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Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, visual artist and author who coined or popularized the term "virtual reality." He created the first avatars in the 1980's and has contributed extensively to this field. He is a well-known author and speaker and was named by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world.
Seymour Papert
Papert is considered the world's foremost expert on how technology can provide new ways to learn.
Oxford Internet Institute (OII)
OII was founded as a department of the University of Oxford in 2001 as an academic center for the study of societal implications of the Internet. Their research faculty, academic visitors and research associates are engaged in a variety of research projects covering social, economic, political, legal, industrial, technical and ethical issues of the Internet in everyday life, governance and democracy, science and learning and shaping the Internet.
Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil has been described as “the restless genius” by The Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes. Inc. magazine ranked him #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States, calling him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison,” and PBS included Ray as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made America,” along with other inventors of the past two centuries.

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Educational and Technology Associations

Educause
Educause is a non-profit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
ISTE advances excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.
Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
The principal trade association for the software and digital content industries.
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
AERA is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
Teaching, Learning and Technology Group (TLTG)
The TLT Group is a not-for-profit that helps college and university educators take advantage of changing technology so they can improve teaching and learning.
Association for Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Founded in 1981, AACE is an international, not-for-profit, educational organization with the mission of advancing information technology in education and E-learning research, development, learning and its practical application.
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
AECT is a professional association of thousands of educators and others whose activities are directed at improving instruction through technology.

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Ray Kurtzweil

Ray Kurzweil has been described as “the restless genius” by The Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes. Inc. magazine ranked him #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States, calling him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison,” and PBS selected Ray as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made America,” along with other inventors of the past two centuries. He is considered one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a 30-year track record of accurate predictions.
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http://www.kurzweilai.net/

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