KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Technologies that Motivate Learning

Dr. Elliot Soloway
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan, USA

Prof. Cathie Norris
Professor, Department of Technology and Cognition
University of North Texas, USA

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Biographies of the Keynote Speakers

Dr. Elliot Soloway and his colleagues in the Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education (Hi-CE)—now composed of over 60 undergraduate and graduate students—have been exploring the ways in which computing and communications technologies can be the catalyst in bringing a constructivist, project-based pedagogy to science classrooms. The Hi-CE group is developing science curricula that embeds technology into the everyday experiences of students and teachers. The Hi-CE group is also developing professional development workshops and materials that support teachers in carrying out these project-based, technology-pervasive curricula in their classrooms.

Dr. Cathleen A. Norris is a Professor in the Department of Technology and Cognition, College of Education at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. Dr. Norris' efforts in research, teaching and service all have a common focus: integrate learning technologies more effectively into classrooms, in K-12 as well as post-secondary education. Cathie is a Past President of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the leading international organization for technology-minded educators. From 1991 to 2001, she was the President of the National Educational Computing Association (NECA) that organized the premier conference, NECC, on technology in K-12.

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