Sounds really interesting - wish I was in Sydney! On Mar 17, 3:34 pm, Tom Dawkins <t...@startsomegood.com> wrote: > Hi Silicon Beach, I won't be home quite in time for this unfortunately but > am passing it on as many seem to be interested in edutech here. > > Vibewire and Project Australia would like to invite you to the Open > Learning Revolution, an interactive night of innovation and learning. > > The digital revolution has spawned immense opportunities for new forms of > learning to be shared, worldwide. > Current business models of learning are stuck. Classroom training still > dominates, with R&D cycles unable to respond quickly to the need for > ever-quicker innovation. > > The real learning takes place outside of work, schools and virtual > classrooms. > > It’s a revolution of social and open learning in communal and civic spaces. > > *David Price OBE*, world-renowned education reformer, will lead the seminar > that will challenge current models of thinking and learning. > > When: 21 March, 5.30-8.30pm > > Where: Night Parrot, Australian Museum, corner College and Yurong Streets, > Sydney > > Cost: $40 (including food and drinks) > > Book at:http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3034565467 > > David Price OBE is an education consultant, project manager, strategic > adviser and public speaker. In 1994 he helped establish Sir Paul > McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, where he was Director > of Learning for 7 years. Since then, he has led national projects in arts > and education in the UK and advised companies, NFPs and govt departments > internationally. The focus of his work is primarily about finding > innovative ways to engage learners through more democratic and more > relevant forms of education. He is a Senior Associate at the > InnovationUnit.org > > All proceeds go to Project Australia <http://projectaustralia.org.au/>, a > not-for-profit organisation helping people start, scale and sustain > community projects and Vibewire <http://vibewire.org/>, an organisation > that exists to ensure young people are included (and able to participate) > in conversations that matter. > * > * > > Tom* > * > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > @tomjd <http://www.twitter.com/tomjd>www.about.me/tomjd > Cell: 347 371 2887. > Skype: tjdawkins > To organize a meeting: tungle.me/tomjdwww.StartSomeGood.com > "You don't need eyes to see, you need vision." - Faithless > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Tom Dawkins > Co-Founder > StartSomeGood.com > @tomjd <http://www.twitter.com/tomjd>www.about.me/tomjd > To organize a meeting: tungle.me/tomjd > "You don't need eyes to see, you need vision." - Faithless > > openrevolution_final.png > 287KViewDownload > > David Price.jpg > 45KViewDownload
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