Mission
The Academic Advisory Committee was created to provide feedback, insight and recommendations
to help Cramster achieve the following goals:
Cramster strives to provide academic material to students in a useful manner that
promotes understanding and learning
Cramster strives to align itself with the needs, goals, and values of educators
and academic institutions
Cramster strives to be innovative in the use of educational technology
Bios
David Sachs
David Sachs is Associate Dean of Pace University's School of Computer Science and Information Systems, where
he is also a Professor of Technology Systems. In addition to supervising the Pace Computer Learning Center,
Sachs advises educators and administrators on how to effectively incorporate technology in the classroom.
Sachs brings to the Academic Advisory Committee extensive experience with the development of asynchronous learning
models, and will surely help Cramster.com become a more effective asynchronous learning community.
John Sweller
John Sweller is a leading researcher and prominent figure in the field of Educational Psychology. Sweller is credited
with the theory of cognitive load, which deals with the limitations of working memory during instruction. Sweller is
Professor Emeritus at the School of Education, University of New South Wales, and is a Fellow of the Academy of the
Social Sciences in Australia
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