Roy Pea is the David Jacks Professor of Education and the Learning Sciences at Stanford University (and, by courtesy, Computer Science), co-founder and Director of Stanford’s H-STAR Institute (Human Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research), and founder and Director of Stanford’s PhD program in Learning Sciences and Technology Design. Roy has published widely on K-12 learning and education, especially in science, math and technology, and on how learning conversations and collaborations can be fostered by advanced technologies including scientific visualization, on-line communities, digital video collaboratories and mobile computers. He co-directs the NSF-funded LIFE Center, which is examining how informal and formal learning can be better understood and connected.