MEDIA ADVISORY
Date: August 13, 2010
Contact: Dave Kimball
Phone: (801) 355-1272; (801) 259-0215
EXPERT TO TESTIFY TO EDUCATION COMMITTEE
SALT LAKE CITY — August 13, 2010 — A former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education will testify in front of the Education Interim Committee, which consists of members from both the Utah State Senate and the State House of Representatives, on Wednesday, August 18, at 2 pm.
Susan Patrick, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), will speak to the benefits of online education and field questions from the committee during her testimony. She will also be available for interviews that morning from 9 am – 12:30 pm. Any media interested in speaking with Ms. Patrick should contact Dave Kimball at Sutherland Institute by phone at (801) 355-1272 or email at dkimball@sutherlandinstitute.org.
Ms. Patrick will be a guest of Sutherland Institute’s Center for Educational Progress. As director of iNACOL, she published the U.S. National Education Technology Plan for Congress and managed research and technical assistance programs on educational technology. In addition, she co-chaired the federal government’s Advanced Technologies Working Group for Education and Training; and served as a member of the Secretary’s Rural Education Task Force.
iNACOL, The International Association for K-12 Online Learning, is a non-profit organization that facilitates collaboration, advocacy, and research to enhance quality K-12 online teaching and learning.
To see Ms. Patrick’s full bio, visit http://www.inacol.org/about/president.php.
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