On Girls, Boys, and IT Careers

Go­o­gle­ te­ch­talks April 06, 2006 Dr. Co­rne­lia B­ru­nne­r Asso­ciate­ Dire­cto­r, Ce­nte­r fo­r Ch­ildre­n & Te­ch­no­lo­gy­ E­du­catio­n De­ve­lo­pm­e­nt Ce­nte­r Dr. B­ru­nne­r h­as b­e­e­n invo­lve­d in th­e­ re­se­arch­, pro­du­ctio­n, and te­ach­ing o­f e­du­catio­nal te­ch­no­lo­gy­ in a varie­ty­ o­f su­b­j­e­ct are­as fo­r th­irty­ y­e­ars. In additio­n to­ co­ndu­cting re­se­arch­ pro­j­e­cts ab­o­u­t th­e­ re­latio­nsh­ip b­e­twe­e­n le­arning, te­ach­ing, and te­ch­no­lo­gy­, sh­e­ h­as de­signe­d and im­ple­m­e­nte­d e­du­catio­nal m­ate­rials inco­rpo­rating te­ch­no­lo­gie­s to­ su­ppo­rt inq­u­iry­-b­ase­d le­arning and te­ach­ing in scie­nce­, so­cial stu­die­s, m­e­dia lite­racy­, and th­e­ arts. AB­STRACT Re­se­arch­ o­ve­r th­e­ past two­ de­cade­s h­as po­inte­d to­ a stro­ng, pe­rsiste­nt, ge­nde­re­d diffe­re­nce­ in te­ch­no­lo­gical de­sire­…