Seminar Notice

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1998-1999 Seminar Series

From Authoring Tools to Authoring Communities and Beyond...

Jim Spohrer
Director
Educational Object Economy

**DEPARTMENT SEMINAR**
DATE:	Friday, September 11, 1998
TIME:	3:30pm
PLACE:	Physics 130 (NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION)

*** Everyone is welcome ***

Abstract
The transition from stand-alone to networked to mobile computers has broad implications for learning, as well as the production and distribution of educational software. I will discuss exemplar systems we have built including authoring tools, learning communities, and a vision of learning technologies future. Platform evolution is accelerating, driving fascinating new directions in education research as well as related areas. The business implications of these changes are also noteworthy.

About the speaker

Jim Spohrer received a B.S. in Physics at MIT (1978) and a Ph.D.in Computer Science at Yale (1989). Jim was named an Apple Distinguished Scientist in 1996. Jim has led research teams creating:

authoring tools (e.g., http://cocoa.apple.com/ )
authoring communities (e.g., http://www.eoe.org/ )
a vision of future learning technology ( http://eoe.worldboard.org/ )

Currently, Jim is founder of three of Silicon Valley start-up companies.

All students registered in the CMPT990 Seminar Series should attend.

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