| Biography: A former seventh grade teacher and assistant principal, Neal Strudler is currently a professor of educational computing and technology and Elementary Coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research has focused on strategies for effectively integrating technology in both teacher education and K-12 schools. Dr Strudler has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), president of ISTE's Teacher Education Special Interest Group, and is currently serving as Research Paper Chair for NECC and the Past President of AERA's SIG-TACTL (Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning). From 1999-2004 he served as director of Project THREAD, UNLV's PT3 grant that contributed to recent national awards to UNLV's College of Education from the American Association of Colleges of Education (AACTE) and ISTE. Dr. Strudler was named as an Outstanding Faculty Member by the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada. |