Can we All be Polymaths? Harnessing Technology with Holistic Leadership
Thursday, August 5, 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Peter Cochrane
Technology visionary with a focus on wise applications
Keynote Speakers and Spotlight Panelists
Thursday Spotlight Panel 4:00 p.m.
The New Distance Learning Marketplace
Janet Poley, Don Foshee, Pete Goettner, Sally Reynolds, and Robert Threlkeld
Friday Keynote 2:00 p.m.
The Future of Online Learning: Practical Scenarios for the Year 2002
Dr. Brandon Hall
Keynote
Can we All be Polymaths? Harnessing Technology with Holistic Leadership
Thursday, August 5, 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Peter Cochrane
Technology visionary with a focus on wise applications
As one of the world's leading visionaries on computer and telecommunications technology, Peter Cochrane works on the cutting-edge of digital advances and the implications for how we live, work, and learn. His opening keynote explores the future of technology and education. In provocative and practical terms, he paints a vision of where digital technology is heading, how it is changing education, and why it requires bold, holistic leadership. His keynote goes beyond technology observations to focus on how we can harness technology in wise applications.
Peter Cochrane joined British Telecommunications in 1973 and has worked on a wide range of technologies and systems. In 1993 he became Head of Research, responsible for leading a staff of 660 in envisioning advanced developments in digital technology, artificial intelligence, multimedia, virtual reality, wearable computers, smart agents and their effects on education, training, and telemedicine. In April 1999 he was appointed Chief Technologist, creating a new Communications Consultant Group concerned with charting the long-term future of technology, society, and organizational change on a global scale.
Learning telecommunications from the bottom-up, he started his BT career as a technician, working his way to executive positions while earning a bachelor's, master's, and two doctoral degrees. He has served as a visiting professor and published widely on technology, with more than 330 papers, patents, press articles, and books as well as over 200 radio and TV appearances. His latest book Tips for Time Travelers:Visionary Insights into New Technology, Life and the Future on the Edge of Technology has been heralded as "a primer about living in the future" by MIT Media Lab Director Nicolas Negroponte and a book that "brings clarity and focus to our understanding of ourselves and our technologies."
He currently holds the Collier Chair for the Public Understanding of Science & Technology at
the University of Kent and is a member of the Oxford University Advisory Council on Further
Education. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Member of the New York
Academy of Sciences. He is also a member of the TTI Vanguard Advisory Board and a
consultant to numerous international companies. Among his many awards are the Queen's Award
for Innovation & Export in 1990, the Martlesham Medal for contributions to fibre optic
technology in 1994, the IEE Electronics Division Premium in 1986, Computing and Control
Premium in 1994, the IERE Benefactors Prize in 1994, and the James Clerk Maxwell Memorial
Medal in 1995.
Janet Poley is widely recognized as a leader in developing collaborative distance education
initiatives both nationally and internationally. In 1995 she was named one of the 100 outstanding
information technology leaders in government, business, and academia by Federal Computer
Week. Dr. Poley became President and CEO of ADEC (formerly AG*SAT) in early 1994, where
she is currently involved in implementing a new digital infrastructure with the U.S. Department
of Commerce. She is frequently called upon by the National Science Foundation, the World
Bank, and other international organizations for educational planning related to Internet and
distance education development.
Panelist: Don Foshee
President, Innovative Interactions, Inc., and Project Manager & CIO, Western Governors
University
Over the past two decades, Don Foshee has designed, built, and managed some of the largest and
most successful distance learning, technology-based training, and telemedicine projects in North
America. His projects have included the TI-IN Network, Oregon ED-NET, Native American
Network, and STAR Schools networks in several states. He is currently Project Manager and
Acting CIO of the Western Governors "Virtual" University, and he is also heading up a team of
experts in the planning and implementation of the University of Texas System's virtual
"TeleCampus", to be launched next year.. As President and CEO of his own company,
Innovative Interactions, Inc., he provides consulting services worldwide.
Panelist: Pete Goettner
President & CEO, DigitalThink
Pete Goettner, President and CEO, co-founded DigitalThink in 1996. Under
his management, DigitalThink has attracted high-profile Venture Capital
investment, launched its award winning Web-based training product, landed
key customer and partner accounts, and grown to become an industry leader.
Pete is frequently a guest lecturer at the Harvard Business School and the
Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. He has been featured on NPR's
Tech Nation, and can often be heard at Hambrecht & Quist and Solomon Smith
Barney investor forums.
Pete earned his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan
in 1986 and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley in
1992.
Panelist: Sally Reynolds
Managing Director, ATiT, & Project Manager for the European SAVIE and
BIC projects
Sally Reynolds has worked extensively in the use of Direct Broadcast Satellite and ISDN-based
videoconferencing for education and training applications in multicultural environments. She
also has extensive experience in European educational and training networks and has worked in
a managerial capacity for a number of European Commission supported projects, including the
Multimedia TeleSchool project, the European Open University Network, and the EuroPACE
2000 network. She is currently managing the SAVIE (Support Action to facilitate the use of
Videoconferencing in Education) and BIC (Blueprint for Interactive Classrooms) projects on
behalf of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. She is also Managing Director of
ATiT, an audio-visual and production company.
Panelist: Dr. Robert Threlkeld
Dean, Learning and Technology, California State University-Fresno
Dr. Robert Threlkeld has been Dean of Learning and Technology at California State University,
Fresno, since 1995. He has been involved in all aspects of distance and distributed learning for
more than fifteen years. In August, 1998, Dr. Threlkeld was asked to co-direct
"CalStateTEACH," the Cal State's $5 million partnership with the Open University of the UK to
produce open supported learning materials for teacher education. In addition, he is a Senior
Associate for the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications. In that role, he is
providing advice and leadership in the Management for Distance Education Institutes and
Western Cooperative Consulting.
Closing Keynote
The Future of Online Learning: Practical Scenarios for the Year 2002
Friday, August 6, 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Brandon Hall
In the closing keynote, Brandon Hall examines the future of online learning and provides practical scenarios to guide organizations in making technology decisions. The presentation draws from a new research study and interviews with executives, training professionals, instructional designers, futurists, and e-commerce leaders to shed light on emerging developments for the Year 2002. He provides a comprehensive strategic view of technology innovations for the next five years and a framework for making sound investments in online learning. He also describes how leading-edge organizations will be using technology for learning and likely scenarios in authoring, delivery, competence management, and evaluation.
Dr. Hall invites your participation in this study, which will be published in August 1999. To participate in surveys, interviews, or online sessions, visit his Web site at http://www.brandon-hall.com .
Brandon Hall, Ph.D., is a leading expert in the technology-based training industry. He has worked extensively in instructional design, training, and performance support for the past 20 years, and is a nationally recognized trainer, writer and speaker. He is Editor & Publisher of Multimedia & Internet Training Newsletter, now in its fifth year of publication, and a columnist for Inside Technology Training. He has been a contributing editor to ASTD's Training & Development Magazine, and has written articles for Internet World, Corporate University Review, New Media, and Presentations and others.
His ground-breaking book Web-Based Training Cookbook, is a first-of-its-kind primer on effective use of the Web for training and performance improvement. Focusing on the best methods for designing and creating Web training content, the book is a practical guide to program development and implementation.
Dr. Hall conducts workshops nationally on how to implement technology-based training and works with Fortune 500 companies. He has authored numerous reports and articles, and he has been interviewed by Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Forbes ASAP, Training Magazine, HR Executive, Computerworld, InfoWorld, Open Computing, MacWEEK, and many others. In addition, he is Chairman of the annual Multimedia & Internet Training Awards, the only recognition program dedicated entirely to the technology-based training industry. Brandon Hall has a doctorate in psychology, and has served on the faculty of the San Francisco State University Multimedia Studies Program where he taught classes on multimedia training.
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