Keynotes
Cecilia d'Oliveira

Cecilia d'OliveiraExecutive Director of MIT OpenCourseWare at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cecilia d’Oliveira is responsible for leading OCW, the highly successful initiative that has published virtually the entire MIT undergraduate and graduate curricula online. Reporting to the Office of the Provost, and with the assistance of a distinguished 18-member
external advisory committee, d’Oliveira guides the development of programmatic initiatives, institutional partnerships and external support for OCW.

D’Oliveira said among her key goals as executive director is to make OCW as useful as possible for the MIT community while building on MIT’s worldwide leadership in the field of open education.

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Chris Dede

Chris DedeA Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at Harvard University, Chris Dede’s fundamental interest is the expanded human capabilities for knowledge creation, sharing, and mastery that emerging technologies enable. His teaching models the use of information technology to distribute and orchestrate learning across space, time, and multiple interactive media. His research spans emerging technologies for learning, infusing technology into large-scale educational improvement initiatives, policy formulation and analysis, and leadership in educational innovation.

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Alan November

Alan NovemberSenior Partner and Founder of November Learning, Alan November is an international leader in education technology. He began his career as an oceanography teacher and dorm counselor at an island reform school for boys in Boston Harbor. He has been director of an alternative high school, computer coordinator, technology consultant, and university lecturer. He has helped schools, governments and industry leaders improve the quality of education through technology.

Audiences enjoy Alan’s humor and wit as he pushes the boundaries of how to improve teaching and learning. His areas of expertise include planning across curriculum, staff development, new school design, community building and leadership development. He has delivered keynotes and workshops in all fifty states, across Canada, and throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Central America.

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