IAETE Speeds Integration of High Tech Into Schools.Business Editors/Education & Technology Writers CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 The Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education, IAETE IAETE Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education has been created to support the purposeful use of new and emerging technologies to improve teaching, learning, and school management. IAETE exists in an open environment where practitioners, policymakers, business leaders, and technology developers can interact with new technologies, particularly as they relate to education. This Institute fills a critical need of serving as the first and only organization to bridge the widening gap between technical solutions for business AND education. They will be a trusted resource for emerging educational technologies serving both corporations and educational organizations. Corporate partners gain valuable insight into the education market by working with the Institute. Technical product developers share their technologies with the understanding that their products will be subjected to rigorous testing or adaptations before placement in an IAETE affiliated school. The Institute is currently investigating advanced networking applications such as teleconferencing, virtual reality, data visualization See information visualization. , and the delivery of high-quality digital resources. Along with these broadband technologies broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. , corporate partners are working with the Institute in the following areas: ubiquitous technologies, decision modeling, customizable content, and electronic community. The Institute will continue to seek new technology product developers on an ongoing basis to ensure that all new technologies are given serious consideration. Education partners benefit from the research that is conducted on technology products to ensure that the integration of these new technologies into their schools is cost effective, timely, and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , has a positive impact on learning. All products will be researched carefully and tested in real schools to gain insight into how they address individual learning styles, cultural and linguistic diversity, needs of children with disabilities, and geographic or temporal barriers. The Institute is staffed with a talented team of professionals with backgrounds in both education and business. Executive Director, Dr. Tammy McGraw says, "Too often, educational uses for new technologies come after the fact and are not nearly as efficient or effective as their business uses. At the Institute, we intend to look early, zero in on technologies that hold promise, and help shape their development to make them effective in schools." In addition to its highly qualified staff, the Institute has assembled a distinguished group of advisors with diverse expertise to create a context for identifying and understanding the most relevant research and critical technology issues: Dr. Chris Dede, Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. , Dr. Mark Schlager, SRI International (company) SRI International - One of the world's largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford University as the Stanford Research Institute, they later became fully independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. , Dr. Ted Hasselbring, University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. , Dr. Lajeane Thomas, Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University, at Ruston; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1894, opened 1895 as an industrial institute. It became Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1921 and attained university status in 1970. , Dr. Geoffrey Fletcher, Technological Horizons in Education (T.H.E.) Institute, Dr. Mary Ann Fitzgerald, University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. , and Dr. Glen Holmes, Virginia Tech. IAETE is a subsidiary of AEL AEL Association Electronique Libre AEL Appalachia Educational Laboratory AEL Arabisch Europese Liga AEL Agence de l'Energie AEL Arab European League AEL Accessible Emission Limit AEL Acceptable Exposure Limit AEL Arquivo Edgard Leuenroth , Inc., a nonprofit education research and development organization founded in 1966. AEL holds the national leadership designation for educational technology and receives its primary funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Information about AEL can be found at www.ael.org. Visit the Institute's web site for additional information at www.iaete.org. |
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