Background
Swan, Karen Perry was born on June 30, 1948 in New York City. Daughter of Carroll J. and Margaret P. (deRaismes) Swan.
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Karen Perry Swan
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Education
Bachelor in Philosophy, U. Connecticut, 1972; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Keene State College, 1983; Master of Education in Institutional Technology, Columbia University, 1985; Doctor of Education in Institutional Technology, Columbia University, 1989.
Career
Childcare coordinator, Women's Crisis Center, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1981-1983;
director gifted education, Wheelock Elementary School, Keene, N.H., 1982-1983;
director computer science education, BiCultural Day School, Stamford, Connecticut, 1984-1988;
research assistant CITE Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, 1986-1988;
associate professor institutional technical School Education, State University of New York, Albany, since 1988;
director Learning Technologies Laboratory, State University of New York, Albany, since 1989. Principal investigator Computer Pilot Project, New York City, 1987-1990, Elementary School California Project, New York City, 1994-1995. Project director multimedia and literature project National Center for Research in Literature Tchg. and Learning, Albany, 1993-1995.
Project director electronic literacy and literate reasoning project National Center for Research on Student Learning and Achievement in English, Albany,1996-.; consultant scholar International Business Machines Corporation, Milford, Connecticut, 1992-1994. Design consultant Interactive Generation, Seattle, since 1991.
Member of advisory panel New School Visions, Hyde Park, New York, 1992-1994. Research consultant New York City Board Education, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Computer teacher Neighborhood School House, Brattleboro, since 1990. President Parents & Friends Committee, Marlboro, Vermont, 1991-1994. Vice chair Democratic Party, Marlboro, since 1992.
Member American Ednl. Research Association (program chair, member media-culture and curriculum special interest group since 1988), Association for Advancement of Computing in Education (program committee since 1992), International Society for Technology in Education, Association for Ednl. Communications and Technology.
Interests
Connections
Married Marco J. Mitrani, November 15, 1988. Children: Sam Mitrani, Darby Brigham, Gillian Brigham.
