November 17, 2001

IMMEX Presents to the National Academy of Sciences' Presidents' Circle

On November 16th The National Academy of Sciences' Presidents' Circle - an advisory group of the National Academies whose members, drawn primarialy from business and industry, play an important role in promoting public awareness of the Academy's work and mission - hosted a conference addressing "How Is Information Technology Shaping Our Society?" Chosen as the project to discuss the impact IT can have in education, IMMEX staff, joined by Esperanza High School Chemistry teacher Dr. Marcia Sprang and IMMEX fellow Gaelan Lloyd, presented "IT & Cognition in K-12 Education: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Problem-solving" to over 100 members. Throughout the 50 minute report and discussion period, Dr. Stevens delivered a Flash driven presentation highlighting everything from the nuts and bolts web-assessment services IMMEX provides to how this technology is being used by researchers to gain access to some of the complexities regarding human problem-solving behavior and understanding.