Donald is an entrepreneur. He was CEO and one of the original founders of Epic Group plc, which established itself as the leading company in the UK e-learning market, floated on the
Stock Market in 1996 and sold in 2005.
Describing himself a s ‘ free from the tyranny of employment’ , he now has a foot in two camps, one as an investor and Board member of
LearningPool and Cogbooks, the other in the public sector as a Trustee for the University for
Industry, City & Guilds and Deputy Chair of
Brighton Arts Festival & Dome. He has been involved in consulting and implementing online learning in HE, notably with IVIMEDS, a consortium of medical schools from around the world and other Universities in the UK and Europe.
Donald has been involved in film, games, web, mobile and MOOCs and won many awards for the design and implementation of online learning, notably the ‘Outstanding
Achievement in elearning Award’. He has advised and written online learning strategies for the World Bank, United Nations and many other public and private sector organisations. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences, having delivered talks in the US, Europe, Far East, Middle East and Africa, and won several
‘Best speaker’ awards … also a regular (and controversial) blogger on online learning!
TEDx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEJ_ATgrnnY
Blog http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/
Website http://www.planblearning.com/
Seminar Overview
The Future of Learning Part 2
Donald will be looking at surges in activity using technologies and techniques that take us beyond the current linear e-learning model onto the realm or replacing some of the functions of a teacher. These include adaptive/algorithmic learning, VR (a medium not a gadget), spaced practice and more. Note that he will be bringing along two Oculus Rifts with learning applications. (I had to google that!!)