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Carlos Vignolo: Modulating Emotions and Strengthening Social Capital to Build a Great ALE2011

 
Vignolo
 
Carlos Vignolo is an associate professor and Director of the Innovation and Sociotechnologies Program of the Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Chile. His academic career has been marked, for almost forty years, by his interest in innovation—-particularly radical innovation—-and paradigm shifts. He has more than forty publications to his name, including the 2005 National Prize winner, “Management Made in Chile,” awarded by Trend Management Magazine in a special edition. At present Carlos is involved in the creation of the Engineering of Education Program at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Chile. Member of the Board of three Chilean companies he is also member of the Advisory Board of ENDEAVOR Chile.

Eric Mazur: Confessions of a Converted Lecturer


Mazur

Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University. An internationally recognized scientist and researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics and supervises one of the the largest research groups in the Physics Department at Harvard University.

After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in experimental physics at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands in 1981, Dr. Mazur came to Harvard University in 1982. In 1984 he joined the faculty and obtained tenure six years later. Dr. Mazur has made important contributions to spectroscopy, light scattering, the interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with materials, and nanophotonics.

In addition to his work in optical physics, Dr. Mazur is interested in education, science policy, outreach, and the public perception of science. He believes that better science education for all -- not just science majors -- is vital for continued scientific progress. To this end, Dr. Mazur devotes part of his research group's effort to education research and finding verifiable ways to improve science education. In 1990 he began developing Peer Instruction a method for teaching large lecture classes interactively. Dr. Mazur's teaching method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and has been adopted across many science disciplines.

Dr. Mazur is author or co-author of 229 scientific publications and 12 patents. He has also written on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User's Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively. In 2006 he helped produce the award-winning DVD Interactive Teaching.

Rodrigo Jordan: Exceptional Teams, Experiential Learning

 

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Rodrigo Jordan is the Founder and Executive Vice President of Vertical S.A. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Administration from Oxford University and both undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil and industrial engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC).

Jordan is widely recognized in Latin America for his work in Leadership and Innovation. He is the author of Leadership: From Theory to Practice (Spanish, Prentice-Hall 2008) and the is the host of Leadership in Person, a T.V. show for Canal 13, interviewing Chile´s most important leaders. In addition, he serves as Professor of Innovation Process and Management in the MBA program at the PUC School of Business. In both 2000 and 2008, he was invited to serve as a judge for the distinguished Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Jordan regularly runs seminars on leadership and the development of high performance teams to a wide variety of clients through out Latin America and beyond, including extensive work with the Wharton Leadership Ventures program.

Jordan is considered one of Chile´s most accomplished mountaineers, having led several successful expeditions to the Himalayas and Antarctica, including Everest in 1992 and 2004, K2 in 1996 and Mount Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world, where he led a team of 15 to the summit in 2006. In 2008, he participated in two important expeditions to Antarctica (with National Geographic and Explorers Club)  and Greenland to document the impact of climate change on the world´s glacial masses. Jordan has authored a number of books and documentaries based on these expeditions including Everest: The Challenge of A Dream, K2: The Ultimate Challenge, Planet Antarctica and One Day in Chile.

Jordan also directs Fundación Vertical, the non-for profit arm of Vertical that serves underprivileged students from the poorest schools in Chile, as well as promoting the enjoyment, responsible use and conservation of the environment. In 2004, he received the highest honor given by the Chilean Ministry of Education – the Order of Gabriela Mistral – for his contribution to Chilean Education and in 2008, he was the first non-American to be honored with the Gilbert M. Grovesnor Medal (President of the Board of National Geographic) for contributions to both education and geography. 

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