SXSW EDU

117 SXSWedu 2016 Conference Overview About Special Programs Socials Wednesday Wednesday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Implementation Personalized Learning: Campus Leadership Insights Hilton | Salon C | Panel | #Imagineif Hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Join this discussion among faculty leadership and faculty who are actively engaged in implementing personalized learning courseware strategies on their campuses. Learn about their challenges and successes, what they might have done differently given their experiences to date and their recommendations for other institutions considering imple- menting courseware and personalized learning solutions for stu- dent success. The goal of this session is for attendees to return to their institutions equipped with vital knowledge and skills to launch new initiatives that improve student outcomes. Casey Green, The Campus Computing Project, Shannon McCarty, Rio Salado College, Piyusha Singh, Columbia College, David Harris, Rice University 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Learning Spaces Library and Museum Professionals Meet Up ACC | Room 18D | Meet Up | #SXSWlibmus If you are a library or museum professional, or if you would like to meet with the great people who work in libraries and museums, then join us for an interactive gathering. We are meeting to share ideas, forge connections and consider possibilities for collabora- tions. Come with ideas related to trends and issues in libraries and museums that you would like to explore at breakout, unconfer- ence-style discussions, and be ready to network and connect with library and museum professionals. Sarah Morris, Nucleus Learning Network, Emily Weerts, Nucleus Learning Network 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Entrepreneurialism Launch Competition Showdown Round JW | Salon 5 | Launch SXSWedu Launch is a fast-paced, live startup competition for ed- ucation entrepreneurs designed to highlight emerging innovations impacting the world of teaching and learning.Ten early-stage start- ups have been selected to compete in the fifth annual Launch com- petition. While these startups vary in location, mission, structure and the challenges they hope to solve, they all share a passion and desire to create positive change in education.The judges' top three startups will go head-to-head in the exciting competition finalie. Guy Kawasaki, Canva 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Instructional Strategies Preparing Future Innovators for the IoT Era Hilton | Salon D | Panel CPE IoT, maker and STEM. We read about these every day, but what do they mean for education? Today, everything is smart, connected, multi-functional and increasingly complex. This phenomenon is the Internet of Things (IoT), and it's impacting the workforce in a big way. Because of the IoT, today's students—tomorrow's innovators— will need to be prepared for increasingly complex jobs. And the skills and tools they will need for these jobs are different from what they've needed in the past. Join STEM, maker and IoT movement leaders from industry and education to explore how to leverage maker and STEM best practices inside and outside the classroom to help prepare our students for the IoT. Kimberly Hughes, The UTeach Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, Kipp Bradford, The Kippworks, Tim Bajarin, Creative Strategies, Dave Wilson, National Instruments 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Entrepreneurialism Leveraging Teacher Insight in Edtech Design ACC | Room 16AB | Solo | #TeachersKnowBest Hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: To support the product development efforts of K -12 edtech entrepreneurs, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation latest research report "Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want From Digital Instructional Tools 2.0" renews our understanding about how teachers currently use digital instructional tools, their attitudes toward digital technology and their perceived effectiveness of digital tools. The findings from this research are essential to helping entrepreneurs develop tools that are appropriate for the districts and schools they are aiming to serve. Karen Johnson, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Data Analytics Civitas Learning Partner Talk Show JW | Salon 6 | Panel | #CivSummit Hosted by Civitas Learning: Take a look inside the work leading institutions are doing in creating effective analytics infrastruc- tures. In our earlier Partner Talk Shows, leading institutions shared beginning insights and plans for integrating analytics. Hear directly from some star leaders in the Civitas and see how they have used the Student Insights Platform,™ along with their own ingenuity and integrated analytics, to build infrastructures that turn the DIAL, optimizing DATA, maximizing INSIGHT, informing ACTION and im- proving LEARNING. Learn how this work improves decision support for students, faculty and staff across the institution. Gerald Napoles, Lone Star College, Angela Baldasare, University of Arizona, Joe Schaefer, Strayer University, Mark Milliron, Civitas Learning 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Instructional Strategies Peer to Peer Learning for a Truly Global Education ACC | Room 15 | Future15 Rapidly expanding internet access, especially in the developing world, makes it possible for students to connect from across countries, socioeconomic backgrounds and ideologies. Through first-person accounts and live streaming from teachers and stu- dents around the world, we'll explore how peer-to-peer learning is changing the way that students understand the world, practice lan- guages and share perspectives. We'll review the latest collaborative learning tools, analyze the data to evaluate the impact of connected global education on learning outcomes and examine how students' experiences broaden their perspectives and form the foundation for a more peaceful and collaborative planet. Joe Troyen, PenPal Schools 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Continuing Education Career Readiness for 21st Century Learners JW | Salon 4 | Summit Hosted by Pearson: Employability experts, including best-selling author and award-winning columnist Jeff Selingo, will discuss how educators and institutions can better prepare K-20 learners for success in college and the workplace. Presenters will focus on best practices for building a pathway to postsecondary educational suc- cess, and securing and sustaining successful career opportunities. Robyn Bagley, Career Path High, Jeffrey Selingo, The Washington Post

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