SXSW EDU

124 SXSWedu 2016 Wednesday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Learning Spaces Michelle Obama's Digital Strategy to Engage Gen-Z Hilton | Salon H | Policy Forum | #College 220+ million social media impressions, 500 media hits and a rap video starring First Lady Michelle Obama. That kind of buzzy entrance is necessary to capture the attention of Generation-Z, today's high school students. Gen-Z is the most educated, connect- ed and altruistic generation and they are making decisions about their education, careers and lives. That is why, as part of her Reach Higher initiative, the First Lady launched Better Make Room, a bold public awareness campaign that celebrates education and gives Gen-Z a space to share their story. It's a grassroots campaign that gains momentum with every tweet, YouTube video and Vine post, all while making room for students' voices. Eric Waldo, Office of the First Lady, Don Yu, Civic Nation, Aimee Woodall, The Black Sheep Agency, Ankur Thakkar, Vine 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Entrepreneurialism Educator and EdTech Creator Collaboration Meet Up ACC | Room 18D | Meet Up | #EdTechBridge Meaningful collaboration between educators and EdTech creators means understanding each other and breaking down stereotypes. In this meet up we'll discuss perceptions of teachers and EdTech creators, and how we can change our thinking to collaborate in order to make better tech for students. Steve Isaacs, William Annin Middle School 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Learning Spaces The Technology Test Kitchen: Learning by Doing Hilton | Room 400-402 | Panel In response to a demand for more community-of-practice approach at faculty development seminars, a group of educators designed a new learning space concept – the Technology Test Kitchen. The Technology Test Kitchen is a makerspace where participants are guided by "chefs" who talk about design, discuss "recipes" (quick how-to guides), utilize apps, brainstorm curriculum strategies, explore new media and provide 1:1, hands-on sharing with learn- ing technologies. This session will delve into the Technology Test Kitchen and provide direction on how to successfully showcase this approach at your school, using resources developed by the Tech- nology Test Kitchen pioneer "chefs." Robbie Melton, Tennessee Board of Regents, Frank Tomsic, Rush University, Angela Gunder, The University of Arizona, Ann Musgrove, Florida Atlantic University 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Data Analytics Foundations of Change: Analytics in Grant Projects JW | Salon 6 | Panel | #CivSummit Hosted by Civitas Learning: National and regional foundations have funded significant student success innovation, practice and policy. Increasingly, however, there is a realization that these initiatives need to be both grounded in and powered by sophisticated data strategies. Come hear leading foundation executives explore the promise, possibility and necessity for analytics in grant projects on the road ahead. Mark Milliron, Civitas Learning, Wynn Rosser, Greater Texas Foundation, Scott Jenkins, Lumina Foundation, William Moses, The Kresge Foundation 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Cognitive Process Rewriting the Story of Education ACC | Room 15 | Future15 | #StoryEDU Stories have always shaped the way we make sense of the world. The use of narrative to assign meaning gives us an understanding of our culture, ourselves and our work. In education, what we tell ourselves about the methods and purposes pedagogy shape our learning environments. What if better, truer stories could unlock new thinking about the future of education? Austin Dannhaus, Free Range 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Cognitive Process The Myth of the Learning Style Holds Students Back ACC | Room 16AB | Panel CPE Many education experts argue that there are as many as 19 different learning styles. While this seems large, from a cognitive perspec- tive it does not even begin to scratch the surface on the millions of ways students can solve one problem. In fact, very few studies have found evidence for learning styles and the idea that students fit neatly in a certain style, such as auditory or visual learners. Despite this, a recent international survey of teachers in the UK, China and other countries found that 96 percent of respondents believed in the notion of preferred learning styles. Ulrik Christensen, McGraw-Hill Education, James Stigler, UCLA 5:20 PM - 5:35 PM Instructional Strategies Make It Stick: Apply Marketing to Education ACC | Room 15 | Future15 | #MarketEDU In a world where we are constantly bombarded with messages, it is often difficult to cut through the noise for students and gain total focus on a lesson. With insights from both the education and adver- tising worlds, we'll explore how to meet your educational goals for your students with marketing techniques. The basic goals of adver- tising and teaching are the same. Share information with someone and assist them down a path of understanding and action. This session will explore how to apply common marketing techniques of research, insights, strategy, planning, delivery and measurement to your best practices as an educator. Kendall Morris, Create Digital 5:40 PM - 5:55 PM Instructional Strategies Soft Skills & Surviving the Maelstrom ACC | Room 15 | Future15 How can students gain an edge in some of the most hotly contest- ed job markets? What qualities are hiring managers now looking toward to separate "good" from "great"? Maelstrom is IBM's pre- mier internship experience, created with the intention to train and subsequently hire the best talent in higher education. Through the lens of Maelstrom, program creator Devin O'Bryan will discuss the role that soft skills, self-judgement and mindfulness have played in creating a dynamic internship experience that is challenging college professors just as much as the interns who directly take part in the experience. Devin O'Bryan, IBM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Educational Equality CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap Stateside Theatre | Film Computer science touches almost every aspect of life, yet women are barely represented in a coding community urgently seeking more programmers. With humor and optimism, CODE explores how we reached this crossroad and charts a course toward a more balanced tech workforce delivering superior products designed by and for all.

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