Yvonne Marie Andres

Current

• SIGtel Awards Chair at International Society for Technology in Education
• CEO, President & Founder at Global SchoolNet

Past

• VP Learning Partnerships & Programs at Lightspan (Acquired by PLATO LEARNING)
• Grant Awardee at National Science Foundation
• Education Consultant at CERFnet

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Education

• Alliant International University

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E-Learning

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Yvonne Marie Andres’s Summary

See http://www.globalschoolnet.org

Andres has been champion of online learning since 1984, as a project director for various networks including the AT&T Learning Network, CORE (California Online Resources in Education) Network, CERFnet (California Education and Research Federation) and the Free Educational Mail (FrEdMail) Network. She has provided leadership and training in online learning at conferences and workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, South America and Africa. She also designed a pilot interactive Internet video project with ABC World News Now.

In 1988 Dr. Andres co-authored "TeleSensations: The Educators' Handbook to Instructional TeleComputing" and for seven years served as the editor of an international newsletter focusing on collaborative telecomputing projects. She has developed hundreds of successful online projects, many of which were selected as model telelessons by the California Educational Technology Committee.

In 1992 Andres developed and coordinated the original Global Schoolhouse Project, electronically bringing together students from schools in Tennessee, Virginia, California, and England. Students, grades 5 through 8, conducted an environmental study of watershed pollution and shared their findings via state-of-the-art video conferencing using desktop computers and the Internet.

Andres authored, "CERF'n Safari: An Educators' Guide to the Internet," the very first teacher's Internet guide! In 1994 Dr. Andres accepted an appointment to the Governor's Information Technology Council for the State of California, where she helped author "Getting Results." Andres is also a co-author of "Going to School on the Internet" (a publication of Cisco Systems) and "Harnessing the Power of the Web for Classroom Use: A Tutorial." Andres authored Apple's "Getting Started on the Internet." Andres produced Dr. Jane Goodall’s first web site and Microsoft’s first educational website.

Yvonne Marie Andres’s Specialties:

Dr. Yvonne Marie Andres is the President/CEO of (non-profit) Global SchoolNet and founder of the Global Schoolhouse. See http://www.globalschoolnet.org

An educator for two decades, Dr. Andres has taught pre-school through university and is dedicated to discovering, demonstrating, and documenting the power of global collaborative learning. Dr. Andres' activities include designing, producing and facilitating exciting and innovative online learning projects.

Yvonne Marie Andres’s Education

• Alliant International University

  Doctorate, Educational Technology

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Yvonne Marie Andres’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• Video clips

Yvonne Marie Andres’s Groups:

International Society for Technology and Learning
Computer Using Educators
World Future Society
Project Management Institute Education Foundation - Project Learning Partnership

•    International Society for Technology in Education
•    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
•    United States Tennis Association
•    Tennis Fans
•    Technology in Education
•    Tennis Enthusiasts
•    Global SchoolNet - Collaborative Learning
•    Keynote Speakers

Yvonne Marie Andres’s Honors:

Ms. Andres was selected as a Woman of Merit and in 1997 she was chosen as one of the 100 most influential people in U.S. public education. In 1999 Ms. Andres was named one of the 30 most influential people in technology education by eSchool News and most recently she was selected as one of the top 25 technology advocates by Curriculum Administrator magazine. Andres currently serves on several US-China education conference steering committees and chairs ISTE’s Online Learning awards.

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