Carter Durham
Chief Creative Officer and Head of Product at Alegra Learning
Carter‘s career has focused on delivering creative products—everything from producing films in Hollywood, to building digital games in the EdTech sector. At Alegra Learning, Carter is committed to providing students with the most engaging experience possible, leveraging technology to immerse students in a thrilling learning environment.
B.A. Media Arts, Brigham Young University
Produced award-winning short film “The Wrong Brother” (1st place, BYU Final Cut, 1st place, Young LDS Filmmaker Festival)
Managing partner, Anticlockwise Films, based in Los Angeles, CA
Helped create award-winning language & literacy software, Imagine Learning
Co-produced, co-wrote, and co-edited Telly-award winning children’s television program, Imagine Island.
* Schedule: Carter will be presenting a breakout session with Dr. Tripp titled “Soul-tiplication: How Learning Another Language Makes Us More Human and Increases Empathy” on Thursday, March 4th 1:00-2:00 pm MST.
Breakout Session Description: Charlemagne said “To have another language is to possess a second soul.” While we know that a person’s language can communicate their worldview, few realize how much a person’s language shapes their worldview. Research shows that knowing more than one language increases one’s empathy. And in today’s climate of division, mistrust, and fear, empathy is exactly what we need to overcome those challenges. Educators and social scientists are beginning to harness the powerful technologies of today to teach empathy, as well as other languages, to younger and younger learners.
