President
The TLT Group
Steven W. Gilbert founded the Teaching, Learning,
and Technology (TLT) Group,
an independent nonprofit organization, originally affiliated with the American
Association for Higher Education (AAHE), in January 1998. Previously he had been
with EDUCOM since 1983, serving as Vice President, and then came to AAHE as Director,
Technology Projects, in July 1993 where he developed the TLT Roundtable concept
and the AAHESGIT Listserv. He also:
- Is
a frequent guest speaker, consultant, published author,
and keynoter at campus events and conferences,
having visited more than 500 colleges and universities
since 1994.
- Continues to moderate
the TLT-SWG (formerly "AAHESGIT")
Listserv for the discussion of issues related to education,
technology, and change (currently about 6,000 subscribers).
- Develops activities
and projects to improve and extend academic programs through “Collaborative Change” by
building better bridges between:
- academic leaders,
including faculty, administrators, and academic support service professionals
and others committed
to improving teaching and learning; and
- campus professionals
and vendors with expertise in information technology and information
resources.
- Runs the
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR) Program and the
TLTR Collaborative Change Network —helping
individual colleges and universities plan and organize
for the improvement of teaching and learning through
more effective
use of information technology and resources. More
than 500 institutions have already launched local Roundtables.
Gilbert’s
Background
At EDUCOM
(now EDUCAUSE),
Gilbert created and led the Educational Uses of Information
Technology (EUIT) program and the EDUCOM
Software Initiative (ESI) from 1985 through 1993. EUIT and
ESI were volunteer programs involving 3,000+ campus and corporate
officials, including 800+ voting participants. Gilbert also
launched EDUCOM's Corporate Associates Program (1983-1993)
promoting the active corporate participation and support
of over 100 companies. Earlier (1984-1986), Gilbert developed
and directed the EDUCOM Computer Literacy Project, surveying
and facilitating the efforts of colleges and universities
to help non-specialists use computers.
Before EDUCOM, Gilbert was a management consultant in philanthropy,
advising corporations and foundations in the area of education
and technology. His career began as a teacher and school
administrator, including teaching mathematics and science
at every level from K-12 at Princeton Day School, and teacher
training in Princeton University's Teacher Preparation Program.
Gilbert's undergraduate degree in Mathematics was from
Princeton University. He also earned an Ed. M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School
of the University of Pennsylvania.
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