Co-founder of Little Planet, Bill Nelson has 15 years of experience in the director's chair for productions created by the company. He's worked on more than 100 major motion pictures for studios such as Columbia, Universal, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Paramount.

He's a two-time Academy Award nominee in the sound category for his work on the Warner Bros. films "Lethal Weapon" and "Heartbreak Ridge" and has served as producer, director, cinematographer and actor for many national commercials, educational films and documentaries.

Bill studied English at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. He received his master of fine arts degree in cinema from the University of Southern California.

For 15 years, Dr. John D. Bransford's research, scientific theories and learning principles have been the foundation on which Little Planet builds its technology-based learning programs.

While he was a professor of psychology and education and director of the Learning Technology Center at Vanderbilt University, John and his colleagues helped develop an innovative technology-based learning program to promote literacy. The Little Planet Literacy Series evolved from that work and has received every major award given to technology-based curriculum programs.

John received his bachelor's degree in psychology from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., and holds doctorates in cognitive psychology, child psychology and linguistics from the University of Minnesota.

Charlie Cobean spent 20 years in the film business before joining Little Planet full time in 2000. In addition to the 10 years spent as a producer and assistant director in Hollywood, Charlie has written dozens of screenplays and has had his work aired on CBS and PBS. The recipient of a Samuel Goldwyn Screenwriting award, he's also a published poet.

He studied English at Vanderbilt University and earned his master of fine arts degree in cinema at the University of California at Los Angeles.