Handheld Learning 2009

Linda Hahner is considered a pioneer in the design and development of interactive education material. She is a usability expert responsible for a number of first-of-kind innovations including: the first real-time Web3D advertisements for Silicon Graphics, the first commercial Java3D application for Sun Microsystems and an MPEG4 hand-held wireless computer game for France Telecom R&D. Hahner was the Primary Investigator on a U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Research contract and a NASA seed grant. She was also a member of the NSF Center for Innovative Learning Technologies visualization group. Hahner served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Web3D Consortium.

Prior to her work in the digital domain, Linda Hahner was an educator. She is passionate about using technology to support emergent readers and to teach English as a second or other language. She holds a B.A. (honors) from Principia College, an M.F.A. from Washington University and a T.E.S.O.L. certificate from the University of Surrey. She received a full scholarship to study at the Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in Finland.

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