Frances Valintine
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| Born | Hawera, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Education futurist |
| Known for | Founder of The Mind Lab |
Frances Valintine 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 by Unitec. and Tech Futures Lab. 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.
Valintine was raised on a farm in Hawera, Taranaki, and moved to Auckland's North Shore when she was about fourteen years old. She attended four different high schools.
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. In 2013 she studied part time at the University of Melbourne to study for a master's degree in tertiary education management.
In 2016 Valintine attended the Singularity University.
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. 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. 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.
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