Workshops & Conferences

Would You Take A Free Online Ed Tech Workshop This Summer?

June 19, 2011

Interested? Which of these topics and time-frames would you prefer? I’d like to offer a free online workshop for teachers (and anyone else who is interested) this summer. I’m planning on a 4 week workshop that would probably require around 2 or 3 hours of work a week. This would be a hands-on, interactive experience, in which all [...]

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8 Great TED Talks About The Future Of Education And Teaching

June 12, 2011

These talks offer insights, concerns, and inspiration while discussing today’s educational practices and shortcomings, from a variety of perspectives. TED is a nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading”, bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. If you’re not already a fan of TED, maybe these will open your eyes to this wonderful resource. Education is only one of the [...]

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Celebrating Educator Innovation – Microsoft Accepting Submissions For 2011 Innovative Education Forum

February 2, 2011

The 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum celebrates outstanding educators and schools using technology to positively impact student learning. Show how you are engaging students in problem-solving, inspiring their creativity, and preparing them for life ahead, and you could be selected to attend the IEF event in Redmond, Washington, on July 28–29, 2011. Winners there will proceed to [...]

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2011 Education Technology Conferences – the big four, and more

January 26, 2011

Will you be attending any of these? I went to Campus Technology 2010 in Boston last July, and found it to be thoroughly worth the time and cost (I wrote this post about it). I intend to go again this year. I’d also love to get down to ISTE 2011 or Educause 2011 too, since they’re within [...]

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Why You Should Consider “Implementing Instructional Technology Innovations”

January 23, 2011

This 10 week online course provided an introduction to many Web 2.0 tools and ways in which they might be used in the classroom. This past September through December, I had the good fortune of taking this online course, an offering from the University of Wisconsin – Stout. Instructor Ann Bell has been teaching the course for [...]

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Steven Laster’s 8 Factors for Successful IT Management

July 25, 2010

Harvard Business School’s CIO delivered an engaging keynote address at the Campus Technology 2010 Conference. It included this set of recommended practices that all IT shops should strive to incorporate. For this week’s post I’m taking off my Ed Tech hat, and swapping it for my ”IT Manager” hat. While I am undeniably an Education Technology enthusiast [...]

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Campus Technology 2010: Time and Money Well Spent

July 22, 2010

The cost of attendance has been more than justified by the learning, technology exposure, and networking opportunities. I’ve been attending the Campus Technology 2010 Conference in Boston for the last few days, and I learned a good deal in most of the Conference Sessions that I’ve attended. I heard some folks gripe a bit about some of the sessions [...]

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Guest Post: Technology Workshops for Grad Students

May 23, 2010

Washington U’s workshops, with their focus on pedagogy first, are a nice model for teaching educators about incorporating technology in the classroom. Guest Post By Bryn Lutes and Tanya Roth. Bryn and Tanya are instructors at Washington University in St. Louis, MO,  and have helped to evolve the offerings discussed here into the current series of workshops, focused on effective technology use [...]

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This year’s major U.S. Education Technology Conferences

April 7, 2010

Will you be attending any of these? … or have you been to any of these events in the past? Which ones are your favorites? Do any of them seem to provide more value than the others? Please drop a comment and provide your insights.  EduComm 2010: June 7 - 9 at the mirage in Las [...]

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