AOL & GWU Tech Talks
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Interact with local technologists, GWU professors and students, and global executives! And yes, there will be lunch but it will go fast -- first come, first serve!
AOL, Inc. and George Washington University Professor Elias G. Carayannis collaborated to bring forward a new professional speaker series for local DC/NoVA technology community. This means thought leaders (including AOL and other corporate leaders, GWU professors and students) coming together to discuss and debate important CTO-, CIO-, IT- and Enterprise-related topics around open innovation, emerging technologies, mobile, and enterprise.
@AOLGWUTechTalks
Panel Discussion Agenda:
Online vs. In-Class Education -- Impacts on Society and Technology
Use Case: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) vs. Targeted Open Online Courses (TOOCs)
Presenters:
AOL Global Chief Technology Officer, Bill Pence
edX Vice President of Business Development, Lee Rubenstein
IDBx Program Manager, Edgar Gonzalez
Facilitator:
GWU Professor, Elias G. Carayannis, PhD, MBA, BScEE, CPMMA, BIO: http://business.gwu.edu/profiles/elias-g-carayannis/
Co-Hosts:
AOL Enterprise Services Sr. Technical Director, Maureen Jules-Perez
AOL Data Platforms & Services, Maryam Moussavi
Additional references:
- http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21646219-college-america-ruinously-expensive-some-digital-cures-are-emerging-log
- http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly
- http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/education/edlife/how-to-raise-a-universitys-profile-pricing-and-packaging.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=1
- http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/3-things-academic-leaders-believe-about-online-education/55727
