Frances Valintine

Frances Valintine
Frances Valintine on 10 September 2014
Born
Hāwera, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationEducation futurist
Known forFounder of The Mind Lab & Tech Futures Lab

Frances Valintine CNZM is an education futurist from New Zealand. She has won numerous awards for her educational programmes and is the Founder and Chair of The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab.[1] and Tech Futures Lab.[2] Frances is known for her commitment to working to improve the outcomes for the next generation through contexualising education delivery and content in the 21st century.[3][4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

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Valintine was raised on a farm in Hāwera, Taranaki, and moved to Auckland's North Shore when she was about fourteen years old. She attended four different high schools.[1]

When she was 17, she moved to London and then to Turkey before returning to New Zealand. After returning to New Zealand she initially worked bringing students from South-East Asia to study in New Zealand.[8] In 2013 she studied part-time at the University of Melbourne to study for a master's degree in tertiary education management.[9]

In 2016 Valintine attended the Singularity University.[10]

Career

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From 1998 to 2013 Valintine was at Media Design School, a private tertiary provider of creative and digital technology training. In 2011 it was bought by Laureate International Universities.[11] Frances continued in the role of CEO until 2013.

In 2013 Valintine opened The Mind Lab in Newmarket, Auckland. It aimed to provide students with different ways of learning and exploring, particularly using collaborative learning techniques, and with a focus on science, creative and technology programmes.[1][8] While running the programmes, Valintine realised that teachers lacked training in this area, and in July 2014 The Mind Lab launched a postgraduate programme in digital and collaborative learning. The organisation expanded into other centres to meet demand for its programmes, opening centres in Gisborne, Wellington, Christchurch and satellite centres in 16 other regional centres including Whangarei, Rotorua, Ruatoria, Whanganui, Whakatane, Tauranga, Masterton, Balclutha, Invercargill, Dunedin, Rolleston, New Plymouth and Hamilton.[12]

In January 2016 Valintine launched Tech Futures Lab to help business executives prepare for the future with a focus on business disruption, the impact of technological advances especially in the fields of automation & robotics, machine learning & artificial intelligence and data science.

Valintine sits on the board of Callaghan Innovation,[13] KEA, Talentnomics (WashingtonDC).[14] She was previously on the boards of Education New Zealand,[15] NZTech[16] and the New Zealand Game Developers Association,[17] Santa Fe University of Art & Design,[18] Auckland Screen & Digital Content and a member of the Small Business Development Group.[8][19]

Frances is a member of Global Women.[20]

Awards

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In 2014 The Mind Lab won Best Engagement of Youth in ICT[21] at the NZ CIO Awards and Best Start-Up in Asia Pacific judged by Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak.[22] The same year, it won the Excellence in Social Innovation Award at the New Zealand Innovators Awards.[23]

In 2015, Valintine was named NEXT Woman of the Year in education,[24] she was named one of the Top 10 most influential women by Idealog[25] and also received the New Zealand Women of Influence Award in innovation.[1]

In 2016, Valintine received a Blake Leader Award from the Sir Peter Blake Trust.[26] and she was named one of the Top 50 EdTech Educators in the world[27] alongside people such as Salmon Khan and Satya Nitta. Frances also won the New Zealand Walk the Talk Award and the NZ Diversity Awards.[28]

In 2016 her business The Mind Lab won the NZ CIO Award for best Engagement of Youth in ICT for the second time in three years.[29]

Valintine (left) in 2018, after her investiture as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy

In the 2018 New Year Honours, Valintine was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education and the technology sector.[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Changing how kids learn". Stuff. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Tech Futures Lab - Future Proof Your Business". Tech Futures Lab - Future Proof Your Business. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Mind Lab founder Frances Valintine in world 'tech ed' top 50". Stuff.co.nz. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Innovation Heroes: Frances Valintine". 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Frances Valintine on 'The Mind Lab'". 8 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "The future of education in New Zealand | TVShows | Newshub". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ @sophiealiceryan, Sophie Ryan Business Online Editor, NZ Herald sophie ryan@nzherald co nz (22 July 2016). "Frances Valintine: New Zealand risks missing digital wave". Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via www.nzherald.co.nz. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b c "Frances Valintine". Edtech for Export. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ "LH Martin Institute - Insights Blog - Next generation education". www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Singularity University - Solving Humanity's Grand Challenges". Singularity University. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Frances Valintine - Managing the Disruption of Technological and Digital Advances - 2020 and beyond | Independent Schools of New Zealand". www.isnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  12. ^ "The Mind Lab – Locations, Dates and Times". themindlab.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Our Board". Callaghan Innovation. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Board Members – TalentNomics, Inc". Talentnomics. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Taking New Zealand education to the world » Education NZ". www.enz.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  16. ^ "New Zealand Technology Industry Association – Encouraging talent, increasing knowledge, creating connections and influencing policy". www.nztech.org.nz. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Game Developers Association". New Zealand Game Developers Association. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Home • Santa Fe University of Art and Design". santafeuniversity.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Small Business: Game developers - Frances Valintine". New Zealand Herald. 26 November 2013. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Our Members". globalwomen.org.nz. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  21. ^ "CIO AWARDS 2014: The Winners". The National Business Review. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  22. ^ "Speaker bio | The Teach For All Global Conference". nz2015.teachforall.org. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Innovation Heroes: Frances Valintine". Idealog. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  24. ^ "NEXT Woman of the Year Winners 2015 | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  25. ^ "New Zealand's top 10 most influential women for 2015". Idealog. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  26. ^ "Sir Peter Blake Trust honours leaders at black-tie awards". Newshub. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  27. ^ "Home - Makers&Shakers". Makers&Shakers (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  28. ^ "Walk the Talk - Diversity Works NZ". Diversity Works NZ. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  29. ^ "CIO Awards 2016 - Winners & Finalists | NZ CIO Summit & Awards". NZ CIO Summit & Awards. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  30. ^ "NY2018 CNZM Honours List | New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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