This week we had a call with Arthur VanderVeen from the DOE. He has been managing the ed tech department within the DOE for about 8 weeks. The call was exploratory and thorough. Aaron gave Arthur an overview of Quest, it's mission and central ideas. Arthur seemed very interested in our model. The call was less about the nuts and bolts of technology which I actually found encouraging. He seemed to really understand the use of truly integrated technology and the way that its authentic integration can support learning. As Aaron mentioned in his update email, he is interested in getting us involved in his e-portfolio work and was particularly interested in Oracle. Amy has followed up with him, sending him information on the system. Arthur felt we had a strong team with clear visions and interesting partners. He said he would help to secure appropriate technology for us and would like us to stay in touch and keep him in hte loop.
On another note, Amy and I developed a due date of June 8th where we will be given an instance of Oracle to play with. Rebecca and I will be traveling to Chicago on June 10th to work on developing SPACE/DICE to meet our needs.
TO DO:
It will be necessary soon to set up a meeting with Flat Toads, Lassina and Al to discuss many things.....base image, software, budget for peripherals, etc.
Amy will need to be included on any walkthroughs of M047 so she can begin to build out our plan. It may be beneficial to invite Lassina to that as well.
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