Samuel Mann
Professor
Otago Polytechnic
Information Technology
Forth St
Dunedin
9001
New Zealand
http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com
Dr Samuel Mann is Associate Professor Information Technology at Otago Polytechnic where he has worked since 1997. Sam is convenor of Sustainability in Tertiary Education in New Zealand (STENZ), a cross sector group with the vision that “In 2014, all NZ tertiary graduates will understand the principles, values, and practices of sustainability”. In 2009 Sam is the Beeby Fellow for his work in Education for Sustainability. The Beeby fellowship is a joint initiative between New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO and the NZ Council of Education Research. Sam is on the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications. Sam’s current research, SimPa, works with Mäori communities to retell their stories in 3D game format (teaching Mäori kids programming in the process!). Sam maintains a blog: http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com/
Samuel will present Protecting treasures: engaging communities and recreating narratives. [Paper]
