Conference Keynote Speakers
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Address: Global Competence and Digital Competence: The New Universal Skills and Knowledge
Register for ONLY the Opening Keynote Session
Dr. Yong Zhao, author of Catching Up or Leading the Way:
American Education in the Age of Globalization
Yong Zhao is University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also serves as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education.
His research interests include computer gaming and education, diffusion of innovations, teacher adoption of technology, computer-assisted language learning, and globalization and education.
Zhao has extensive international experiences. He has consulted with government and educational agencies and spoken on educational issues in many countries on six continents. His current work focuses on designing 21st Century Schools in the context of globalization and the digital revolution.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Address: Communication Trends Impacting Business and Education
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Jeffrey Stewart, Chief Technology Officer at Trekk Cross-Media
As CTO and a founding partner of Trekk Cross-Media, Jeffrey Stewart designs system that help clients improve processes, reduce costs and optimize their communications, sales and distribution. Trekk Cross-Media is a full-service marketing, communication and promotional agency that provides a unique blend of strategic business thinking, marketing creativity and best-of-breed technologies.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Iowa, and graduate work in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Chicago, Jeff uses his extensive technological knowledge to provide creative solutions for clients’ communications needs. Areas of expertise include multi-tier client/server database integration, web-based applications and content management systems, cross-media formatting technologies and variable data communications.
A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Jeff regularly shares his expertise on topics ranging from variable data marketing and web-to-print technologies, to web content management solutions and the future of web development. Jeff is equally committed to the local community. He has served as chairman of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce as well as participated in numerous public task forces and technical advisory boards. He also helped to found the Rock River Valley Technology partners, which is focused on building a regional broadband infrastructure.
If you have any questions,
please contact Donnette Nailor, Chairperson,
Global Education for the 21st Century.