Christopher Dede
Christopher Dede is
the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School
of Education. His
fields of scholarship include emerging technologies, policy, and leadership. His
funded research includes a grant from the National Science Foundation
to aid middle school students learning science via shared virtual environments
and a Star Schools grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help
high school students with math and literacy skills using wireless mobile
devices to create augmented reality simulations.
Dede has served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Foundations of Educational and Psychological Assessment, a member of the U.S. Department of Education’s Expert Panel on Technology, and International Steering Committee member for the Second International Technology in Education Study. He serves on Advisory Boards and Commissions for PBS TeacherLine, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center, and several federal research grants.
In addition, Dede is a member of the Board of Directors of the Boston Tech Academy, an experimental small high school in the Boston Public School system, funded by the Gates Foundation. His co-edited book, Scaling Up Success: Lessons Learned from Technology-based Educational Improvement, was published by Jossey-Bass in 2005. A second volume he edited, Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods, was published by the Harvard Education Press in 2006.