Events & Calendar
Developing High-Impact Local Content
Date: Tuesday, November 1,
Facilitator: Charlotte F. Cole, EdD (USA)
Venue: NHK Fureai Hall (1F)
Facilitator: Charlotte F. Cole, EdD (USA)
Venue: NHK Fureai Hall (1F)
Application for the workshop has closed.
You may join for the workshop as an observer.
A half-day workshop for producers, educators, artists and others who are passionate about creative, effective educational content--no matter what the platform or profession--to learn hands on knowledge and share ideas about how to convert educational messages into storytelling and/or character design.
Charlotte F. Cole, EdD will guide you about effective, creative development of educational content based on her long experience as senior vice president of global education at Sesame Workshop and other international educational content projects and activities.
-This workshop is an optional session of the JAPAN PRIZE events.
-Seating is limited, so booking is required through the delegate registration form.
-Anyone who is passionate about developing and exploring educational content is eligible.
-Delegates who are interested in joining the workshop as observers do not need to book.
-Seating is limited, so booking is required through the delegate registration form.
-Anyone who is passionate about developing and exploring educational content is eligible.
-Delegates who are interested in joining the workshop as observers do not need to book.
Charlotte F. Cole, EdD
Dr. Cole is founder and executive director of Blue Butterfly Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that uses the appeal, power, and impact of children's media to advance international development aims. Dr.Cole has over two and a half decades of experience working in international development and has applied her expertise in curriculum design, educational content creation, and research in support of large-scale educational media projects in more than thirty countries across the globe. Prior to founding Blue Butterfly Collaborative, Dr. Cole was senior vice president of global education at Sesame Workshop in New York City. In this capacity she oversaw the company's international education and research strategies and was instrumental in the advancement of education innovations such as: the creation of Kami, the HIV-positive Muppet character who appears on the South African version of Sesame Street; the development of strong educational content designed to support girls' education in countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and India; and initiatives to promote respect and understanding across group divides in the Middle East, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, and elsewhere.