WCN TRANSMEDIA RESEARCH SHOWCASE "EDUCATION TRANSMEDIATORS" Sir Ken Robinson and Saliman Khan"
WCN TRANSMEDIA GROUP has just learned about the work of Sir Ken Robinson and was blown away by this incredible animation. As a Transmedia Storyteller Sir. Ken's message is a powerful one, his means for communicating that message even more so.
We celebrate his achievements in this Blog and admonish you to take 11 Miniutes to Change your Perspective. Further down the blog you will find some very important insights related to Human Resources and Education. Do Schools Destroy Creativity? - Ken Robinson. Then one of the most creative Education Solutions that we have found, "The Khan Academy" See below and please get this blog to everyone in Education including President Obama who spoke about his Education Policy.
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He has worked with governments in Europe, Asia and the USA, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations. In 1998, he led a national commission on creativity, education and the economy for the UK Government. ‘All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education’ (The Robinson Report) was published to wide acclaim in 1999. He was the central figure in developing a strategy for creative and economic development
as part of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, working with the ministers for training, education enterprise and culture. He was one of four international advisors to the Singapore Government for its strategy to become the creative hub of South East Asia.
For twelve years, he was Professor of Education at the University of Warwick in the UK and is now Professor Emeritus. He has received honorary degrees from the Open University and the Central School of Speech and Drama; Birmingham City University, Rhode Island School of Design, Ringling College of Art and Design and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He has been honored with the Athena Award of the Rhode Island School of Design for services to the arts and education; the Peabody Medal for contributions to the arts and culture in the United States, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for outstanding contributions to cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2005 he was named as one of Time/Fortune/CNN’s Principal Voices. In 2003, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts. He speaks to audiences throughout the world on the creative challenges facing business and education in the new global economies.
His new book, a New York Times Best Seller, ‘The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ (Penguin/Viking 2009) is being translated into sixteen languages.
Sir Ken was born in Liverpool, England as one of seven children. He is married to Therese (Lady) Robinson. They have two children, James and Kate, and live in Los Angeles, California.
Do Schools Destroy Creativity? - Ken Robinson
WCN TRANSMEDIA RESEARCH SHOWCASE "Khan Academy" Free Virtual School
WCN TRANSMEDIA GROUP salutes the "Khan Academy" and nominates Saliman Khan as the WCN Social Education Media Award for February 2011. We congratulate his use of Social Transmedia Education tools for the benefit of the world's Children. We support his efforts to provide instant access to any subject matter via the web.
The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.
All of the the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge.
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