C.W. Post School of Education, Department of Educational Technology
and Computer Logic Group

Present

Dr. Elliot Soloway:
"Life in the Handheld-centric Classroom:
How Do I Get from Here to There?"

On April 23, 2004, Dr. Elliot Soloway of the University of Michigan and the Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education was the keynote speaker at the third lecture in the Education Leadership Series hosted by the C.W. Post School of Education, Department of Educational Technology and Computer Logic Group of Ronkonkoma, NY.

Dr. Soloway is a respected expert in the use of technology in education. He is a professor at the University of Michigan where he serves the School of Information, the School of Education, and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In addition he is a principal investigator at the Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education. His research is focused on the use of technology in education and developing software that takes into consideration the unique needs of learners.

In the morning session, Dr. Soloway addressed approximately 60 senior administrators, including superintendents, technology directors and program directors from public and privates schools on Long Island and in New York City; Nassau, Eastern Suffolk and Western Suffolk BOCES; the Diocese of Rockville Centre; and senior industry representatives from Dell Computers and Apple. Dr. Soloway fully explored the role of school district administrators in leading and driving the inevitable and necessary introduction of technology, particularly hand-held computing devices – in the classroom.

The event continued in the afternoon with the arrival of more than 200 educators, principals, board of education members and technology coordinators, who joined the administrators for the Soloway’s second lecture which focused on how educators can create change and influence the future through the use of technology.

From left: Dick White, Chairman, C.W. Post School of Education Department of Educational Leadership and Administration; Bette Schneiderman, Co-Chair, C.W. Post School of Education Department of Educational Technology; Elliot Soloway, Professor, University of Michigan, School of Information, School of Education, and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Lud Braun, Senior Fellow, C.W. Post Department of Educational Technology; and Steve Silverman, Vice President for Business Development, Computer Logic Group.