Washington, DC is a well-known political hub, but few realize that it is also a locus of education innovation. In this panel event, meet researchers across the George Washington University who are working to understand how entrepreneurship takes form, domestically and internationally. The panelists explore the role of research in creating policy that supports innovation, and forecast opportunities and challenges presented by entrepreneurial interests in education.
Featured Speakers:
*Dr. Eran Barak-Medina, Visiting Researcher, Human-Technology Collaboration Research Lab. As recent director of the Israel Ministry of Education’s “AI in Education” lab, Dr. Barak-Medina led the development of a research and policy agenda on artificial intelligence in education. Dr. Barak-Medina is also a consultant for educational strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
*Dr. Yoshie Nakamura, Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Learning, Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Nakamura is a leading scholar of women’s leadership development and social entrepreneurship in Japan. Prior to joining the GW faculty, Dr. Nakamura directed the Neuroscience to Enhance Leadership Development program and Future of Learning Forum at Columbia University.
*Dr. Ekundayo Shittu, Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Dr. Shittu leads multiple efforts at GW to understand how to incorporate entrepreneurial skills into the undergraduate engineering curriculum, including recent projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). He is the faculty lead for NSF’s Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hub, a member of the National Innovation Network (a tightly connected organization of I-Corps Hubs, Nodes, and Sites across the US), and has participated in two NSF I-Corps Teams projects
The conversation is moderated by Dr. Ryan Watkins, Director of the GW Educational Technology Leadership Program and Lead of the Human-Technology Collaboration Research Team.
Learn more about GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development: gsehd.gwu.edu
Event recorded on January 31, 2023
