Downey, G. (2009) ED’s new tech chief previews national plan eSchool News, December 2
This is a report of a recent speech by Karen Cator, the new director of education technology at the US Department of Education. The new National Education Technology Plan will have four areas of focus: access, assessment, learning support, improving cost-effectiveness/productivity.
Cator said that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will unveil the first draft of the administration’s National Education Technology Plan next month.
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
