CREATING THE FUTURE AT PEARSON VIA TECH INNOVATION
PEARSON SWSXEDU
• Diana Stepner, Head of Future Technologies • [email protected] • @dianas
• Gregg Alpert, Developer Relations Manager • [email protected] • @alpsgm
Presenters
Pearson Who?
1. Future Technology Prototypes • Working across business units to create a culture of innovation, learning and collaboration • Building prototypes and next generation products within Pearson • Giving intrapraneurs within Pearson a platform to bring their ideas to life
2. Plug & Play APIs • Making our content accessible to external developers to create innovative applications that provide useful learning tools and resources • Through providing data feeds for Pearson content via APIs • Creating a developer ecosystem
Internal and External Innovation at Pearson
1. Bringing together thought leaders across all of Pearson 2. Holding ideation sessions 3. Building prototypes 4. Reformatting content for digital consumption 5. Working with external groups and opening up content for
creative use of our assets
Innovation Activities
1. Mobile and Tablet Applications 2. Interactive Storytelling 3. Informal Learning 4. Interactive Design 5. Augmented Reality 6. Collaborative Apps for the classroom
and many more…
Future Technology Prototypes
1. Longman Dictionary 2. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides 3. Pearson Kitchen Manager 4. Financial Times Press 5. Nursing & Health Survival Guides 6. Peachpit Visual QuickStart Guides
With many more to come…
Plug & Play APIs
Applications created with Plug & Play APIs
CREATING THE FUTURE AT PEARSON VIA TECH INNOVATION
PEARSON SWSXEDU