Dave Peloff leads the Center for Technology in Education’s research and development related to emerging educational technologies. As Associate Director of CTE, Dave also leads the team that creates tools, software, and data systems that support the Center’s work, including the Ready for Kindergarten Online assessment system that is widely deployed across five U.S. states. Other systems developed include the Maryland Online IEP and IFSP, the Electronic Learning Community, the Digital Portfolio, and the Virtual Learning Environment (in collaboration with the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory). Research interests include leveraging gaming and simulation technologies to promote learning, using virtual and augmented reality to extend and enhance educational opportunities, and critically examining the impact of A.I. and deep learning technologies both now and in the future. Dave has taught several graduate courses for the JHU SOE, most recently ‘Gaming and Simulations for Learning’ in JHU’s International Teaching and Global Leadership program.