is an educational researcher and consultant, focusing on the use of technology to support school reform. and consults with schools, districts and state departments of education through his firm, Ideas Consulting. In the early 1990's, Dr. Niguidula led some of the earliest research on digital portfolios while managing the technology group at the Coalition of Essential Schools and Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. He has also helped to develop projects focusing on issues of assessment, standards, accountability, and professional development.

Dr. Niguidula is best known for his work with Digital Portfolios for students, teachers, and schools. He has worked with schools by developing the software tools needed to use portfolios and by providing professional development for students and teachers. His clients include the Rhode Island Skills Commission, the Australian National Schools Network, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and school districts – rural, suburban, and urban – throughout the U.S.

Prior to joining the Coalition of Essential Schools in 1990, Mr. Niguidula worked on educational technology projects at the Institute for Mathematics and Science Education Development (ISMED) at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and at the Educational Technology Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also the co-author (with Andries van Dam and D. Brookshire Connor) of two programming textbooks, and has taught or co-taught courses at Brown University and at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Contact:
phone: (401) 246-2277
e-mail: david@richerpicture.com
web: http://www.richerpicture.com