Hi Hannah - I saw this guy do a brilliant presentation (including magic!) on the rapidly evolving potential of technology in education:
https://twitter.com/kieronkirkland
Also, these two guys (disclaimer - both are good friends of mine):
Sarat Babu: http://www.sarat.co
Nicolas Villar: https://audioboo.fm/boos/395406-ep-12-nicolas-villar-describes-a-new-microsoft-physical-computing-resource-kit-http-netmf-com-gadgeteer (old audio on a different subject)
...are compelling speakers working at the forefront of advances in 3D printing/additive manufacture, particularly the democratisation of these technologies. Given that the UK's first 'public'/commercial 3D-printing lab is in Elephant & Castle shopping centre (http://replicatorwarehouse.com), this could be relevant for all kinds of reasons?
Let me know if you are interested, and would like direct contacts.
Oh yeah, a bit more 'star name' but I'd seriously recommend Jess Thom - amazing on need for our concept of creativity to encompass, and welcome, all forms of diversity including disability.
http://tedxalbertopolis.com/speaker/jessica-thom
Very interested to see how it develops - I'm local, too, so I'm interested to come along!
Best wishes
John
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Subject: Speaker Recommendations
Hello all,
Happy Friday!
I'm looking for some recommendations for speakers for a lecture series that we will be running at Morley College from September. I was wondering if anyone has worked with some particularly engaging speakers, or been along to a really interesting talk recently?
The series we are organising is a revival of the Penny Lectures that led to the establishment of Morley College 125 years ago. There is a bit of background information below and any suggestions would be very welcome!
About the Penny Lectures:
Morley College grew from a series of ‘Penny Lectures’ at the Old Vic Theatre in Waterloo, London. These began in 1882 and included talks about a wide range of subjects of current interest at the time, such as ‘Why is the Sea Salty?’ and ‘The telephone: how to talk to a man a 100 miles away’. Topics were chosen to encourage new thinking and ideas and provided illustrated lectures at affordable prices…a penny! The lectures were a huge success and quickly developed into evening classes and the establishment of ‘Morley Memorial College’ for Working Men and Women.
Today Morley welcomes over 12,000 adult students a year who take part in wide range of classes covering art, design and fashion, the performing arts, humanities, health, languages and essential skills.
2014/15 is a celebratory year for Morley as we reach the milestone of our 125th anniversary. As part of our celebrations we plan to celebrate our past and revive the Penny Lecture series for a new generation of adults to learn from and be inspired by.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Kind regards
Hannah
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