The fourth annual TEDxUofM. Tickets are sold out but event will live stream online at tedxuofm.com.
The theme is about turning potential into reality.
"We believe within each of us lies a capacity that we do not always harness, knowledge that we do not always tap into, and unique important ideas we do not always contribute," Kase said.
The event features 20 speakers from the U-M community and beyond, including:
Kathryn Clark, an expert on human spaceflight who spent two years as chief scientist for the International Space Station. She is now a movement science instructor at U-M.
James Robert, an influential Ann Arbor school teacher whose senior course assigns students to develop their own life philosophy. Robert teaches at Pioneer High School, and was featured in this documentary: http://vimeo.com/10204150
Mary Heinen, an advocate who helps recently-released prisoners enter back into society. Heinen spent time in prison, where she earned three educational degrees.
David Chesney, a computer science and engineering instructor whose courses assign students to develop video games that could aid those with physical or mental disabilities. His class was highlighted in this project: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/news/dme/gaming/
Chris Armstrong, formerly U-M’s first openly gay student body presid! ent. Armstrong won a civil settlement against the former state assistant attorney general for defamation.
For more speakers information, visit http://news.tedxuofm.com/post/46589827001/tedxuofm-untapped-voices-pt-2
TED is a California- and New York-based nonprofit dedicated to "ideas worth spreading." It conducts conferences all over the world, and allows local groups to organize their own similar "TEDx" events. U-M’s affiliated conferences are organized by students, and they have been growing each year since 2010.
The theme is about turning potential into reality.
"We believe within each of us lies a capacity that we do not always harness, knowledge that we do not always tap into, and unique important ideas we do not always contribute," Kase said.
The event features 20 speakers from the U-M community and beyond, including:
Kathryn Clark, an expert on human spaceflight who spent two years as chief scientist for the International Space Station. She is now a movement science instructor at U-M.
James Robert, an influential Ann Arbor school teacher whose senior course assigns students to develop their own life philosophy. Robert teaches at Pioneer High School, and was featured in this documentary: http://vimeo.com/10204150
Mary Heinen, an advocate who helps recently-released prisoners enter back into society. Heinen spent time in prison, where she earned three educational degrees.
David Chesney, a computer science and engineering instructor whose courses assign students to develop video games that could aid those with physical or mental disabilities. His class was highlighted in this project: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/news/dme/gaming/
Chris Armstrong, formerly U-M’s first openly gay student body presid! ent. Armstrong won a civil settlement against the former state assistant attorney general for defamation.
For more speakers information, visit http://news.tedxuofm.com/post/46589827001/tedxuofm-untapped-voices-pt-2
TED is a California- and New York-based nonprofit dedicated to "ideas worth spreading." It conducts conferences all over the world, and allows local groups to organize their own similar "TEDx" events. U-M’s affiliated conferences are organized by students, and they have been growing each year since 2010.
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