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Dave Sperling, CTO at Smith Micro Software discusses the need for carrier-grade WiFi and what will enable communication service providers to optimize end user QoE on WiFi networks.
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Smith Micro Software
Search every verified David Sperling interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2003 presentation to the KOTESOL International Conference, Dave Sperling discussed strategies for integrating internet-based activities into English language teaching. He advised teachers to "not be afraid of knowing less than your students" and to "take your ego and leave it at the door" when working with high-tech students. Sperling recommended pairing students at computers to make activities "social, not antisocial," and suggested that teachers coordinate pen pal exchanges themselves to avoid the arrangement falling apart. He also cautioned that "gestures can be very dangerous" across cultures and that teachers should "prepare for the worst and hope for the best" because website links can change quickly. Sperling described video conferencing as "powerful" and noted that students become "really, really excited" when they see their pen pals live. He characterized the era as "still the early days for online learning and online education," telling teachers that by using the internet in class they could "consider yourself a pioneer."
Dave Sperling, CTO at Smith Micro Software discusses the need for carrier-grade WiFi and what will enable communication service providers to optimize end user QoE on WiFi networks.
"Elements of a Successful Internet ELT Activity" Dave Sperling's 2nd presentation at the 2003 KOTESOL International Conference ...
Dave Sperling graduated from UCI's Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science in 1990. He went on to work for Smith Micro where he works to service wireless carriers for their software needs.
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