In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Professor Jorge De Sousa Pires.

Jorge is a retired associate professor. He was a researcher and senior lecturer at Uppsala University. He was also the Research and Education manager of Apple Sweden from 1988 onwards, and in 1996 he joined the Education Team of Apple Europe.

Jorge is fascinated by the power of technology to transform education. He worked at Malmo University in Sweden with the specific goal of improving Computer Assisted Learning at the University. He is also the author of several books and many peer-reviewed articles in Education and engineering.

In this conversation, Jorge discusses his colorful experiences in his long career in education. From helping his mother to teach grammar in her school in Portugal, to moving to Sweden, learning several languages, spearheading many educational initiatives, and using spreadsheets as a teaching tool.

The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0006-jorge-desousa-pires/