TEDxSF Salons Present “SKOOL’d: Reimagining Higher Education”
TEDxSF salons present thought-provoking speakers looking at struggling contemporary institutions. On November 29, the panel will explore the need for innovation in higher education to create more affordable, accessible and relevant models for today’s world.
San Francisco, CA, November 22, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Tickets are now available for the latest TEDxSF Salon, SKOOL’d: Rethinking Higher Education. TEDxSF Salons, hosted by the Bay Area’s premier independent organization that delivers the TED experience to San Francisco, features a select group of thought-provoking speakers looking at struggling contemporary institutions. The event, held on November 29, will focus on the need for innovation in higher education to create more affordable, accessible and relevant models for today’s world.
“In order to reinvent education, we must first unpack the underlying assumptions and shortcomings of current models,” said Emily Chiu, education entrepreneur and TEDxSF salon curator. “Despite dramatic advances in technology and cognitive science, higher education hasn’t changed in decades – and institutions are too entrenched in current models to disrupt themselves to meet changing student needs. SKOOL’d will feature the industry’s brightest minds: the thought leaders and entrepreneurs who are challenging the status quo and re-imagining higher education.”
Tickets for the limited-seating event are available at tedxsf.org. The TEDxSF Salon will take place at Madrone Studios, 1417 15th Street, San Francisco, California. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with drinks and hors d’oeuvres; the program begins at 6:30 pm. In addition, TEDxSF members and others can view the event for free in an online simulcast at tedxsf.org.
SKOOL’d: Rethinking Higher Education will feature:
Bror Saxberg, Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan (who is a specialist in cognitive science and adult learning), will explore myths about how the human mind learns and how we can design more effective learning environments based on the science of what really works in learning.
Michael Horn, Co-Founder of Innosight Institute and author of Disrupting Class, will focus on how new models of education will dramatically shift the existing landscape and change both how the world learns and how education is delivered.
Ben Nelson, Founder & CEO of Minerva, will share how he plans to disrupt the Ivy League and build an elite university that delivers a better learning experience – at a cost of less than $10,000 a year.
Gene Wade, Founder & CEO of UniversityNow, will explore the underlying assumptions behind today’s education paradigm, and discuss how impending paradigm shifts will shape the future of higher education and what college looks like.
Gunnar Counselman, Founder and CEO of Fidelis, will focus on moving beyond the diploma and resume in order to design a more comprehensive way to map individual abilities and potential.
Founder of the UnCollege Movement and Fellow in Thiel’s 20 Under 20 Program, Dale Stephens, will share his experiences in homeschooling and “un-schooling” – and present a unique perspective on how individuals can hack their own education and achieve personal success outside of traditional institutions.
Michael Ellsberg, author, Forbes blogger and public speaker, will present insights from his latest book, The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think, and It’s Not Too Late, and explore how some of the world’s most successful people have achieved their success without completing college.
Visionary songwriter, musician and author, David Berkeley – hailed as “one of the most promising contemporary American singer-songwriters” – will perform his latest songs throughout the event. David will also weave in story telling, based on his personal journey of learning and self-discovery – from studying at Harvard, to teaching at a public school in Brooklyn, to pursuing a career in music.
TEDxSF Salons
The new TEDxSF salons feature a select group of speakers who will deliver talks that unveil new understandings, alternative models and practical takeaways. More intimate than previous events, TEDxSF designed the Salons to provide a deeper look into a single topic as well as to create a venue through which there can be more community building and audience-generated content and discussion. The premiere Bay Area TEDx group will hold Salons throughout the fall and winter and each of the Salons will focus on one contemporary institution in turmoil. TEDxSF will simulcast each Salon and provide video replays on the TEDx.com and TED.com web channels.
In January, the upcoming Salon will be FutureNet: Technology, the Internet, and Information Exchange. Additional 2012 Salons will include Money, Money, Money: Banking and Finance; Humans, Healthy & Whole: Healthcare, Pharma, Food Supply; Gods and Men: Church and Religion; Activism University or Innovation University, and The Military Divide.
About TEDxSF
TEDxSF is a network of more than 4,000 San Francisco / Bay Area leaders and TED attendees that bring people together to share ideas across many disciplines. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. Visit www.tedxsf.org to register. Follow TEDxSF on Twitter (twitter.com / TEDxSF) or “like” TEDxSF on Facebook for regular updates.
To become a TEDxSF member, for more information on the TEDxSF event, or to watch the TEDxSF videos, visit www.tedxsf.org . This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily; the new TED Conversations, enabling broad conversations among TED fans; and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED
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“In order to reinvent education, we must first unpack the underlying assumptions and shortcomings of current models,” said Emily Chiu, education entrepreneur and TEDxSF salon curator. “Despite dramatic advances in technology and cognitive science, higher education hasn’t changed in decades – and institutions are too entrenched in current models to disrupt themselves to meet changing student needs. SKOOL’d will feature the industry’s brightest minds: the thought leaders and entrepreneurs who are challenging the status quo and re-imagining higher education.”
Tickets for the limited-seating event are available at tedxsf.org. The TEDxSF Salon will take place at Madrone Studios, 1417 15th Street, San Francisco, California. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with drinks and hors d’oeuvres; the program begins at 6:30 pm. In addition, TEDxSF members and others can view the event for free in an online simulcast at tedxsf.org.
SKOOL’d: Rethinking Higher Education will feature:
Bror Saxberg, Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan (who is a specialist in cognitive science and adult learning), will explore myths about how the human mind learns and how we can design more effective learning environments based on the science of what really works in learning.
Michael Horn, Co-Founder of Innosight Institute and author of Disrupting Class, will focus on how new models of education will dramatically shift the existing landscape and change both how the world learns and how education is delivered.
Ben Nelson, Founder & CEO of Minerva, will share how he plans to disrupt the Ivy League and build an elite university that delivers a better learning experience – at a cost of less than $10,000 a year.
Gene Wade, Founder & CEO of UniversityNow, will explore the underlying assumptions behind today’s education paradigm, and discuss how impending paradigm shifts will shape the future of higher education and what college looks like.
Gunnar Counselman, Founder and CEO of Fidelis, will focus on moving beyond the diploma and resume in order to design a more comprehensive way to map individual abilities and potential.
Founder of the UnCollege Movement and Fellow in Thiel’s 20 Under 20 Program, Dale Stephens, will share his experiences in homeschooling and “un-schooling” – and present a unique perspective on how individuals can hack their own education and achieve personal success outside of traditional institutions.
Michael Ellsberg, author, Forbes blogger and public speaker, will present insights from his latest book, The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think, and It’s Not Too Late, and explore how some of the world’s most successful people have achieved their success without completing college.
Visionary songwriter, musician and author, David Berkeley – hailed as “one of the most promising contemporary American singer-songwriters” – will perform his latest songs throughout the event. David will also weave in story telling, based on his personal journey of learning and self-discovery – from studying at Harvard, to teaching at a public school in Brooklyn, to pursuing a career in music.
TEDxSF Salons
The new TEDxSF salons feature a select group of speakers who will deliver talks that unveil new understandings, alternative models and practical takeaways. More intimate than previous events, TEDxSF designed the Salons to provide a deeper look into a single topic as well as to create a venue through which there can be more community building and audience-generated content and discussion. The premiere Bay Area TEDx group will hold Salons throughout the fall and winter and each of the Salons will focus on one contemporary institution in turmoil. TEDxSF will simulcast each Salon and provide video replays on the TEDx.com and TED.com web channels.
In January, the upcoming Salon will be FutureNet: Technology, the Internet, and Information Exchange. Additional 2012 Salons will include Money, Money, Money: Banking and Finance; Humans, Healthy & Whole: Healthcare, Pharma, Food Supply; Gods and Men: Church and Religion; Activism University or Innovation University, and The Military Divide.
About TEDxSF
TEDxSF is a network of more than 4,000 San Francisco / Bay Area leaders and TED attendees that bring people together to share ideas across many disciplines. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. Visit www.tedxsf.org to register. Follow TEDxSF on Twitter (twitter.com / TEDxSF) or “like” TEDxSF on Facebook for regular updates.
To become a TEDxSF member, for more information on the TEDxSF event, or to watch the TEDxSF videos, visit www.tedxsf.org . This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily; the new TED Conversations, enabling broad conversations among TED fans; and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED
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