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Rob SemperDirector of the Center for Media and Communication, ExploratoriumRob received his PhD in solid state physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1973 and performed high energy, nuclear physics and medical physics research as well as taught college and university physics. He joined the Exploratorium in 1977 to help train college teachers in interactive exhibit development and is now the Executive Associate Director with oversight responsibility for program activities including exhibits, education and media. He is also head of the Exploratorium's new Center for Media and Communication which is developing interactive media for the museum and networks. In 1988, during a leave, he was director of a creative collaboration between Apple Computer and Lucasfilm Ltd. concerning the development of interactive multimedia education projects combining computer graphics and film and video technology. Rob's main interest is in informal learning and the role that different media such as exhibits, video and film, images and the popular media can have in this learning. He is particularly interested in fundamental aspects of cognition including visual thinking and problem solving. He was the recipient of the 1994 NSTA's Informal Educator of the Year award. Rob will present Bringing
Authentic Museum Experiences to the Web and is one of the judges
for the Best of the Web
contest.
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