Eduardo Chaves – Bio

(Updated July 2019)

Personal Data

  • Born in Lucélia, SP, Brazil, on 7 September 1943
  • Brazilian Citizen
  • Resident in São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Main Academic Qualifications

  • D. (Doctor of Philosophy), College or Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1972), Concentration in Philosophy
  • Div. (Master of Divinity), Departments of History of Christian Thought and Systematic Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1970), Concentration in History of Christian Thought
  • D. (Bachelor of Divinity), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; School of Theology of the Evangelical Church of Lutheran Confession in Brazil, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil; Southern Presbyterian Seminary, Campinas, SP, Brazil (1967), Concentration in Theology

Main Current Activities

  • Writer, Consultant, Public Lecturer (continuing and permanent)
  • Executive Director, MindWare – EduTec.Net, consulting company in the area of education, technology, change and innovation, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1997-present)

Main Previous Activities (Beginning with Most Recent Closing Date)

  • Professor of History of the Christian Church and History of Christian Thought, Department of Historical Theology, School of Theology of the Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil, São Paulo, SP (2014-2017)
  • Professor of Education, Technology and Innovation, Graduate Program in Education, Salesian University of São Paulo, Americana, SP, Brazil (2009-2016)
  • Consultant, Project “Open Education”, Confederation of National Industries and UNESCO Brazil, Brasilia, DF, Brazil (July 2013-December 2013)
  • Chairman, UNESCO Chair in Education and Human Development, Ayrton Senna Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2011-2013, plus 2003-2006)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Paramitas Institute, São Paulo, SP (2012-2013)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Growth into Citizenship Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2008-2013)
  • Director, MindGroup Institute (social arm of the Mind Lab Group), São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2012-2013)
  • Consultant, Abril Education, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2012-2013)
  • Consultant, “Juarez Wanderley” High School, Embraer Institute, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil (2011-2012)
  • Consultant, Ayrton Senna Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2011-2013)
  • Consultant, Microsoft Informatics Ltd., São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1998-2013)
  • Member, International Advisory Board, Partners in Learning, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA (2003-2013)
  • Member, Advisory Board of EducaRede, Portal of the Telefónica Foundation Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2003-2013)
  • Consultant, Lego-Zoom: Education for Life (representative in Brasil for LEGO Education [at the time]), São Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil (2010-2012)
  • Weekly Columnist, Abril Education Blog, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2011-2012)
  • Consultant, Municipal Department of Education for the City of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2009-2010)
  • Consultant, Bradesco Institute of Technology, Bradesco Foundation, Campinas and Osasco, SP, Brazil (2009-2010)
  • President, Lumiar Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2007-2009)
  • Associate Secretary for Higher Education, Secretariat for Higher Education for the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2007)
  • Consultant, Ayrton Senna Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1999-2006)
  • University Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and History of Education, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil (1974-2006)
  • In the State University of Campinas occupied the following positions:
    • Pro-Rector for Administration, President’s Office (1984-1986)
    • Creator and Coordinator of the Center for the Study of Computing in Education, President’s Office (1984-1986)
    • Creator and Coordinator of the Center for the Study of Applied Computing, President’s Office (1984-1986)
    • Member, University Senate (1980-1984)
    • Member, Programs and Curriculum, University Wide (1976-1984)
    • Director, School of Education (1980-1984)
    • Associate Executive Director, Foundation for the Development of the State University of Campinas (1980-1981)
    • President, Commission of Budgeting and Patrimony of the University Senate (1980-1981)
    • Associate Director, School of Education (1976-1980)
    • Graduate Dean, School of Education (1975-1976)
    • Undergraduate Dean, School of Education (1974-1975)
  • Consultant, Adventist University of São Paulo (UNASP), Hortolândia and São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1999-2003)
  • Professor of Information Systems Management, Computing Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil (1992-1997)
  • Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland, in the area of Health Informatics (1985-1995)
  • Consultant, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Washington, DC, USA, un the area of Health Informatics (1985-1995)
  • Member, Council of Information Technology for the State of São Paulo (CONEI-SP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1987-1990)
  • Director, Center of Information and Information Technology (CIS-SP), Secretariat of Health for the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1987-1990)
  • Professor Information Technology, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1987
  • Director, Center of Information and Information Technology (CIE-SP), Secretariat of Education for the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1986-1987)
    • Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA (1973-1974)
    • Lecturer in Philosophy, California State University, Hayward / East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA (1972-1973)
    • Research Assistant, Department of Systematic Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1970-1972)

Main Books

  • Informática: MicroRevelações (Cartgraf Editora, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 1985)
  • O Uso de Computadores em Escolas: Fundamentos e Críticas (Editora Scipione, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1987; with Valdemar W. Setzer)
  • Uma Nova Estratégia para a Área Social (Paris Editorial, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988; with José Aristodemo Pinotti e Aníbal Faúndes)
  • Multimídia: Conceituação, Aplicações e Tecnologia (People Computação, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 1992)
  • Administração do Tempo (People Computação, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 1992)
  • Tecnologia e Educação: O Futuro da Escola na Sociedade da Informação (MEC e Mindware Education Editora, Brasília, DF, e São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1999)
  • Educação para o Desenvolvimento Humano: Uma Nova Educação para uma Nova Era, Primeira Edição (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2003)
  • Sua Escola a 2000 por Hora: Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento Humano (Editora Saraiva, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2004; with the Ayrton Senna Institute team)
  • Pilares da Educação Digital (Microsoft Informática, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2010)
  • Aspectos Curriculares e Metodológicos da Área de Informação e Comunicação e
Suas Tecnologias (SME-SP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2012)
  • Projetos Transdisciplinares de Aprendizagem Colaborativa (Editora FTD, São Paulo, SP, 2017)
  • História da Igreja Antiga Até 476 (FATIPI e Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2016)
  • Breve História da Igreja Antiga: Dos Primórdios à Queda do Império Romano, Segunda Edição, Revista e Ampliada do livro anterior (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2018 – e-book)
  • Capacitação Pedagógica para Instrutores: Um Manual (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2018 – e-book)
  • Cinco Artigos em Defesa do Liberalismo Clássico: Uma Coletânea (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2018 – e-book)
  • Quarenta Anos de Mudanças na Educação e na Tecnologia – Vol. 1 (1978-1992) (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2018 – e-book)
  • Quarenta Anos de Mudanças na Educação e na Tecnologia – Vol. 2 (1993-2002) (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2018 – e-book)
  • Quarenta Anos de Mudanças na Educação e na Tecnologia – Vol. 3 (2003-2017) (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2018 – e-book)
  • Doutrinação, Liberdade, &c.: Filosofando sobre a Educação e o Indivíduo, a Escola e a Sociedade (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2019 – e-book)
  • Educação para o Desenvolvimento Humano: Uma Nova Educação para uma Nova Era, Segunda Edição Revista e Ampliada (Mindware Education Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2019 – e-book)

Contact

São Paulo, 01 July 2019