Ruben R. Puentedura
Owner @ Hippasus
Founder and President of Hippasus, a consulting firm based in Western Massachusetts focusing on
transformative applications of information technologies to education.
He has implemented these approaches
for over twenty-five years at a range of K-20 educational institutions and health and arts
organizations. He is the creator of the SAMR model for selecting, using, and evaluating technology in
education, which currently guides the work of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative and projects
in Vermont and Sweden.
His current work explores new directions in mobile computing, digital storytelling,
learning analytics, and educational gaming, focusing on applications in unconventional application areas.

