Summit 2010
On January 6-8, over 80 technologists and educators met for three days to discuss the future of higher education and kick off DGREE.
AGENDA
Wednesday, January 6
Registration
Welcome Reception
Dinner
Thursday, January 7
Welcome: Tara Lemmy, LENS Ventures
Welcome: Jamie Merisotis, Lumina Foundation for Education
The Big Hello: Everyone
The Talent Dividend: Carol Coletta, CEO for Cities
Making an Impact with Architecture: Cameron Sinclair, Architecture for Humanity
Dialogue: Carol Coletta and Cameron Sinclair
The Future of Higher Education: A Visualization: Tara Lemmey, LENS Ventures
Break
Bringing Back the Generalist: Liz Colemen, President Bennington College
Redirecting our Workforce: Gina Glantz, SEIU
Dialogue: The Next Degree: What do we need to know? Liz Coleman and Gina Glantz
Joe Kalkman, Best Buy
Online and Offline Revisited: Candice Thille, Open Learning
Dialogue: Emerging Models: Quintuce Jett, Salim Ismail, and Victoria Maizes
Lunch Break
Donna Wells, Mint
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn
Dialogue: The Role of Information in Learning and Decision Making: Reid Hoffman and Donna Wells
Social Media: Educator-Generator Content Matt Wilsey, Howcast, Michael Sippey, Six Apart and Ana McCullough, Shmoop
Math and Science Learning Models: Keith Devlin, Stanford University
Making it Compelling: What Can We Learn from Entertainment: Don Levy, Sony and Elizabeth Coppinger, Real Networks
Introduction to Working Groups: Tara Lemmey, LENS Ventures
Break
Working Groups
Platforms: Tara Lemmey
Policy: Elliot Maxwell
Curriculum: Gary Bolles
Dinner
The Nature of Platforms: JP Rangaswami, BT
Friday, January 8
Welcome: Tara Lemmey, LENS Ventures
The government and other lessons from technology: Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media
Dale Dougherty, MAKE
Funding: Sean Foote, Labrador Ventures
Break
Quintus Jett, Rutgers University
Landscapes Discussion: Ralph Wolff, Western Association of Schools Colleges
Closing remarks
VENUE
(Photographs by Kodiak Greenwood)Cavallo Point is one the most beautiful and relaxing places in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recently named as one of the ten new American Landmarks by Travel + Leisure Magazine, the resort is nestled next to the Golden Gate Bridge and overlooks the City of San Francisco across the San Francisco Bay. Cavallo Point is where nature, nurture, adventure and culture meet, making it the ideal place to kick off DGREE.