Dr. Barry Brown Professor Emeritus Summary of Interview with Kim Hobbs on Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Dr. Barry Brown retired in June 2007 from his position as head of Department of Curriculum Studies in the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. Barry Brown has been involved with technology and taught at the University of Saskatchewan since 1964.

He established the Educational Communications and Technology Program at the University of Saskatchewan, is a former President of the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada and received AMTEC’s prestigious Leadership Award in 1987, which recognizes a person who has made profound contributions to educational technology in Canada.

In this interview Dr. Barry Brown shared some of his experiences as he reflected on the changes and advancements that have been made in technology in education.

Interview Questions 1. How did you start working with technology in education? 2. What kind of training do you have in educational technology? 3. What was the first educational technology you used as an educator? 4. What was the best technology experience that you have ever had? 5. What was the worst technology experience that you have ever had? 6. If you could change educational technology, how would you do that and why? 7. What important trends have you seen unfold in educational technology, and what trends do you see emerging? 8. Who was the most influential educational technologist you knew personally, and why was that person special? 9. What recommendations do you have for educational technologists just entering the field? 10. What new technologies do you think may have the most impact on the future of educational technology?

What recommendations do you have for educational technologists just entering the field?

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