PANEL SESSION

Future of Web-based Education

Dr. Vladimir Uskov
Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems and
Co-Director of the InterLabs Research Institute
Bradley University, USA
uskov@bradley.edu

Dr. Susan Aldridge
President
University of Maryland University College, USA
Sgarrison@umuc.edu

Dr. Vladimir P. Tikhomirov
President, Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
President, Euro-Asian Association on Open and Distance Education (EAOE)
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics, Russia
Ykomova@rector.mesi.ru

Dr. Toshio Okamoto
President, Japanese Society for Information and Systems on Education
Director, e-Learning Center,
The Universty of Electro-Communications, Japan
okamoto@ai.is.uec.ac.jp

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Biographies of the Panelists

Dr. Vladimir Uskov is a professor of Computer Science and Information Systems at Bradley University, USA, as well as a co-director of the InterLabs Research Institute at the university.
His areas of expertise include web-based education or e-Learning, applications of information technologies in education, software engineering, and programming languages.

Dr. Susan C. Aldridge is the president of University of Maryland University College (UMUC) in the United States. She has more than 20 years of experience in higher education with an emphasis on providing academic services to adults who need coursework to fit their schedules and career goals. Before coming to UMUC Dr. Aldridge served as vice chancellor for Troy University's University College and eCampus in Alabama, a role she held since 2001. Prior to joining Troy University, Dr. Aldridge served as a faculty member of the National University of Singapore, a lecturer at Hong Kong University, division director for the Denver Regional Council of Governments, and vice president of Aldridge and Associates, Inc., which researched, designed, and managed national and international education institutes. Dr. Aldridge received her doctorate and master's degree, both in public administration, from the University of Colorado, and her bachelor's degree from Colorado Women's College.

Professor Dr. Toshio Okamoto obtained his PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is a professor at the University of Electro-Communications, Graduate School of Information Systems, Japan. His research interests include e-Learning systems, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning systems, and curriculum development of IT education. He is also a convener of WG2 (Collaborative Technology) of LTSC/ISO SC36 (Learning Technologies Standards Committee).

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