Speakers:
Keynote: Daniel Pink
The 2009 Evolution of Learning symposium will begin with a keynote session led by Daniel Pink, a best-selling author and an expert on innovation, competition, and the changing world of work. The keynote will highlight information from Daniel's book, A Whole New Mind, which charts the rise of right-brain thinking in modern economies.
Daniel Pink has also authored Free Agent Nation and a more recent publication titled The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need. Prior to his writing career, Daniel worked in the White House, where he served from 1995 to 1997 as a chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore. He has also worked as an aide to United States Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich, an economic policy staffer in the United States, a legal researcher in India, and a latrine builder in Botswana.
In this keynote presentation, Daniel Pink will set the stage for the emerging world that is on our horizon and provide insight into the new world, new expectations, and new opportunities affecting the evolution of learning.
Panelists
We're pleased to announce that the following forward-thinking and innovative educators are participating in the post-keynote panel discussion:
Chris Lehmann
Chris Lehmann is the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, PA. Chris was a honoree for the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development's 2009 Outstanding Young Educator Award. In 2006, the National School Board Association named Chris one of "20 to Watch" among American administrators. In 2001, Chris was honored by MOUSE as a Champion of Technology and Education for his work on building the portal at the Beacon School. Chris has spoken at educational conferences all over the world, including the National Association of Secondary Schools Conference, the Building Learning Communities conference, the National Educational Computing Conference, the Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference, The Yahoo Cybercitizen Conference, the Innovative Learning Conference, The Council of Educational Facilities Planners Regional Conference, the K12-Online Conference, the International Conference on Technology and Education and at LinuxWorld, and he has worked with many schools and districts in the U.S. and England as a consultant.
Chris received his B.A. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Chris is the author of the education blog Practical Theory: http://www.practicaltheory.org
Doug E. Lynch
Doug Lynch is the Vice Dean at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania where he is responsible for admissions and executive education. He is also an academic director at the Wharton School's Aresty Institute for Executive Education. At Penn he has launched several new endeavors including the first joint doctoral program in work-based learning (with the Wharton School) and the executive masters for Teach for America corps members serving Philadelphia. He has taught courses in the economics of education, higher education, adult and work-based learning, and social entrepreneurship and he has grown revenue for executive education over 400% in 5 years, introducing almost one new degree program a year, all of which have been successful.
Prior to joining Penn, Doug was at NYU, the College Board and ASU. By training, Doug is an economist (Columbia). He also did doctoral work in education evaluation (ASU), Political Theory (New School) and has an MBA (NYU). His undergraduate honors thesis on robotics and workforce issues in Sweden was published and used by the TV show, "NOVA." Doug's research interests include K-12 reform, work-based and corporate learning, international education, online learning, and adult/continuing education. He is currently conducting work on the size of the training profession, production functions for non-traditional students in universities, and on Microsoft's School of the Future as a litmus for K-12 educational innovation as well as building a learning game to teach 21st Century Skills online.
While at ASU, Doug helped start one of the country's first charter schools, the Genesis Academy, which targeted mainly gang kids. While at NYU, he developed and implemented training to get WorldCom out of sanctions with the SEC and worked with FDNY after the terrible attacks of 9/11. Doug's educational programs have won national awards including the president's award for exporting, the first time a college was recognized for commercial innovation in exporting by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the president of the United States. His programs have also won an APX award and an HR Executive Top 10 award. He is particularly known for innovative partnerships between higher education and corporate learning programs and has had over 120,000 "corporate students."
Doug has sat on gubernatorial boards, testified before congress and the United Nations on e-learning and has read both for the Sloan Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. He sits on several editorial boards and professional association boards. He is currently the chair of American Society for Training and Development Public Policy Committee, is a commissioner for the University Continuing Education Association and sits on the board of visitors for the Central Intelligence Agency, and is the chair of the US delegation to ISO 232 - Standards in non-formal education, which is representing U.S. Interests to WTO/GATT in setting global standards around non-formal/non-traditional learning.
Karl T. Ulrich
Karl Ulrich is the CIBC Professor of Entrepreneurship and e-Commerce at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as Chair of the Operations and Information Management Department and holds an appointment as Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and product development. He is the co-author of Product Design and Development (4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008), a textbook used by a quarter of a million students worldwide. His most recent book is Innovation Tournaments (Harvard Business Press, 2009). He is the winner of many teaching awards, including the Anvil Award, the Miller-Sherrerd Award, and the Excellence in Teaching Award at The Wharton School. At Penn, he co-founded the Weiss Tech House and the Integrated Product Design Program, two institutions fostering innovation in the university community.
In addition to his academic work, Professor Ulrich has led dozens of innovation efforts for medical devices, tools, computer peripherals, food products, web-based services, and sporting goods. As a result of this work, he holds more than 20 patents. Professor Ulrich is a founder of Terrapass Inc. and Xootr LLC and he currently serves on the boards of several technology-based companies. Professor Ulrich holds bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT. He is married to Nancy Bentley and they live with their two sons in a nineteenth-century stone church in Narberth, Pennsylvania.
