by The National Educational Computing Conference is always busy for me and this year is no exception.
In addition to keynoting the Constructivist Celebration on June 24th with Peter Reynolds, I’ll be involved in the following presentations during NECC. I hope to see you there!
Papert Matters: Thinking About Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas [Session: Spotlight]
Gary Stager, Pepperdine University
Tuesday, 6/26/2007, 3:30pm–4:30pm;
GWCC Murphy 4
Seymour Papert’s work has defined the frontiers of education for 40+ years. Gary will share what Papert’s ideas mean for the future of learning.
Technology Literacy for All Students [Session: Panel]
Dennis Harper, Generation Y Non-Profit Organization with Sylvester Robinson, James L. Smith and Gary Stager
Tuesday, 6/26/2007, 11:00am–12:00pm; GWCC B215
Join us for a comprehensive, comparative look at how states and nations are defining and assessing technology literacy. A debate on preferable methods will follow.
Way Beyond WebQuests [Session: Hands-on BYOLaptop]
Gary Stager, Pepperdine University
Wednesday, 6/27/2007, 8:30am–9:30am;
GWCC B305
Learn how the Web may be used to foster intellectual curiosity and solve sophisticated problems—authentic ones without precise answers—in this collaborative high-tech setting.
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Veteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a Computer – Forward 50, co-author of Invent To Learn — Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, publisher at Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, and the founder of the Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute. He led professional development in the world’s first 1:1 laptop schools thirty years ago and designed one of the oldest online graduate school programs. Gary is also the curator of The Seymour Papert archives at DailyPapert.com. Learn more about Gary here.