Keynote at the 2013 CUE Conference

This morning is starting out with the keynote speech by Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, an inspirational speaker on innovation and education. I've seen some of his speeches on TED so it's very exciting to see him in person. Well, technically on a screen from the overflow room, but close enough. :)

I appreciated his focus today on the uniqueness of each of our lives and the unexpected ways our lives can change and progress. At four, he got polio and was sick for many years. He said he was the most unlikely candidate to be successful and to have the life he's had. It's so important to remember that the current circumstances don't dictate the future for us or our students.

I'll write more later as I'm off to a Moodle workshop, but I'll end with this quote that inspired me from today's speech. It's an old quote, with an unknown author, but it hit home on a topic I've been pondering lately: the urgency of now and the brevity of life.

"Don't regret growing old. It is a privilege denied to many."