{"id":42461,"date":"2013-09-16T13:16:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T17:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=42461"},"modified":"2013-09-16T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T17:16:43","slug":"some-serious-50000-foot-level-thinking-and-debates-occurring-tomorrow-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/09\/16\/some-serious-50000-foot-level-thinking-and-debates-occurring-tomorrow-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Some serious 50,000-foot level thinking and debates occurring tomorrow in NYC!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Check out the agenda:<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>7:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

REGISTRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7:45\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 8:45 a.m. <\/strong>The Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

BREAKFAST PANEL: BRIDGING THE KNOWLEDGE GAP
\n<\/strong>Technology is giving educators and students more tools to promote the exchange of ideas and expertise. \u00a0That exchange is key to improved knowledge and empowerment, but without a level playing field, equal access and the right tools, we will never take full advantage of the opportunity to connect.\u00a0 Panelists will discuss the knowledge gap and how new technologies and motivated citizens are bridging that gap to support formal education as well as lifelong learning.
\nSponsored by Bank of America<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aditya Bhasin<\/strong>, consumer marketing, analytics and digital banking executive, Bank of America
\nGov. Jack Markell<\/strong>, Governor of Delaware
\nTed Mitchell<\/strong>, President and C.E.O., NewSchools Venture Fund
\nJennifer Tescher<\/strong>, President and C.E.O., The Center for Financial Services Innovation
\nJoanne Weiss<\/strong>, Former Chief of Staff to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education<\/p>\n

Moderated by\u00a0John Merrow<\/strong>,\u00a0Education Correspondent, PBS NewsHour<\/p>\n

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9 \u2013 9:10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

WELCOME<\/strong>
\nArthur Sulzberger Jr.<\/strong>, publisher, The New York Times
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9:10 \u2013 9:45 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

KEYNOTE ADDRESS<\/strong>
\nSal Khan<\/strong>, founder of the Khan Academy<\/p>\n

including 9:30-9:45 audience questions<\/em><\/p>\n

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9:45 \u2013 10:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DEBATE: HAS THE UNIVERSITY AS AN INSTITUTION HAD ITS DAY?<\/strong>
\nHigher education has always been an array of autonomous institutions, each with their own courses, their own faculty, and their own requirements for their own degrees. But online education is starting to break down those lines in ways that are likely to lead to a lot more shared courses, consortia and credit transfers. In addition, there are a growing number of companies (not schools) providing higher education courses outside of the traditional higher education institutions. As we move towards the possibility of a multi-institution, multicredit qualification, is the traditional higher education institution in danger of losing applicants, income and identity?<\/p>\n

Anant Agarwal<\/strong>, president, edX
\nSal Khan<\/strong>, founder, The Khan Academy
\nBiddy Martin<\/strong>, president, Amherst College
\nNancy Zimpher<\/strong>, Chancellor, SUNY<\/p>\n

Moderated by David Leonhardt<\/strong>, Washington bureau chief, The New York Times<\/p>\n

including 10:15 – 10:30 audience questions<\/em><\/p>\n

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10:30 \u2013 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COFFEE BREAK<\/strong><\/p>\n

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11 \u2013 11:45 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE DEALBOOK PANEL: WHAT\u2019S THE NEW ERA BUSINESS MODEL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION?<\/strong>
\nThe traditional idea that education is something the government provides, free, for the public good, is coming under assault from an increasing assortment of new ventures offering for-profit schools, for-profit online courses, tests, curricula, interactive whiteboard, learning management systems, paid-for verified certificates of achievement, e-books, e-tutoring, e-study groups and more. Which areas have the most potential growth \u2014 and where is the smart investment going?<\/p>\n

Donn Davis<\/strong>, co-founder, Revolution
\nTony Florence<\/strong>, general partner, NEA
\nDeborah Quazzo<\/strong>, founder and managing partner, GSV Advisors<\/p>\n

Moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/strong>, columnist\/editor DealBook, The New York Times<\/p>\n

Including 11:30 – 11:45 audience questions<\/em><\/p>\n

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11:45 a.m. \u2013 12:10 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONVERSATION: THE DISRUPTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Horn<\/strong>, co-founder, The Clayton Christenen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
\nIn conversation with <\/strong>David Leonhardt<\/strong>, Washington bureau chief, The New York Times<\/p>\n

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12:10 – 12:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION: INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
\n<\/strong>Student attrition is as high as 90 percent for some of the biggest online courses, and remains a problem even
\nin smaller-scale courses when compared with traditional face-to-face classes. The problem is exacerbated for
\ncommunity college students who enroll in online courses, or for low-performing students. How can we\u00a0increase student engagement in online classes, particularly among students who lack competence or confidence?<\/p>\n

Yvonne Chan<\/strong>, principal, Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
\nJohn Palfrey Jr,<\/strong> head of school, Phillips Academy, Andover
\nDiane Tavenner,<\/strong> founder and C.E.O., Summit Public Schools<\/p>\n

Moderated by Bill Keller,<\/strong> Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times<\/p>\n

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12:45 \u2013 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNIST CONVERSATION
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Senator Bob Kerrey<\/strong>, executive chairman, Minerva Institute<\/p>\n

in conversation with Bill Keller<\/strong>, Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times<\/p>\n

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1:15 \u2013 3:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LUNCH PANEL A: INCREASING HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILTY AND COMPLETION THROUGH ONLINE INNOVATIONS
\n<\/strong>A thoughtful conversation about innovative online models that are lowering the cost of degrees and increasing degree completion. How do these models work – and where are they going?
\nSponsored by Capella<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Held in The Hall)<\/em><\/p>\n

Mark Becker<\/strong>, President, Georgia State University
\nScott Kinney<\/strong>, President, Capella University
\nJamie Merisotis,<\/strong> President and C.E.O., Lumina Foundation
\nBurck Smith<\/strong>, Founder and C.E.O., StraighterLine<\/p>\n

Moderated by\u00a0Melody Barnes,<\/strong>\u00a0C.E.O., Melody Barnes Solutions (former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council)<\/p>\n

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1:15 \u2013 3:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LUNCH PANEL B: A MATHEMATICIAN, SCIENTIST, DOCTOR, AND SOCIOLOGIST WALK INTO A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE\u2026WHO SURVIVES?
\n<\/strong>What skills give you the best shot at surviving a zombie apocalypse? Can you do anything to increase your odds of survival? Get an extended preview of UC Irvine\u2019s MOOC \u201cSociety, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC\u2019s The Walking Dead\u201d as we explore what math, science, public health, and sociology have to do with a zombie apocalypse and, in particular, survival. At the end of the panel, the audience will vote on who stands the best chance of survival: mathematician, scientist, doctor, or sociologist.
\nSponsored by Instructure<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Held on 15th Floor)<\/em><\/p>\n

Joanne Christopherson<\/strong>, Associate Director of the Demographic and Social Analysis M.A. Program, University of California, Irvine
\nMichael Dennin<\/strong>, Professor of physics and astronomy, University of California, Irvine
\nSarah Eichhorn,<\/strong> Assistant Vice Chair for undergraduate studies in the mathematics department, University of California, Irvine
\nMelissa Loble<\/strong>, Associate Dean of distance learning, University of California, Irvine<\/p>\n

Moderated by\u00a0Josh Coates<\/strong>, CEO, Instructure<\/p>\n

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3 \u2013 3:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNIST CONVERSATION
\n<\/strong>In an increasingly connected world, how do we ensure our students are being prepared to compete in a knowledge-based, global economy? What role does technology play in education, and what does the future of learning look like?<\/p>\n

Arne Duncan<\/strong>, US Secretary of Education<\/p>\n

interviewed by David Leonhardt<\/strong>, Washington bureau chief, The New York Times<\/p>\n

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3:30 \u2013 4:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

IS ONLINE THE GREAT EQUALIZER?
\n<\/strong>There is no doubt that we are in the middle of an online education revolution, which offers huge potential to broaden access to education and therefore, in theory, level the playing field for students from lower-income, lower-privileged backgrounds. But evidence to date shows that the increasing number of poorly designed courses could actually have the reverse effect and put vulnerable students at an even bigger disadvantage.<\/p>\n

Karen Cator,<\/strong> C.E.O., Digital Promise
\nDean Florez<\/strong>, president, 20 Million Minds Foundation
\nCandace Thille<\/strong>, director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) and assistant professor of education, Stanford University
\nDavid Wiley<\/strong>, founder, Lumen Learning<\/p>\n

Moderated by Tina Rosenberg<\/strong>, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times<\/p>\n

Including 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. audience questions<\/em><\/p>\n

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4:15 \u2013 4:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COFFEE BREAK\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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4:45 \u2013 5 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNIST CONVERSATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daphne Koller<\/strong>, co-founder, Coursera<\/p>\n

in conversation with Ethan Bronner<\/strong>, Deputy National Editor, The New York Times<\/p>\n

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5 \u2013 5:45 p.m<\/strong><\/p>\n

GAMECHANGERS: HOW WILL ONLINE EDUCATION REVOLUTIONIZE WHAT WE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT LEARNING?
\n<\/strong>Traditionally, pedagogical research has been done in tiny groups; but new-generation classes of 60,000 students make it possible to do large scale testing and provide potentially game-changing research on how students learn best. Using the Big Data from online courses, we have access to new information about what pedagogical approaches work best. MOOCs, and many more traditional online classes, can track every keystroke, every homework assignment and every test answer a student provides. This can produce a huge amount of data on how long students pay attention to a lecture, where they get stuck in a problem set, what they do to get unstuck, what format and pacing of lectures, demonstrations, labs and quizzes lead to the best outcomes, and so on. How can we use Big Data for the good of the education profession, and not for \u201cBig Brother\u201d?<\/p>\n

Daphne Koller<\/strong>, co-founder, Coursera
\nAlec Ross,<\/strong> senior advisor on innovation and former senior advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton at the U.S. State Department
\nPaula Singer<\/strong>, C.E.O. Global Products and Services, Laureate Education<\/p>\n

Moderated by Ethan Bronner<\/strong>, Deputy National Editor, The New York Times<\/p>\n

including 5:30 – 5:45 p.m. audience questions<\/em><\/p>\n

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5:45 \u2013 6 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNIST CONVERSATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amol Bhave,<\/strong> student, MIT<\/p>\n

in conversation with Tina Rosenberg<\/strong>, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times<\/p>\n

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6 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CLOSING REMARKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gerald Marzorati<\/strong>, editorial director and general manager, conferences, The New York Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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