Thursday, January 6, 2011

Opening of Summit and Greetings
Jinny Goldstein, Co-founder and Executive Producer

Bagels and Bandwidth Breakfast & Roundtable
Join us for breakfast and a roundtable discussion with leading education technology policymakers. Bring your questions and ideas to this interactive Q & A session. Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Education.

Welcome:
Bruce D. Marcus, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, McGraw-Hill Education

Moderator:
Josh Fischman, Senior Editor, Faculty, Research & Technology, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Panel:
Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
Josh Gottheimer, Senior Counselor to the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

Technology Subversives: Millennials at the College Gate
Disappointed by the technology at their colleges, Millennials are taking matters into their own hands, in ways that would surprise their institutions. Find out how today’s students are really using technology — from not-yet-released survey data and directly from college students themselves. This highly interactive session will bring to life the hard stats on what college students are doing … and why.

Moderator:
Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project

Presenters:
Dan Coates, President, Youth Pulse, Inc. and local college students

High Tech Backpack
“No more pencils, no more books…” Is this old ditty coming true? Peek inside a high tech backpack and see what today’s students take to college.

Moderator:
John Ittelson, Professor Emeritus, CSU Monterey Bay & Director of Outreach, California Virtual Campus

Presenters:
Osman Rashid, Co-Founder and CEO, Kno, Inc.
Obadiah Greenberg, Business Development Manager, Google Apps for Education, Google
Jim Marggraff, CEO & Founder, Livescribe, Inc.
Gianpiero Morbello, Marketing & Branding Corporate Vice President, Acer Group

Getting to Graduation: Is Technology the Ticket?
The U.S. has slipped to 12th among industrialized nations in postsecondary graduates. President Obama’s goal is raise the college completion rate to 60 percent in 10 years. Can technology help improve student success and graduation rates?

Moderator:
Josh Fischman, Senior Editor, Faculty, Research & Technology, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Panel:
Mark David Milliron, Deputy Director, Higher Education
Linda M. Thor, Chancellor, Foothill-DeAnza Community College District.
Bruce D. Marcus, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, McGraw-Hill Education
Philip Regier, Executive Vice Provost & Dean, ASU Online, Arizona State University

Going Global Luncheon with Rosetta Stone
Enjoy international foods and experience Rosetta Stone’s innovative language-learning solutions. Find out how colleges use Rosetta Stone to prepare their students for global citizenship.

Presenter:
Tom Adams, President and CEO, Rosetta Stone

High Tech U
Digital tools and services are turning the ivory tower into High Tech U. Is going global replacing going Greek? Preview the latest innovations.

Moderator:
John Ittelson, Professor Emeritus, CSU Monterey Bay & Director of Outreach, California Virtual Campus

Presenters:
John Reder, Worldwide Education Manager for DLP Front Projectors, Texas Instruments Inc.
Patrick Kenny, Director Virtual Patient Simulation Lab and Virtual Human Research Scientist at The Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California
R. Paul Maiden, Ph.D, Vice Dean and Professor, University of Southern California School of Social Work
Jose Ferreira, Founder and CEO, Knewton
David Perry, Global Director of Education, Trend Micro, Inc.
Cheryl Goodman, Director of Marketing, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.

Breaking the Mold and Putting the Pieces Together Again
Technology is powering bold, innovative models of higher educations — institutions, programs and partnerships — that are changing not only the where of learning but the how. What are they doing differently and why?

Moderator:
Josh Jarrett, Senior Program Officer, Postsecondary Student Success

Panel:
John Katzman, Founder and CEO, 2tor Inc.
Frank McCluskey, Executive Vice President and Provost, American Public University System
Carol Stillman, Senior Business Development Manager Higher Education, US Public Sector Segment, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Paula E. Peinovich, President, The National Labor College

From Dewey to Digital
No more pencils?! No more books? No more teachers? On-demand digital content, do-it-yourself learning, new generation learning platforms, and new modes of assessment are disrupting traditional textbooks, grading, courses, and degrees. Is technology really a catalyst for change? Let us count the ways.

Moderator:
Kenneth C. Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project

Panel:
Sean Devine, Chief Executive Officer, CourseSmart
Felice Nudelman, Executive Director, Education, The New York Times Company
William D. Rieders, Executive Vice President of Global New Media, Cengage Learning
Jack Kang, Director, Application Processor Business Unit, Marvell

Keynote: Technology in the Future Tense: Hype, Trends and Predictions
The Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg offers his unvarnished insights into where digital technology is heading.

Moderator:
Robin Raskin, President and Founder, Living in Digital Times

Keynote:
Walt Mossberg, Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal

Next Gen Learning Challenges: A New Gates Foundation Program to Harness Technology
Join us for refreshments and an open forum

The Gates Foundation will spend up to $20-million on the first phase of Next Generation Learning Challenges, a program aimed at encouraging innovative uses of technology to prepare students for college and get them to graduation. Help shape this program by providing feedback and sharing your ideas.

Presenters:
Josh Jarrett, Senior Program Officer, Postsecondary Student Success
Mark David Milliron, Deputy Director, Higher Education