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Enspire CTO to Speak at 2004 South by Southwest Interactive Festival

Austin, TX - March 4, 2004 - Enspire Learning, a leading developer of custom e-learning solutions, announced today that its Chief Technology Officer, Ben Glazer will be speaking on a panel titled " Edutainment: Consoles in the Classroom" at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival.

This panel will strive to answer the questions: "Are students more apt to pay attention when gaming technology is introduced into the classroom? Does paying attention to a new-fangled lesson plan equate to better learning? Is edutainment a cure-all or a compromise?"

The panel will be held at the Austin Convention Center on Sunday, March 14 from 3:30-4:30 pm in room 17B. Also participating on the panel will be Michael Epstein (MIT), Chuck Lundin (Digital Media Collaboratory), and David Nunez (Capital Area Training Foundation). The panel will be moderated by Paul Toprac (University of Texas).

Ben Glazer has been a developer and manager of a diverse array of educational courses and software applications that include a substantial emphasis on presenting instruction in an entertaining and engaging format. Relevant past and ongoing projects include the Quantitative Analysis Course for Harvard Business School, the After School Development Course for the National Center for Community Education, and the Arkansas Learning Management System with Neal Gibson and the State of Arkansas.

About Enspire Learning

Enspire Learning was founded in 2001 with the mission to create effective online learning. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company provides innovative e-learning development services to corporate, academic, and government training departments. Enspire Learning can be reached at info@enspire.com or 512/472-8400.

About the SXSW Interactive Festival

The SXSW Music & Media Conference was established in 1987. In 1994, a combined film and multimedia event was added to the mix. In 1995, film and multimedia were broken into separate entities. In 1998, the name of the event was officially changed from the SXSW Multimedia Festival to the SXSW Interactive Festival. Over the years, more than 500 experts in the new media industry have spoken at this event -- ranging from Jaron Lanier to Bruce Sterling to Denise Caruso to Stewart Brand to Thomas Dolby to Mark Cuban.

Contact

Shon Bayer
(512) 472-8400
shon@enspire.com