Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE – New Ways of Learning in a Digital Age
Lord Puttnam – New ways of learning in a digital age
Distinguished Lecture: New Ways of Learning in a Digital Age
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Newton building, NTU City site
Lord Puttnam’s lecture was re-scheduled from February 2009.
Lecture synopsis
The lecture considered ways in which rapidly evolving digital technologies can help fundamentally transform education and learning.
Speaker biography
David Puttnam spent thirty years as an independent film producer. His many award winning films include The Mission, the Killing Fields, Local Hero, Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, and the Memphis Belle.
He retired from film production in 1998 and now focuses on his work in education and the environment. He is Chancellor of the Open University. He was the founder (in 1998) and Chair of Trustees of the National Teaching Awards (until October 2008), and he served as the first Chair of the General Teaching Council (2000-2002), and on a variety of other public bodies. He was founding Chair of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, and for ten years chaired the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, as well as serving as a Trustee of both the Tate Gallery and the Science Museum. He was also Vice President and Chair of Trustees at BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) from 1994 to 2004, and was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship in 2006.
He was appointed President of UNICEF UK in July 2002, and has played a key role in promoting UNICEF’s advocacy, awareness and fundraising objectives.
In February 2006, became Deputy Chairman of Channel Four, and in April 2006 Chairman of Futurelab. In April 2007 year became the Chairman of Profero. In the same month he was also appointed Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Climate Change Bill Scrutiny Committee. His most recent appointment is as Chairman of North Music Trust, The Sage Gateshead.
David Puttnam was awarded a CBE in 1982, received a Knighthood in 1995 and was appointed to the House of Lords in 1997. In France, he has been honoured as a Chevalier (‘85), Officer (’92) and, most recently (2006) Commander of Arts and Letters.
