Thursday
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Lord David Puttnam, LWF Talk, London 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 11:44AM Embracing disruption for a better learning future
Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate spent thirty years as an independent film producer with many award winning films including Chariots of Fire, Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express and the Memphis Belle. Retiring from film production in 1998 he has focused his work in education and the environment.
In this inspiring talk Lord Puttnam discusses the future of the creative and digital industries, the importance of ensuring our learners are equipped for this future and makes a call to action for a positive new disruption that leads to radically improved learning and global access.
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Reader Comments (2)
A wonderful talk. Lord David, rest assured, there are teachers networking across continents today, trying very hard to show others the benefits of connected learning in both their own schools, and beyond. More school administrators need to see this talk, and support the teachers in schools today who are working with new technologies in their classrooms to make learning not only more interesting, but more relevant to the working world our students will be embarking on. It is so important we do this, and not just in the Private schools, but across the board so that everyone has the opportunity to meet their potential.
Another insightful and passionate presentation! The commentary reflects much of our latest research on how ensuring intellectual engagement is much more important than simply doing well on international tests, such as PISA. The usage of technology should also be done, as Lord Puttnam clearly states, in approaches that are transformational and involve creativity. Engaging Students and Enhancing Learning should be all of our core messages. I invite readers to our website to view the research What Did You Do In School Today?. It would seem that Lord Puttnam was "present" when we wrote the research!