Paul Reynolds

Paul Reynolds

CEO at FableVision

Greater Boston Area

Current
  • Selectman at Town of Dedham
  • Co-Founder at Media Psychology Research Center
  • Co-Owner/Founder at The Blue Bunny - Books & Toys
  • Co-Founder, CEO at FableVision
  • CEO at FableVision
  • Adjunct Faculty, Communications Dept at Boston College
Past
  • OMET Graduate Studies Program in Ed Tech at Pepperdine University
  • Partner/Creative Strategy at Cosmic Blender
Education
  • Pepperdine University
  • Boston College
  • Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Media Production
Websites

Paul Reynolds’s Summary

FableVision’s mission is to innovate using media, storytelling and technology to reach, support and inspire ALL learners - both in the creation of original products and co-development with select partners.

Helped found FableVision - an award-winning children’s media company metro Boston - in 1996 with my twin brother Peter H. Reynolds - who also enjoys a thriving children's book publishing career (http://www.peterhreynolds.com.)

FableVision enjoys partnerships and co-development relationships with a wide range of museums, publishers, and broadcasters, including Jim Henson Productions, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, MIT Education Arcade, CAST, Houghton-Mifflin, Research Institute for Learning & Development, National Academy of Sciences, Learning.com, Baltimore Children’s Museum, the W5 in Ireland, PBS, TSP/Scholastic, Carnegie Hall, and NOGGIN.

FableVision's award-winning K-8 educational software includes the BrainCogs: Test-Taking Survival Kit and Stationery Studio: Customized Stationery for Young Writers, which was recently named Scholastic Instructor Magazine’s TEACHER RAVES 2004 “Best Products” For more information about FableVision, please explore www.fablevision.com - or read a recent feature from The Boston Globe at http://www.fablevision.com/new/globe_11-12.pdf.

Paul Reynolds’s Specialties:

- original content provider for K12, museum, home, broadcast
-traditional and emerging platforms
- animation
- character design
- animation and video production and post
- marketing and learning content
- media-rich, custom, interactive eLearning development
- creative strategy for development and outreach


Paul Reynolds’s Experience

  • Selectman

    Town of Dedham

    (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)

    February 2008Present (1 year 10 months)

    Yes - I won! Swept all seven precincts - in what amounts as a mandate for change in what the Boston Globe called "the local race to watch." http://www.wickedlocal.com/dedham/archive/x450931586 Thanks to all my supporters!

  • Co-Founder

    Media Psychology Research Center

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

    August 2006Present (3 years 4 months)

    The Media Psychology Research Center, a 501c3 non-profit, examines the effects of the ever-proliferating sources of media on the classroom, workplace and home – with a specific focus on potential benefits in education and healthcare.

    The Research Center invents by bringing together scientists and practitioners including authors, teachers, psychologists, business leaders, educational specialists, artists, engineers, producers, designers, animators, developers and distributors of all forms of current and proposed media content and platforms. We seek participation from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, cultures and nationalities to assess and create groundbreaking media outcomes. United by a common mission, we will foster sustained and fruitful collaboration that connects research to practice. And, in doing so, we will create media & technology that better serves humankind.

    More information at http://www.mprcenter.org

  • Co-Owner/Founder

    The Blue Bunny - Books & Toys

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

    June 2003Present (6 years 6 months)

    Co-founded The Blue Bunny with my twin brother Peter H. Reynolds - a children's book/toy/art retail venture that seeks to promote creativity and self-expression in kids and "grown up kids." Featuring Peter's books, prints and original artwork, The Blue Bunny also offers quality children's books, non-electronic toys and creativity/art supplies, as well as creativity workshops for kids/adults. Now celebrating its fourth year, The Blue Bunny has moved to a new bigger location and plans for select national franchising are underway.

    http://www.dedhambluebunny.com

  • Co-Founder, CEO

    FableVision

    (Broadcast Media industry)

    June 2002Present (7 years 6 months)

    - Growing turn-key media and interactive production group to produce effective/engaging learning
    - Facilitate partnerships and alliances to expand our reach around globe - connecting the places children learn
    - Provide creative strategy blueprints for custom, large-scale, complex media and multimedia initiatives that are mission-critical
    - Identify and pursue investment/grants/partnership funding resources to fund new projects/products, and oversee the design of business partnerships to "house" new opportunities
    - Write and shape organizational mission to use media, storytelling & technology to help ALL learners navigate their true potential.

  • CEO

    FableVision

    (Media Production industry)

    July 1996Present (13 years 5 months)

    Oversee all divisions of FableVision enterprise-wide - FableVision Creative Studios, FableVision Learning, Blue Bunny Retail Group, and FableVision New Ventures. Social change agency through innovative digital media R&D, prototyping, testing, development & distribution (trade/K12).

  • Adjunct Faculty, Communications Dept

    Boston College

    (Media Production industry)

    1989Present (20 years )

  • OMET Graduate Studies Program in Ed Tech

    Pepperdine University

    (E-Learning industry)

    20052006 (1 year )

  • Partner/Creative Strategy

    Cosmic Blender

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

    August 1986July 2004 (18 years )

    Helped found and run award-winning marketing/communications firm Cosmic Blender - handled creative strategy for large-scale multimedia projects - including museum, web, video - with a focus on custom, media-rich eLearning (technology-delivery training) Turn-key services included graphic design, programming, animation, video production, print collateral and conference & event design, production and management. Sold to Incepta/Broad Street when I decided to join my twin brother Peter at FableVision, another company I help found - focused on positive media and multimedia for children and family.


Paul Reynolds’s Education

  • Pepperdine University

    M.A. , Educational Technology , 20052006

    Focused on virtual learning communications, social learning networks, distributed learning models, communities of practice (CoP) - as well as media, storytelling and technology.

  • Boston College

    B.A. , Communications , 19791982

    Activities and Societies:
    Boston College Film Board
    Student Exchange Service
  • Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)

    Activities and Societies:
    Attended through L'Institut des Etudes European

Additional Information

Paul Reynolds’s Websites:

Paul Reynolds’s Interests:

learning, media, storytelling, social justice, social marketing, media research, animation, publishing, writing, art, art education, anthropology, psychology, sociology, human potential, world peace, multimedia, interactive media, education, elearning, museum, educational technology, communities of practice, CoPs, communities of learning, constructivism, constructionism, learning differences, learning disabilities, career counseling, foundation, philanthropy, foundations, corporate philanthropy, publishing, spirituality in learning, educational innovation, innovators, progressive educators, learner-centric education

Paul Reynolds’s Groups:

Association of Educational Publishing (AEP)

  •    Citizen Schools
  •    Boston College Alumni Group
  •    Technology in Education
  •    Technology-Using Professors
  •    Boston College Career Center
  •    Ed Tech Start Ups

Paul Reynolds’s Honors:

Both Cosmic Blender and FableVision have won countless awards for our work in education, interactive learning, media, web design, animated films, and book publishing.


Paul Reynolds’s Contact Settings

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