{"id":13149,"date":"2012-05-04T12:29:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/\/new\/\/?p=13149"},"modified":"2015-07-16T21:09:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T04:09:36","slug":"part-1-the-future-of-e-readers-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/part-1-the-future-of-e-readers-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 1: The future of e-Readers + education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/davidricloseup2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13157\" title=\"davidricloseup2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/davidricloseup2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The world of education as we know it is changing before our eyes. \u00a0Our guest is one of the few visionaries and leaders who has worked in technology, education, and eReaders. \u00a0Hear David Risher&#8217;s sense of the future and the possibilities it offers in both the US and developing worlds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Highlights:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Segment 1: \u00a0David shares his personal story about founding WorldReader. \u00a0Listen to Dave&#8217;s vision of the future for e-Readers, education, and how that might shape the future of education.<\/li>\n<li>Segment 2: \u00a0<a title=\"Part 2: Success in the classroom using e-Readers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/part-2-success-in-the-classroom-using-e-readers\/\">Listen to Segment 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About our Guest:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Worldreader\u2019s CEO, David is a lifelong reader who knows that books have the power to change lives, just as they have changed his. He has been at the forefront of technology for more than two decades, first as a general manager at Microsoft and later as Amazon.com\u2019s Senior Vice President for Retail and Marketing, responsible for growing the company from $16 million to $4 billion in sales.\u00a0David later taught at the University of Washington\u2019s Business School where he was elected Professor of the Year, served as president of the Board of the Benjamin Franklin International School, and is a member of ESADE Business School\u2019s International Advisory Board and the International Advisory Board of Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p>David has a comparative literature degree from Princeton University and a MBA from the Harvard Business School. In 2011, he was named a Microsoft Alumni Foundation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftalumni.org\/News\/News\/11-11-17\/Microsoft_Alumni_Foundation_Announces_2011_Integral_Fellows_Award_Winners.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Integral Fellow<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/draperrichards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Draper Richards Kaplan<\/a>\u00a0Social Entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldreader.org\/\">http:\/\/www.worldreader.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Data on Pilots:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldreader.org\/learnings\/\">http:\/\/www.worldreader.org\/learnings\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Donate to WorldReader:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldreader.org\/support-us\/\">http:\/\/www.worldreader.org\/support-us\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of education as we know it is changing before our eyes. \u00a0Our guest is one of the few visionaries and leaders who has worked in technology, education, and eReaders. \u00a0Hear David Risher&#8217;s sense of the future and the possibilities it offers in both the US and developing worlds. 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