Gary Stager - Will Richardson Debate
20/11/07 01:00 PM Filed in: Tuesday
11/20
WILL RICHARDSON, Learner in Chief, Connective
Learning
Will Richardson is known internationally for his work with educators and students to understand and implement instructional technologies and, more specifically, the tools of the Read/Write Web into their schools, classrooms and communities. A public school educator for 22 years, Will’s own Weblog (Weblogg-ed.com) is a primary resource for the creation and implementation of Weblog technologies on the K-12 level and is a leading voice for school reform in the context of the fundamental changes these new technologies are bringing to all aspects of life. His critically acclaimed, best-selling book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press) is already being used by thousands of teachers to reinvent their practice, and his keynotes, presentations and workshops to audiences around the world communicate a fresh and inspiring vision of what schools can and must become. He is a founding partner of the Connective Learning Group which is dedicated to assisting educators contextualize and implement Read/Write Web tools into their schools and classrooms.
GARY STAGER, Editor, Educational Visionary
For 25 years, Gary Stager, Ph.D., an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression. He led professional development in the world's first laptop schools (1990), has designed online graduate school programs since the mid-90s and is a collaborator in the MIT Media Lab's Future of Learning Group. Dr.. Stager's doctoral research involved the creation a high-tech alternative learning environment for incarcerated at-risk teens. Recent work includes teaching and mentoring some of Australia's "most troubled" public schools. Gary is Senior Editor of District Administration Magazine, Editor of The Pulse: Education’s Place for Debate, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and an Associate of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. Dr. Stager is also the Executive Director of The Constructivist Consortium. In 1999, Converge Magazine named Gary a "shaper of our future and inventor of our destiny." The National School Boards Association named Dr. Stager one of "Twenty to Watch" in 2007. Most recently, Gary was the new media producer for The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - Simpatíco, 2007 Grammy Award Winner for Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year.
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Will Richardson is known internationally for his work with educators and students to understand and implement instructional technologies and, more specifically, the tools of the Read/Write Web into their schools, classrooms and communities. A public school educator for 22 years, Will’s own Weblog (Weblogg-ed.com) is a primary resource for the creation and implementation of Weblog technologies on the K-12 level and is a leading voice for school reform in the context of the fundamental changes these new technologies are bringing to all aspects of life. His critically acclaimed, best-selling book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press) is already being used by thousands of teachers to reinvent their practice, and his keynotes, presentations and workshops to audiences around the world communicate a fresh and inspiring vision of what schools can and must become. He is a founding partner of the Connective Learning Group which is dedicated to assisting educators contextualize and implement Read/Write Web tools into their schools and classrooms.
GARY STAGER, Editor, Educational Visionary
For 25 years, Gary Stager, Ph.D., an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression. He led professional development in the world's first laptop schools (1990), has designed online graduate school programs since the mid-90s and is a collaborator in the MIT Media Lab's Future of Learning Group. Dr.. Stager's doctoral research involved the creation a high-tech alternative learning environment for incarcerated at-risk teens. Recent work includes teaching and mentoring some of Australia's "most troubled" public schools. Gary is Senior Editor of District Administration Magazine, Editor of The Pulse: Education’s Place for Debate, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and an Associate of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. Dr. Stager is also the Executive Director of The Constructivist Consortium. In 1999, Converge Magazine named Gary a "shaper of our future and inventor of our destiny." The National School Boards Association named Dr. Stager one of "Twenty to Watch" in 2007. Most recently, Gary was the new media producer for The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - Simpatíco, 2007 Grammy Award Winner for Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year.
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Dr. Milton Chen Keynote Address
19/11/07 02:00 PM Filed in: Monday
11/19
MILTON CHEN, PH.D. Executive Director
The George Lucas Educational Foundation, San Rafael, CA
Dr. Milton Chen is executive director of The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a nonprofit operating foundation founded by the filmmaker in 1991. GLEF utilizes media, especially its multimedia website (www.edutopia.org), a new magazine, Edutopia: The New World of Learning, and documentary films, to tell inspiring stories of how interactive technologies are transforming Americas schools.
Prior to joining GLEF in 1998, Dr. Chen was the founding director of the KQED Center for Education & Lifelong Learning (PBS) in San Francisco. For 10 years, he directed KQEDs educational TV programming and outreach services, including workshops, publications, and web content for schools, families, and the community. Dr. Chen is a frequent speaker and media commentator on issues of education and the media. In 1996, he served as executive editor and co-host of the one-hour public TV special, The Smart Parents Guide to TV Violence, with guest experts including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. He was a guest host for KQED-FMs Forum talk show and continues to host GLEFs weekly Internet radio series with educational leaders.
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The George Lucas Educational Foundation, San Rafael, CA
Dr. Milton Chen is executive director of The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a nonprofit operating foundation founded by the filmmaker in 1991. GLEF utilizes media, especially its multimedia website (www.edutopia.org), a new magazine, Edutopia: The New World of Learning, and documentary films, to tell inspiring stories of how interactive technologies are transforming Americas schools.
Prior to joining GLEF in 1998, Dr. Chen was the founding director of the KQED Center for Education & Lifelong Learning (PBS) in San Francisco. For 10 years, he directed KQEDs educational TV programming and outreach services, including workshops, publications, and web content for schools, families, and the community. Dr. Chen is a frequent speaker and media commentator on issues of education and the media. In 1996, he served as executive editor and co-host of the one-hour public TV special, The Smart Parents Guide to TV Violence, with guest experts including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. He was a guest host for KQED-FMs Forum talk show and continues to host GLEFs weekly Internet radio series with educational leaders.
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Gary Marx - Sixteen Trends
19/11/07 09:15 AM Filed in: Monday
11/19
GARY MARX, President, Center for Public Outreach;
Author, SixteenTrends
Gary Marx, CAE, APR, is president of the Center for Public Outreach, an
organization he founded in 1998, which provides counsel on future-oriented leadership, communication, education, community, and democracy. Marx served for nearly 20 years as a senior executive for the American Association of School Administrators. His responsibilities ranged from serving as executive director of the association's Leadership for Learning Foundation to providing direction for all communication programs and leading numerous initiatives.
His latest books, published in 2006, include Sixteen Trends…Their Profound Impact on Our Future and Future Focused Leadership…Preparing Schools, Students, and Communities for Tomorrow’s Realities. As a futurist, Marx has also directed studies such as Preparing Students for the 21st Century (1996), Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century (1999), and Ten Trends…Educating Children for a Profoundly Different Future (2000). Marx is a frequent speaker, workshop leader, and advisor on futures issues for school systems; colleges and universities; civic and community educators; technology educators; business, professional, community, and government leaders; and state, national, regional, and international organizations, including the World Future Society, which includes him in its directory of futures thinkers. His presentations, books, articles, and counsel on trends and other issues stimulate thinking about how organizations and individuals can stay ahead of the curve as they move into the future.
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Gary Marx, CAE, APR, is president of the Center for Public Outreach, an
organization he founded in 1998, which provides counsel on future-oriented leadership, communication, education, community, and democracy. Marx served for nearly 20 years as a senior executive for the American Association of School Administrators. His responsibilities ranged from serving as executive director of the association's Leadership for Learning Foundation to providing direction for all communication programs and leading numerous initiatives.
His latest books, published in 2006, include Sixteen Trends…Their Profound Impact on Our Future and Future Focused Leadership…Preparing Schools, Students, and Communities for Tomorrow’s Realities. As a futurist, Marx has also directed studies such as Preparing Students for the 21st Century (1996), Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century (1999), and Ten Trends…Educating Children for a Profoundly Different Future (2000). Marx is a frequent speaker, workshop leader, and advisor on futures issues for school systems; colleges and universities; civic and community educators; technology educators; business, professional, community, and government leaders; and state, national, regional, and international organizations, including the World Future Society, which includes him in its directory of futures thinkers. His presentations, books, articles, and counsel on trends and other issues stimulate thinking about how organizations and individuals can stay ahead of the curve as they move into the future.
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