The "What is New" spot features Giancarlo Esposito introducing the Phoenix Lecture Series. The Phoenix Lecture Series exposes University of Phoenix students to the theories that will shape and define the world in which they work and live.

Nothing stands still. Not the world as a physical entity, the people who inhabit it, or the students who will eventually lead it. So we took the hologram on the road with this interactive installation that debuted at the New York Times annual "Schools for Tomorrow" conference. A custom built programmable console to let users interact with 6 segments of Nicholas Negroponte's presentation. This recreation served as a litmus test for new and exciting ways to deliver inspiring content and show us how principles in technology and entertainment can be used to make education more interesting and much more spectacular.

Market Disruption and Online Learning — by Clayton Christensen
Professor Christensen applies his disruptive innovation framework to the education system, offering critical insight and solutions to one of the most imperative issues of the modern era.

Reinventing Management — by Gary Hamel
Professor Hamel asks viewers to reconsider management practices in the 21st Century. He contends that management is one of society's most important inventions, but that the century-old system is an archaic model that is fundamentally at odds with the shifting demands of the modern business world.

Consequences of Being Digital — by Nicholas Negroponte
Mr. Negroponte examines the difference between bits and atoms, and how the digital effect has fundamentally changed the world as we know it. Students are challenged to prepare for a full transition to a multimedia world.

Promo
Members of the blogging community, alumni and staff were sent these beautiful vintage paperbacks that contained a Flash drive disguised as a library card where they would find the first three videos from the lecture series. The mixture of old and new united classic inspiration with the start of a groundbreaking digital lecture series that inspires us to rethink the manner in which we approach the 21st century.