Two Epic Webinars this Week! David Rose & Chris Dede: Featured Webinar Looking To The Future of Educational Technology  Two national leaders in educational technology and Universal Design for Learning will discuss future directions for education during an interactive webinar on Thursday, November 15, 2012. Both will discuss future directions for digital learning, including universal design for learning, augmented realities, and social and mobile technologies. Looking to the Future of Educational Technology is free and open to the public through the online epic-ed community. David Rose is the Founder and Chief Education Officer at CAST, a not-for-profit organization that focuses on Universal Design for Learning, and is on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Chris Dede is Professor in Learning Technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. His work focuses on digital teaching platforms, augmented reality, and scaling educational technology innovations. Dr. Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, will moderate the discussion. Read More  __________________________________________________________________ Dr. Liz Kolb: Featured Webinar Mobile Learning Join Dr. Liz Kolb, professor at University of Michigan and author of Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educators, for a Webinar presentation and Q&A, November 13, 2012 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST. The discussion will be centered around mobile devices and their impact on planning, learning, and teaching. Mobile devices such as tablets, iPads, laptops, and cell phones are becoming more and more ubiquitous in educational settings, from K-12 and beyond, creating access to information and multimedia from anywhere, at anytime. Yet, the question remains, how can these mobile devices enhance how students learn and teachers teach? Read More |
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