Speakers

TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES IN EDUCATION:
SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH

Keynote speakers (In alphabetical order)


Manuel Castells

Manuel Castells, Professor and Director, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), UOC, Spain

Keynote: Creative education for the Information Age: Mission Impossible?

Bio & abstract >>


Kurt Fischer

Kurt Fischer, Bigelow Professor of Education and Human Development; Director of Mind, Brain, and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA

Keynote: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education

Bio & abstract >> | Keynote Presentation >>

James Tooley

James Tooley, Professor of Education Policy and Director of the E. G. West Centre, Newcastle University, UK

Keynote: Frugal Innovation in Education: The case of chains of low-cost private schools

Bio & abstract >> | Keynote Presentation >>


Peter J. Wells

Peter J. Wells, Programme Specialist, Division for Teacher Development and Higher Education, UNESCO Paris, France

Keynote: The Global Campus: higher learning on the move

Bio >> | Video to support the Keynote >>


Yong Zhao

Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair, Associate Dean and Professor of the College of Education at the University of Oregon, USA and Director of its Centre for Advanced Technology (CATE)

Keynote: World Class Education: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students

Bio & abstract >> | Keynote Presentation >>



Demo presenters (In alphabetical order)


Cathy Ellis

Cathy Ellis, Researcher, Newcastle University, UK

Demo: Self-organised Learning in the context of Vocational Education and Training (VET) - a consequence of Moore´s Law?

Bio & abstract >> | Demo Presentation >>


Paula Jackson


Paula Jackson
, Senior Lecturer in Education (Art and Design & Technology), York St John University, UK

Demo: Cry Freedom: Autonomous Opportunities for Personalised Engagement

Bio & abstract >> | Demo Presentation >>


Tíscar Lara Pedro Pernías

Tíscar Lara, Director of Communication, EOI; Member of the Technology Committee for UniMOOC, Spain

Pedro Pernías, Professor, Department of Software and Computing Systems, University of Alicante; Member of the Technology Committee for UniMOOC, Spain

Demo: UniMOOC - Massive Open Online Course

                                       Bio & Abstract >>


Azra Naseem

Azra Naseem, Senior Instructor and Head for eLearning & Open Learning, Institute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Demo: Changing Pedagogy Through Faculty Professional Development in Blended Learning

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Monika Horch

Montserrat del Pozo, Director, Col·legi Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain
Monika Horch, Deputy Director, Col·legi Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain

Demo: Transformations for sustainable innovation. Col·legi Montserrat

Bio & Abstract >>


Rosanna de Rosa

Rosanna de Rosa, Assistant Professor; Executive Director, Federica Project, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Demo: An open education model for teaching and learning: The Federica System

Bio & abstract >> | Demo Presentation >>