January 2004 — Editorial

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Reflecting on the Past, Focusing on the Future

By Dr. Geoffry Fletcher, Editor-in Chief

January is the start of a new year and a time to reflect on the old. For us at T.H.E. Journal, January is also a time for extremely important announcements. First, we would like to thank the members of past editorial boards who have brought valuable insight and counsel to our editorial process and products over the last 30-plus years.

Now to the future. We are pleased to announce our new editorial board: a powerful, dynamic and exceptionally bright group of people who will help us shape our editorial direction. The board not only reflects our readers, it also brings together forward-looking people who are helping to shape the technology and education fields. All of our new members are educators, or serve in professional organizations or government agencies. Please help me welcome the 11 new members of our editorial board:

Helen Anderson is the senior director of computer and educational services for the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is a leader in the application of technology in education across the entire campus.

Ann M. Boyle is assistant superintendent of the Scottsdale Unified School District in Arizona. Among her many responsibilities are all of the district's information technology, including instructional technology and administrative applications of technology.

Robert A. Carlson is director of management services for the Council of the Great City Schools. He has also developed and maintains the Council's Eduportal, as well as manages peer reviews that take place in the Council's school districts.

Dr. Catherine Burden is superintendent of Union Public Schools in Tulsa, Okla. A former administrator of the year and superintendent of the year, Burden is a strong believer in the power of technology to transform all of education.

Dr. Christopher J. Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and the chair of the Learning & Teaching Area at Harvard. Dede is also the foremost futurist in technology and education.

D. Michael Eason is CEO of the Florida Educational Technology Corp. and manages the FETC conference. He leads FETC's efforts to assist Florida districts with technology, as well as advises the Florida legislature and governor's office regarding technology and education.

Dr. Allen Glenn is a professor of curriculum and instruction and former dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington. He is co-author of numerous books and articles, and is active in teacher education organizations.

Dr. Donald G. Knezek is CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and helped to start the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) efforts over a decade ago. He also has been a teacher, district administrator, state department bureaucrat and regional service center director of technology.

Dr. Steven A. Sánchez is an analyst for the Senate Education Committee of the New Mexico State Legislature. Formerly, he served as acting assistant superintendent for learning services and director for curriculum, instruction and learning technologies at the New Mexico Department of Education.