Dr. Kyle L. Peck is Professor of Education at Penn State University and Co-Director of the Center for Online Innovation in Learning (COIL).  He studies and applies innovations in education, and his current interests include Personalized Online Learning, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Competency-based Education, and digital badges in education.  He recently served as Principal Investigator for the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project, Director of the Regional Educational Lab for the mid-Atlantic region, and Co-Director of Pennsylvania’s Classrooms for the Future Evaluation Project. Kyle was also Co-Founder of the innovative "Centre Learning Community Charter School," and completed two terms on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).  He is a Past President of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) and its Pennsylvania affiliate, PAECT, and has also served as Associate Dean for Research, Outreach, and Technology, Head of the Learning and Performance Systems Department, and Professor in Charge of the Instructional Systems Program at Penn State.  Before coming to Penn State he taught middle school for seven years, and was involved in corporate training for five years.  Dr. Peck is co-author of two books, and is author or co-author of more than 50 book chapters, journal articles, and research reports, and four education-related software programs.  He is a popular speaker, and has made 313 professional presentations in 15 countries.

Plenary lecture: The Perfect Storm:  How Technologies and Trends are Reinventing the Future of Education
Wednesday, November 18, 2015., 16:00 hours, Elafiti

Big changes are happening in the field of educational technology, with Massive Open Online Courses, Personalized Learning Systems, Digital Badges, Open Educational Resources, and Competency-based Education changing perceptions of HOW education might be delivered, how cost and time to completion might be reduced, and how quality, effectiveness, and efficiency might be increased.  In addition, changes in social networking, online shopping, and globalization are changing the perceptions of learners and employers about the kinds of educational products that might be offered.  It’s a “Perfect storm,” and even education, a field that hasn’t changed much in recent decades, is about to change in important ways.  Attend this session to think about the challenges and opportunities ahead.