Action Collabs and Rapid Fire Presentations at Big Ideas Fest 2011
It is almost six o’clock on Tuesday and I am sitting in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay at the Big Ideas Fest 2011. At the core of this unique conference is a product development process called an Action Collab. Think Startup Weekend with a focus...
Educators + Entrepreneurs = ‘Big Ideas’ in Half Moon Bay
For the past three days in Half Moon Bay, the startup spirit of Silicon Valley has combined with the steadfastness of lifelong educators at the Big Ideas Fest, a conference focusing on providing solutions to some of education's most provocative questions. For...
OPAL Award: The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), USA
ISKME is the 2011 winner of the OPAL Award for Bodies which Influence Policy. GrĂ¡inne Conole received the award on behalf of Lisa Petrides, Director of ISKME, at the awards ceremony. ISKME is the 2011 winner of the OPAL Award for Bodies which Influence Policy. GrĂ¡inne...
QFI to Sponsor Teachers for Training
DOHA QATAR Foundation International (QFI) will sponsor teachers from its Global Schools Network in the Americas and Qatar to attend the annual Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management (ISKME) Big Ideas Fest in Half Moon Bay, California, United States from...
Education Under Secretary to Discuss How Education and Innovation Will Shape the Future of Democracy
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will deliver the keynote address during the Big Ideas Fest 2011 at 6:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, Dec. 4. The conference will be held at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay in Half Moon Bay, Calif. In her remarks, Kanter will...