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The 2016 Student Technology Conference

The CoolCatTeacher

A conference run by students [Guest Post] From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As a result, the Student Technology Conference was born. As a result, the Student Technology Conference was born. Applause from me to the lovely organizers of the 2016 Student Technology Conference.

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In the News…2016

Tom Murray

Future of Education Technology Conference ( FETC ) Reveals 2017 Advisory Board, FETC , Link. ISTE Identifies 7 Traits of Digital Learners, Center for Digital Education, Link. Digital Equity: The Road Ahead, Digital Learning Day Live! What’s Hot, What’s Not in 2016?, THE Journal , Link.

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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

He has testified before the United States Congress and has worked alongside that body, the US Senate, the White House, the US Department of Education and state departments of education, corporations, and school districts throughout the country to implement student-centered learning while helping to lead Future Ready Schools® and Digital Learning Day. (..)

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IUT Conference 2018 – Holistic approaches to online collaborative learning design

Learning Confluence

Last week I attended the 43rd Improving University Teaching Conference held on the Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie campus. When designing online learning consideration should be given to how a community can be built around subject content and objectives and how students will interact with the academic and with each other.

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Designing a next generation digital learning environment

Mark Smithers

This presentation was given at the RMIT University Learning and Teaching Conference 2016 held on the 24th and 25th of October in Melbourne. The presentation describes some of the key concepts involved in designing and creating a next generation digital learning environment.

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Campus Tech 2016: Recognizing—and Questioning—“Inevitable” Futures

Edsurge

Last week at Campus Technology 2016, higher-ed technologists joined forces with administrators, instructional designers, and faculty to explore another realm many consider “wizardry”—predicting the future. Technologists are known by many names, but to some, they are simply “wizards.” That’s the most ridiculous statement in the world.

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

eSchool News

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide.