IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Plenary Speakers for 2017 Learning Impact Leadership Institute
Visionary Leadership at Signature Global Event Affirms Movement in EdTech Toward Plug and Play Ecosystem
LAKE MARY, Florida, 12 April 2017 – IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global), the world leader in EdTech interoperability and innovation, announced the lineup of industry leaders who will speak to a global audience of education technology and academic leaders at the annual Learning Impact Leadership Institute. The plenary sessions will be delivered, as a series of dynamic 15-minute lightning talks focused on Creating the Future EdTech Ecosystem Together, by industry leaders who are championing the growth of the plug and play ecosystem to support innovation.
Plenary speakers include:
- Tim Beekman, president and co-founder, SAFARI Montage
- Ken Brooks, chief operating officer, Macmillan Learning
- Keith Krueger, chief executive officer, CoSN
- Stephen Laster, chief digital officer, McGraw-Hill Education
- Melissa Loble, vice president, platform and partnerships, Instructure
- Phillip Long, chief innovation officer Project 2021, The University of Texas at Austin
- Leah Lommel, assistant vice president and chief operating officer, EdPlus at ASU
- Jonathan Mott, chief learning officer, Learning Objects
- Marc Nelson, vice president, platform product management and marketing, Pearson
- Serena Sacks, chief information officer, Fulton County Schools
- Anthony Salcito, vice president of education, Microsoft
- Lenny Schad, chief technology information officer, Houston Independent School District
- Jennifer Vogel-Walcutt, director of innovation, ADL Initiative
Closing response panelists include:
- Jason Palmer, general partner, New Markets Venture Partners
- Deborah Quazzo, co-founder and managing partner, GSV Acceleration
- James Wiley, principal analyst, Eduventures
- Troy Williams, managing director, University Ventures
In addition to the plenary sessions, there are eight parallel tracks in which industry leaders will reveal the latest innovations and practices in achieving digital transformation:
- Digital curriculum advances to enable faculty innovation and student-centered learning
- Strategic and near-term IT foundations to encourage academic innovation
- K-12 digital learning ecosystem revolution: changing the lives of teachers and students
- Accessibility advances: industry leaders cooperating on content, tools, platforms
- e-Assessment at the leading edge: advanced items, adaptive testing, large scale real-time processing
- Learning insights: learning data and analytics to inform student success
- Next-generation environment now: the latest developments in the IMS Global plug and play ecosystem of platforms, apps, and tools
- Reinventing the transcript: digital credentials, Open Badges, and competency-based education programs
“The Learning Impact Leadership Institute was created to help develop the leadership and ideas that will help shape the future of educational technology,” said Dr. Rob Abel, CEO of IMS Global Learning Consortium. “This year’s program features an impressive roster of presenters and the key topics that institutions need to be on top of to enable their digital strategies.”
The Learning Impact Leadership Institute is the premier event for senior curriculum, academic, and IT leaders who are engaged in driving educational technology forward to meet the demands for making learning more personalized, affordable, and accessible for all. It will be held in Denver, Colorado, May 16-19, 2017.
Statements of Support for the Learning Impact Leadership Institute
To learn more the Learning Impact Leadership Institute and to register, visitwww.imsglobal.org/lili2017. To see how the future of edtech starts here view the videos from the 2016 lightning talk series.
IMS Global is a nonprofit organization that advances technology to affordably scale and improve educational participation and attainment. IMS Global members are leading suppliers, institutions and government organizations that are enabling the future of education by collaborating on interoperability and adoption initiatives. IMS Global sponsors the Learning Impact Leadership Institute, a global program focused on recognizing the impact of innovative technology on educational access, affordability, and quality while developing the people and ideas to help shape the future of educational technology. Visit imsglobal.org and follow @LearningImpact.
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