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Robert Kozma
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Robert Kozma
I'm an Emeritus Principal Scientist at SRI International in Silicon Valley where I did research and development on advanced technology systems in education. I retired from there in 2002 to do consulting with ministries of education, multinational organizations, and high tech companies on technology policies that would improve education systems and prepare students for the knowledge economy and information society. My biggest clients were Intel, UNESCO, and government agencies in Singapore, Thailand, Chile, Norway, Jordan, and Egypt. I did probono work in rural villages in Kenya. Prior to SRI, I was a professor and research scientist at the University of Michigan where I taught grade courses in instructional design, software design, and instructional psychology. I started my career as a grade school math teacher in the inner city of Detroit.
I've always considered myself as a designer, from the time in my junior year in high school that I won a contest sponsored by the aeronautical engineering department at the University of Detroit with a space suit i designed. I designed innovative lesson plans as a grade school teacher. I designed research studies and graduate courses as a university professor and I designed software systems at SRI. As a consultant, I helped governments design policies that used technology to improve their education systems.
In my retirement, I wrote a book on design, "Make the World a Better Place: Design with Passion, Purpose, and Values", that was recently published by John Wiley & Sons.
TALKS ABOUT
Design, Technology, Education, Policy, Moral Design, Software Design
ABOUT
Robert is the author of Make the World a Better Place, Design with Passion, Purpose and Values, which we discuss in our first podcast.
Robert is also a member of the Impact Collective where he plans on having an ongoing discussion around the book and themes within the book.
IMPACT COLLECTIVE
The Impact Collective refers to a portal on this platform that lists influential professionals who address impactful topics concerning humanity.
PLATFORM MEMBER
Robert is also a member on this platform. If you are a member you may find him in the Members Arena where you may have a chat or discuss his content.
Robert participated during our 2023 Design for Tomorrow Awareness Initiative where he spoke at three panels.