John Hibbs' Slides
for the keynote
at the WebCT
Asia Pacific Conference
Melbourne, Australia
March 26, 2002
1. The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Global Education Global Learn Day
Out to create a prize as prestigous as a Nobel with as big an audience as the Oscars.
2. MISSION OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
The mission of the Franklin Institute is to accelerate access to
affordable education, worldwide.
3. This presentation is available by telephone, telephony and is archived.
4. Might does not make Right.
5. What we learned from Madison, Paine, Franklin, Jefferson and Locke.
6. What if the Air Force had to hold a bake sale?
7. A Moral Imperative.
8. The hot lash of Uncle Sam
9. Speaking out in Federal Court. The presents the arguements on behalf of the coalition.
10. PREMISE ONE
- The world of education has failed to merchandise itself with Madison
Avenue branding techniques
11. PREMISE TWO
- It is inexcusable that education does not have a pinnacle award which is as globally recognized
as the Nobel or the Pulitzer or an Oscar.
12. PREMISE THREE
- We have several models for creating a globally recognized prize and
a realistic opportunity to hold an event as big as Hollywood's Motion
Picture Academy
13. PREMISE FOUR
- Such efforts will accelerate greater use of technology and
significantly improve the outcome of our work
14. PREMISE FIVE
- The path to a better, safer, saner world is by universal access to
affordable education.
15. EDUCATION IS BIG BUSINESS
- Education is big business and distance education is opening new
opportunities not seen since Gutenberg
16. RAPID CHANGE
- The order of today's world is rapid change. Get used to it.
17. EDUCATION IS BIG BUSINESS
- Education is big business and distance education is opening new
opportunities not seen since Gutenberg
18. RADIO AND BIG AUDIENCES
- There are 80,000 community radio stations and several thousand niche television broadcasters which willing to promote education
19. HARNESSING THE POWER
- We need to harness the collaborative power of the Net with the
broadcast power of niche media
20. Global Learn Day
A twenty-four hour, nonstop Voyage of Discovery which showcases exceptional people from twenty-four time zones. Sails every October.
21. THE LONG VIEW
- "People overestimate what can be done in one year
...and underestimate what can be done in ten."
22. DRUM BEATING OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
- It's a drum we should beat every day because it's a message worth
repeating every day.
23. Join the Socrates Academy and become involved in these issues.
24. GROWING THE PIE
- By increasing public awareness about distance education we can
substantially increase attendance
25. Achieving a Safer World
- Universal affordable education is the key.
26. JOHN KENNEDY
"Let them come to Berlin".
27. SOCRATES ACADEMY
"Let them come to the Academy Awards of Education"
28. Thank you.
For Melbourne presentation text, click here.
For Melbourne audio, click here.
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