May 20-21, 2011 DoubleTree Guest Suites Santa Monica, CA Program description: Join us in Southern California as we explore the many ways digital media is changing the way young people learn. What are the stories journalists should be telling?Top experts will help us examine the disconnect between schools and young people, who spend more time online than ever before. We’ll address possibilities for student engagement and assessment, the role of the teacher in a digital world, new rules of the road in cyberspace and how to cover them. We’ll explore how entrepreneurs are responding to the growth in student use of digital media. Are new gaming platforms being developed to support learning? What online tools promote learning? Questions we’ll try to answer:
For more information, contact Liz Willen at willen@tc.columbia.edu. Note: The Hechinger Institute will cover the cost of a roundtrip, economy-class airfare and one night at the seminar hotel. Follow the seminar on Twitter with the tag #tcdigital. |