Natalie B. Milman, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of educational technology with a joint appointment between the departments of Teacher Preparation and Special Education and Educational Leadership at The George Washington University. Dr. Milman is a first-generation Colombian-American, fluent in Spanish. She earned her doctorate in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education with a graduate specialization designed to prepare technology leaders of teacher education programs. Prior to joining GWU, she was an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia. Also, she has taught at the elementary school level as a second grade teacher, a science specialist teacher, and a technology teacher in Los Angeles County, California. Her current research interests include the use of digital teaching portfolios for teachers' professional development, strategies for the integration of technology into the curriculum, and models of effective technology education for both preservice and in-service teachers. She has published several articles and presented at numerous conferences. Her most recent publication (co-authored), entitled "The Digital Teaching Portfolio Workbook: Understanding the Digital Teaching Portfolio Process," is due to be published in 2004.

nmilman@gwu.edu