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ELCENews Education Innovators Take ELCE Spotlight in Anaheim, Calif.
Recently named "Innovators in Education" by MSNBC-TV, Sal Khan and John Hunter shared their vision of education's future as keynoters at the Enterprise Learning! Conference & Expo (ELCE) Sept. 28-29 in Anaheim, Calif. "Both Sal Khan and John Hunter represent the best in enterprise
learning: innovation, passion and the 'power of one,'" notes ELCE conference chairman Joe DiDonato. "They illustrate how one idea can ripple to impact millions. After hearing them speak, we are motivated to re-think, re-design and re-invent how we educate our teams, partners and suppliers." Khan started the Khan Academy with less than $100 and a
will to help cousins who needed tutoring. Now, Khan Academy YouTube-like sessions are viewed 65 million times a month. Hunter is a fourth-grade teacher who created "The World Peace" game. "All of the attendees were riveted and absolutely captivated
Sal Khan, a 2011 'Innovator in Education' was one of the keynote speakers at ELCE. Khan is purveyor of the Khan Academy, which attracts 65 million viewers a month.
More than 2000 attendees registered for ELCE and ELCE virtual to view 70+ sessions and 80+experts.
by Sal and John," DiDonato reports. "It's exciting to ponder how their ideas will impact enterprise education going forward. After Sal's session, he joined the Leadership Forum, where executives discussed how they could leverage his innovations in their own organizations, as well as support the Khan Academy. The discussion was lively, motivating, and inspira- tional as execs reflected on how the Academy has affected their own lives. We also got to pre- view John's new documentary, 'World Peace and other Fourth-Grade Achievements,' and many of the atten- dees were moved." "This $160 billion
industry needed ELCE to provide a venue where buyers and sellers can con- vene to showcase the possibilities, and the innovations of lead- ers like Sal Kahn and John Hunter," says Catherine Upton, publisher of Elearning! Media Group. Altogether, the
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