their minds to new ideas and approaches to technology and education. Mr. Prensky’s products and ideas are innovative, provocative, challenging, and clearly show the way of the future. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time and Fortune all have recognized his work. He has appeared on MSNBC, CNN/fn, and PBS’s Computer Currents. In 2000 Marc was named as one of training’s top "New Breed of Visionaries” by Training. Marc also writes a column for On the Horizon, a publication for leaders in academia. Mr. Prensky’s background includes masters degrees from Yale, Middlebury, and The Harvard Business School (with distinction). He is a concert musician and has acted on Broadway. He has taught at all levels from elementary to college. He worked in Human Resources and in Technology at Bankers Trust Company, and spent six years as a corporate strategist and product development director with the Boston Consulting Group. Marc is a native of New York City, where he lives with his wife Rie Takemura, a Japanese writer. Takasi Sakamoto 
Takashi SAKAMOTO graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1955 and received his M.A. in 1957 and Doctor of Literature in 1967 from the University of Tokyo. After his retirement as a professor of Educational Systems Technology in the Graduate School at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, he became Vice President of the National Center for University Entrance Examinations from 1992 to 1996. After then in 1979 and 1980, he was a Visiting Professor in the North East London Polytechnic and the University of Surrey. He has taught educational psychology, psychology of learning, and educational technology at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and several other universities including the University of Tokyo, University of Kyoto, Osaka University, Nagoya University, Kyushu University, Hokkaido University, Ochanomizu University, and Okayama University. He became the Director General of the National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME) from 1996-2004. Mr. Sakamoto is now the President of the Japan Association for Promotion of Educational Technology and also the President of the Accrediting Council for Practical Abilities. Mr. Sakamoto belongs to several academic societies and is now president of the Japanese Association of Educational Technology Societies and Japan Society of Information Media. He was a member of Science Council of Japan. He is also a professor emeritus of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, a professor emeritus of the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, and a professor emeritus of the National Institute of Multimedia Education. Lilla Voss 
Lilla Voss is graduated from the University of Copenhagen 1971. Her majors are History and Geography. Publications on the history of Poverty in Denmark 1880 - 1890. Most of her professional career has however been focused on planning and administrating higher education and research. From 1977 - 1983 she was responsible for higher education and research within the Nordic Council of Ministers. From 1983 she has worked in the Danish Ministry of Education, for the last 15 years as chief adviser to the Minister with the overall responsibility for ITC in education. She has served as secretary for a series of national committees, responsible for drafting national strategies for ICT in education. Since 2002 her main task has been planning — and now implementing the government's National ICT strategy for primary and lower secondary school (ITIF - ICT in the Folk school). She has been the Danish national expert to a long series of EU framework programs and has also been a member - and at a time chairing - the steering committee of the European School net since its founding. Constance Yowell, PhD 
Connie M. Yowell is Director of Education in the Foundation's Program on Human and Community Development. In this role, she focuses on grants relating to public education, and on the implications for education of young people’s use of digital media. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Yowell was an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where her work included the study of reasons why Latino youth drop out of high school. Previously she worked as a Policy Analyst in the Office of Policy and Planning of the U.S. Department of Education. Before that Dr. Yowell was a Research Assistant at the University of California at San Francisco and at Stanford University. Dr. Yowell earned her bachelor's degree from Yale and her PhD from Stanford University. |
