About Us
Founders:
JOHN ITTELSON is Director of Instructional Technologies at the K-20 California Educational Technology Collaborative.
Dr. Ittelson was Professor of Information Technology and Communications Design and Director of a research Lab at CSUMB. He was one of the founding faculty at CSUMB, his areas of expertise include distance and on line learning, multimedia development and ePortfolio issues. Dr. Ittelson received a Bachelor's degree in Radio-Television-Film, a Master's Degree in Instructional Television, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Instructional Design from Northwestern University.
Dr. Ittelson currently represents the CSU Chancellors Office as the lead on ePortfolio initiatives in the CSU System, and other national collaborative activities on ePortfolios. Additionally, he is working with the CA Department of Parks to help develop studios at a number of state parks, and to consult to the Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) Project, the online service providing electronic field trips that allows park rangers and docents to interact with K-12 schools across the state. Dr. Ittelson also serves as the Project Director for the Verizon-funded MarcoPolo California Role Out Partner’s Project, focused on bringing high quality, standards-based Internet content to California’s K-12 classrooms.
A recent research paper, “An Overview of ePortfolios,” co-authored with George Lorenzo, was a top download from EDUCAUSE’s Web site during 2005. John served as an NLII fellow in 2001 and has been an Apple Distinguished Educator since 2000. He has been actively involved in building Apple’s Digital Campus Exchange, an online community focused on technology in higher education. He is currently working on morphing that community into the new Apple Learning Interchange.
MICHAEL SLADE is the founder of AdLibMedia based in San Francisco. Mr. Slade has a background in video for broadcast, industry and the internet. He has worked extensively on personalization of media.
GEORGE LORENZO is President of Lorenzo Associates, Inc. and Writer, Editor and Publisher of Educational Pathways.