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John Seely Brown was the Independent Co-chairman, Deloitte Center for the Edge. Prior to that he was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002 and the Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) until June 2000.
Michael Cole had early formative experiences in experimental laboratory studies of human learning under the mentorship of William Estes at Indiana University (Ph.D. 1962).
John Dewey was born in 1859 in Burlington, Vermont, in a world that was rapidly industrialising and modernising. His journey into the realm of education began at the University of Vermont, where he graduated in 1879. Here, he developed an early interest in philosophy, which would later guide his career.
The history of information, in particular topics of information and authenticity. From a historical perspective: how we come to trust information we encounter and how we led credibility to information we share and what role brands and other forms of certification play.
Yrjö Engeström is known for his theory of Expansive Learning. His work uses the framework of cultural-historical activity to explore transformations in work places and organizations, combining micro level analysis of dialogue and interaction with historical analysis and modeling of organizations (Creanova Conference, 2011).
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences posits that individuals possess various distinct types of intelligences, rather than a single general intelligence.
Diana Laurillard leads CGHE Project 2, ‘Realising the potential of digital technology for scaling up higher education’
Jean Lave is a social anthropologist and learning theorist who believes that learning is a social process, as opposed to a cognitive one.
In the late 1950s, building on the work of Alan Turing, along with computer scientists John McCarthy, Herbert Simon and Allen Newell, Minsky started the work that led everyone to think of this group as the founders of the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Maria Montessori (1870–1952) was one of the most influential pedagogues of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, developing an educational method that currently guides over 15,000 schools in dozens of countries.
Seymour Papert (1928-2016) was a mathematician and one of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence.
Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development proposes that children progress through four distinct stages of cognitive development, each reflecting an increase in the sophistication of children’s thought processes.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau remains an important figure in the history of philosophy, both because of his contributions to political philosophy and moral psychology and on account of his influence on later thinkers.
Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development emphasizes the role of social interaction and culture in learning.
Etienne Wenger has been working on developing the theory and practice of social learning for more than three decades.
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