Featured Keynote Speakers
CoSN Conference 2010
Opening Keynote Address
Monday, March 1, 2010
8:00am - 9:45am
Finding the Future First
In theory, everyone is in favor of innovation. In practice, the educational field has proven a serious and persistent laggard. Yet Nintendo, Facebook, and iPods compel kids all day, every day. There are a large number of profound innovation frontiers in education. It is time we explored why they have such a tough time getting traction--and what we can do to flip adversity to advantage. Join Larry Keeley, a global innovation expert, in a provocative and myth shattering discussion.
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Larry Keeley, President, Doblin Inc.
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Closing Joint Keynote Conversation
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Why Innovation in Education? Why Now?
Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation on why an innovation strategy in education is critical. What should educators and policymakers do to apply innovation in a learning environment? What is role of technology in enabling that innovation? Cut through the hype and rhetoric and join us for an exploration of new strategies happening in the U.S. and around the world to create 21st century learning.
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Moderator
Curtis W. Johnson
Co-author, Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
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Jim Shelton
Assistant Deputy Secretary, US Department of Education. Previously Program Director, Education Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Charlie Leadbeater
Author, Learning from the Extremes and U.K's Leading authority on innovation and strategy to companies, cities and governments, and is former Prime Minister Tony Blair's favorite corporate thinker.
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Featured Keynote Speakers
9th Annual International Symposium
Harnessing Web 2.0 for Global Understanding in Education
Opening Keynote Address
Sunday, February 28, 2010
9:00 am
Rethinking Schooling in a Global Economy: What It Means for Our Economy & Our Future
Learn how countries around the world are using technology in education, and why increased global understanding is an economic and social imperative for our schools. Explore the organizational and logistical issues which hamper global connections and how new collaborative tools (Web 2.0) might offer new opportunities.
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Francesc Pedro, Senior Policy Analyst, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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Closing Keynote Address
Sunday, February 28, 2010
4:15 pm
Using Web 2.0 to Create a Global Village
Learn about the Obama Administration’s vision for expanding the competence of our young people in a world where international linkages are increasing critical for our economic viability and world peace. Hear how the U.S. and our global partners can foster stronger international linkages and create increased understanding for all our students.
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Marshall “Mike” Smith, Senior Counselor to U.S. Secretary of Education & Director of International Affairs
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