Thursday, October 4 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Track A: Education as an Internet/Broadband Content Form - From Subscription to VOD Services In this session we will explore how the process of education can be extended via the Internet. There are thousands of traditional educational institutions already pursuing distance learning and incorporating Internet-enhanced coursework into their curricula. Nevertheless, the concept of Internet-enabled or enhanced education continues to evolve rapidly due to broadband deployment and new technologies. In this session, we will take a look at current Internet-based educational projects such as the recently announced MIT program, which some believe will set the standard for university programs on the Net. Is there a role for joint ventures and other partnerships with the entertainment and information industries in this equation? What value will the incorporation of on-demand video and audio elements add to distance learning? Education may be a key example of subscription services finding a receptive audience. Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, Director of New Media, Astrophysicist, Miami Museum of Science & Space Planetarium Steven Rossen, Manager, UCLA New Media Center, Educator, Author, Consultant David Spitzer, V.P. Creative, Ninth House Network Jennifer L. Scott, Director, Partner and Product Development, Fathom Knowledge Network, Inc. Kent Devereaux, former Senior Vice President/Product Development & Editorial, Britannica.com Todd Tarpley, Vice President, A&E Television Network Interactive, Moderator Additional speakers to be announced Todd Tarpley, Vice President, A&E Networks, manages the company's four major websites: A&E Online (www.AandE. com), The History Channel Online (www.HistoryChannel.com), Biography Online (www. Biography.com) and History Channel Traveler Online (www.HistoryTravel.com). In addition, he oversees The History Channel's site on AOL (keyword "History Channel"). Mr. Tarpley is also responsible for the company's new online initiatives. Mr. Tarpley is based in New York. Since October of 1995, he had served as Manager of New Media. Mr. Tarpley joined A&E in 1993 as a consultant for The History Channel, and then became Manager, Research and Planning for The History Channel later that year. Prior to joining A&E, Mr. Tarpley was a production assistant on projects for Lifetime, ABC, NBC and HBO. Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, Director of New Media, Astrophysicist, Miami Museum of Science & Space Planetarium: Described by Dennis Miller as "a cross between Carl Sagan and Madonna", astrophysicist, author, and musician Dr. Fiorella Terenzi received her doctorate in physics from the University of Milan, has studied opera and composition at Conservatory G. Verdi, Corsi Popolari and taught mathematics and physics at Liceo Scientifico, Milan. In research at the Computer Audio Research Laboratory, University of California, San Diego, she developed techniques to convert radio waves from galaxies into sound - released by Island Records on her acclaimed CD "Music from the Galaxies". Her March `98 Avon hardcover "Heavenly Knowledge" explores astronomy as a metaphor for human relationships and humanity's place in the universe. Media coverage includes ABC Radio, NPR Talk of The Nation, BBC Radio, Women Outside magazine and The Sci-Fi Channel. In September '98 Sperling- Kupfer releases the Italian translation "Music Dalle Stelle", bundled with the music CD "Galactically Yours", and Goldmann/ Bertelsmann releases the German translation "Der Kosmos ist weiblich". The European editions are presold international bestsellers. North American paperback release is in April '99. Dr. Terenzi's best-selling CD-ROM "Invisible Universe" (The Voyager Company) blends astronomy and music into a uniquely entertaining and enlightening voyage through the stars and won the Sigcat Award for "Most Creative Application of Multimedia in Higher and Adult Education". Her songs are featured on the Billboard Top 20 Music Video "The Gate to the Mind's Eye" with Thomas Dolby and on "Beyond Life", Mercury Records' dance/trance CD and video tribute to Dr. Timothy Leary. She has performed and/or recorded with Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, and Peter Lord and Jeffrey Smith. Dr. Terenzi is an Apple Computer AppleMaster and has appeared with comedian Sinbad, author Douglas Adams, dancer Gregory Hines, and photographer Howard Bingham. David Spitzer, V.P. Creative, Ninth House Network: Before joining Ninth House Network David was the co-founder and Vice President of Production for EntertainNet, and Idealab! Start-up funded by Bill Gross and Steven Spielberg. Before EntertainNet, David produced the award-winning interactive video CD-ROMs "Silent Steel" and "Flash Traffic." Earlier in his career David worked with several major studios receiving Assistant Director credits from Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers' Television, paramount Pictures, and Castle Rock Entertainment on shows such as "Seinfeld," "Beethoven," "Something Wilder," "Almost Perfect," and "Nowhere to Run." Steven Rossen, Manager, UCLA New Media Center, Educator, Author, Consultant: Steve Rossen runs UCLA's New Media Center where he regularly teaches, promotes, and supports faculty using new media to teach. He is the co-author of Teaching Online: A Practical Guide (Houghton-Mifflin, November 2000) and has taught online at UCLA Extension for the past three years. In his courses, Creating and Using Multimedia for Online Instruction and Streaming Media and Synchronous Learning Systems, he uses simple but innovative courseware, most of which he archives and distributes on CD, to illustrate specific skills or techniques, modeling for his students, who are mostly educators, how to create similar courseware for themselves. As a consultant he advises, designs, and provides solutions for businesses and educators interested in training or teaching online. Kent Devereaux has more than 16 years of management experience in new media publishing, Internet software development and film/television production in the U.S. and Asia. He has developed digital strategies and products for companies such as Sony, AT&T, Microsoft, NCR, Bank One, Abbott Laboratories, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. From 1998 to 2000 Kent was Senior Vice President/Product Development & Editorial, for Britannica.com, the digital arm of Encyclopaedia Britannica. While at Britannica, Kent was responsible for the creation, enhancement and publishing of all digital products and services, including the Britannica.com Web site (www.britannica.com), as well as Palm and mobile phone applications and Britannica CD-ROM/DVD products. Before joining Britannica, Kent founded and directed the new media division of Whittman-Hart (now Divine/Whittman-Hart), a global information-technology consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. For nearly ten years, starting in 1985, Kent worked in the television and film industry. He produced more than 50 programs for Fortune 100 companies and broadcast clients, including PBS and Fox Television. He also ran an extensive video post-production and music recording facility in Asia. Devereaux was born and raised in the Silicon Valley. A former Fulbright Scholar to Indonesia, he graduated magna cum laude with a BFA from Cornish College in Seattle, attended Stanford University and earned a graduate degree in art and technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He now lives with his family in Evanston, Illinois, and has learned to love snow. Jennifer L. Scott, Director, Partner and Product Development, Fathom Knowledge Network, Inc.As Director of Partner and Product Development at Fathom Knowledge Networks (www.fathom.com), Jennifer Scott is responsible for integrating educational, cultural and research institutions into the Fathom consortium and initiating and developing e-learning products. Fathom is a consortium of the world's leading universities and cultural institutions, including Columbia University, the British Library, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and the London School of Economics. Ms. Scott led the development of Fathom’s first short e-course with Professor Simon Schama of Columbia University and is currently executive producing several other e-learning experiences. Prior to Fathom, Ms. Scott directed the launch and operations of a website at A&E Television Networks/The History Channel and served as Marketing Manager of a new brand extension devoted to historic travel. A