DOCUMENT RESUME ED 392 400 IR 017 686 TITLE Educational Technology in the 21st Century. Joint Hearing before the Committee on Science and the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.; Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. House Committee on Science and Technology. REPORT NO ISBN-0-16-052181-5 PUB DATE 12 Oct 95 NOTE 365p.; Serial No. 104-37. Contains photographs which may not reproduce clearly. AVAILABLE FROMU.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materibas (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Computer Networks; *Computer Uses in Education; *Costs; *Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Expenditures; Futures (of Society); Hearings; Instructional Materials; *Technological Advancement IDENTIFIERS *Affordability; Congress 104th; *Future Learning; Grant Recipients ABSTRACT This document presents witness testimony and supplemental materials from a Congressional hearing addressing the potential as well as the affordability of educational technology and the classroom of the future, where computers and computer networks will increasingly aid teachers and facilitate learning. Those presenting prepared statements are Congressman George E. Brown, Jr., Congressman William Clay, Congressman Robert S. Walker, Congresswoman Lynn C. Woolsey, Congresswoman Constance A. Morella, and Congressman Randy 'Duke" Cunningham. Testimony is included from:(1) Seymour Papert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; (2) Alan C. Kay, Apple Computer:(3) Chris Dede, George Mason University; (4) David E. Shaw, D. E. Shaw & Company;(5) Ed McCracken, Silicon Graphics;(6) Pat Wright, TCI Educational Technologies, Inc.;(7) Robert W. Mendenhall, K-12 Industry Division, IBM;(8) Jeff Joseph, U.S. Chamber of Commerce;(9) Deborah McGriff, Edison Project; (10) Cheryl L. Lemke, Illinois State Board of Education; and (11) Alan S. Brown, Waukegan (Illinois) Public Schools District. Appendices include: statements for the record by Albert Shanker of the American Federation of Teachers, by Shelly Weinstein of the National Education Telecommunications Organization and EDSAT Institute, and by Geoffrey Teeter of Genentech, Inc., a report from the Office of Technology Assessment entitled "Teachers & Technology--Making the Connection," and various other supplemental materials inclucy.ng submitted pieces of correspondence and written testimony, a summapi of educational technology expenditures by the Department of Education, press releases, a list of challenge grant recipients, Presidential remarks, and news clippings. (BEW) R EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN c) THE 2 I ST CENTURY e\1 JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND THE t COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION . Office of Educalionm Research aca improves ... EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION OCTOBER 12, 1995 CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced <is received from the person or orgarwation originating it O Minor changes have been made to No. 23] improve rwroduction quality (Committee on Science) Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy Serial No. 104-37 (Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities) Printed for the use of the Committee on Science and the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFEICE 21-035CC WASHINGTON : 1996 I-I 'I hy the I. S (;(tlemment Printing Office r- Superintendent Of DOCiffilefif(.M4;11.'1%101111 Sales Off)c.% Washington, IX 20402 ISBN 0-16-052181-5 0 4.1 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE COMMIlibE ON SCIENCE ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania,Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California RMM* Wisconsin RALPH M. HALL, Texas SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois JAMES A. HAYES, Louisiana CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania PETE GEREN, Texaa DANA ROHRABACHER, California TIM ROEMER, Indiana STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico ROBERT E. (Bud) CRAMER, JR., Alabama JOE BARTON, Texas JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan KEN CALVERT, California PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania BILL BAKER, California JANE HARMAN, California ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan** DAVID MINGE, Minnesota ZACH WAMP, Tennessee JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts DAVE WELDON, Florida ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida LINDSEY 0. GRAHAM, South Carolina LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan MATT SALMON, Arizona KAREN McCARTHY, Missouri THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia MIKE WARD, Kentucky STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas ZOE LOFGREN, California GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas ANDREA H. SEASTRAND, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania TODD TIAHRT, Kansas SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas STEVE LARGEN'T, Oklahoma WILLIAM P. LUTHER, Minnesota VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming MARK ADAM FOLEY, Florida SUE MYRICK, North Carolina DAVID D. CLEMENT,Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel BARRY BERINGER,General Counsel Tisu ScHwARTz,Chief Clerk and Administrator ROBERT E. PALMER,Democratic Staff Director *Ranking Minority Member **Vice Chairman 3 COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey GEORGE MILLER, California STEVE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois PAT WILLIAMS, Montana CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California BILL E. BARRETT, Nebraska MAJOR R. OWENS, New York RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California THOMAS C. SAWYER, Ohio PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, California PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey JAN MEYERS, Kansas JACK REED, Rhode Island SAM JOHNSON, Texas TIM ROEMER, Indiana JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania XAVIER BECERRA, California TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT, Virginia JOSEPH K. KNOLLENBERG, Michigan GENE GREEN, Texas FRANK D. RIGGS, California LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California, LINDSEY 0. GRAHAM, South Carolina CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO, DAVE WELDON, Florida Puerto Rico DAVID FUNDERBURK, North Carolina CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania MARK SOUDER, Indiana DAVID McINTOSH, Indiana CHARLIE NORWOOD, Georgia JAY M. EAGEN, Staff Director Gan. E.WEISS, Minority Staff Director CONTENTS WITNESSES Page October 12, 1995: Seymour Papert, LEGO Professor of Learning Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technoloo, Cambridge, MA 30 Alan C. Kay, Apple Fellow Learning Concepts, Apple Computer, Los Angeles, CA 37 Chris Dede, Information Technology and Education, Gr..a.uate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 54 David E. Shaw, D.E. Shaw & Company, New York, NY 66 Ed McCracken, Chairman and CEO, Silicon Graphics, Mountain View, CA 119 Pat Wright, Vice President, TCI Educational Technologies, Inc., Engle- wood, CA 127 Robert W. Mendenhall, Vice President and General Manager, K-12 Indus- try Division, IBM, Atlanta, GA 172 Jeff Joseph, Vice PresidentDomestic Policy, United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC 182 Deborah McGrif, f, Senior Vice President, Public School Partnership, Edi- son Project, New York, NY 230 Cheryl L. Lemke, Associate Superintendent, Learning Technologies, Illi- nois State Board of Education, Springfield, Ill 236 Alan S. Brown, Superintendent of Waukegan Public Schools District, Waukegan, Ill 246 APPENDIX Statement for the record from Mr. Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC 266 Statement for the record from Ms. Shelly Weinstein, President & CEO, National Education Telecommunications Organization and EDSAT In- stitute 275 Statement for the record from Mr. Geoffrey Teeter, Senior Program Man- ager, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA 302 Office of Technology Assessment Report: "Teachers & Technologymak- ing the connection 312 (IV) JOINT HEARING ON EDUCATION AL TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1995 House of Representatives, Committee on Science, and Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities Washington, DC. The committees met at 9 a.m. in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Honorable Robert S. Walker, Chairman of the Committee on Science, and William F. Goodling, Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, pre- siding jointly. Chairman WALKER. Good morning. I'd like to welcome everyone to a hearing on educational tech- nology. I think it's going to be a very exciting hearing. I was ex- cited yesterday to have an opportunity to see the classroom of the future, and noW to talk about some of the issues I think will make for a very worthwhile day. And I'm very pleased that Chairman Bill Goodling and the mem- bers of his Committee, the Empowerment in Education Committee, have really cooperated with us in putting this together, and I'm pleased to welcome Chairman Goodling here today to be a part of this session. Also, the ranking member, Bill Clay, when he arrives and of courseI'm sorry? There he is. All right. Bill, welcome. And of course the ranking member of the Science Committee, George Brown.