A New Culture of Learning: Gaming, Tech, Design
Gaming, mentorship, increasing connection, and design thinking converge in a world of constant change -- and invite us to imagine a future of learning that is as powerful as it is optimistic. By exploring play, innovation, and the cultivation of the imagination as cornerstones of learning, we can create a vision that is achievable, scalable and one that grows along with the technology that fosters it and the people who engage with it.
Presenters
Heather Staker is a Senior Research Fellow for the Education Practice at Innosight Institute, a nonprofit think tank devoted to applying the theories of disruptive innovation to problems in the social sector. She is the author of numerous publications, including “The rise of K-12 blended learning: Profiles of emerging models,” which Innosight Institute published May 2011. Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning listed it as one of the 11 most valuable reports for online learning policymakers and practitioners in 2011.
Staker is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist at education innovation conferences throughout the country and testifies regularly before state policymakers, including in Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Scholastic’s blog named her one of 5 people to watch in education in 2012.
Prior to joining Innosight Institute, Staker served under Governor Pete Wilson’s administration as a member of the California State Board of Education. She was also a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company, a sales manager for Procter & Gamble, and the co-founder and CFO of Karaeiga, LLC, now Yoostar Entertainment.
Staker graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, with a concentration in Government. She received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School. She is the mother of four elementary school students.
Lateral-thinker, envisioneer, strategist, designer, prototyper, builder -- Scott Stropkay is consulted when the question is “what should we be asking” and the answer needs to be tangible. Stropkay is finding answers to some of the most compelling questions of our day; designing strategies to position new offerings in new markets, then “turning the vision into reality” by designing compelling products, interfaces, and services that deliver real solutions to the market.
Founding partner of the research, strategy and development consulting firm Essential, Scott helps business leaders create innovative products and services in consumer, healthcare, and commercial markets + brings them together with his team of researchers, skilled translators, industrial designers and engineers.
Sunday, March 11
