SXSW EDU

102 SXSWedu 2016 Tuesday 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM SEL Changemaker Ed: Transforming How Kids Grow Up Hilton | Salon G | Panel CPE We live in a world of uncertainty defined by rapid change. While we do not know what tomorrow's problems will be, we know we will need everyone equipped to deal with them. Educators are uniquely positioned to empower students to be changemakers — able to collaborate, create, and act empathetically in ambiguous and changing environments. In this session, we bring together a dynamic panel pioneering innovative ways of empowering youth to be agents of change in the world. Drawing on diverse experiences and approaches, panelists will discuss why we must transform the way in which kids grow up and how they are doing it in their own schools and communities. Greg Van Kirk, Ashoka, Luis Perales, Changemaker High School, Tomás Alvarez III, Beats Rhymes and Life, West Willmore, Rainbow Community School 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Educational Equality Linking Dropout Rates to Economic Recovery Hilton | Salon H | Policy Forum Initiatives to increase graduation rates are underway nationwide, but students who have dropped out are still being left behind. The window for earning a diploma has closed on tens of millions of Americans who have "aged-out," leaving them underprepared for the demands of the workforce and often bound in poverty. It's not just a social issue; these underserved populations represent a cost totaling trillions in the coming decades. We can curb that trend with smart, cost-effective workforce development initiatives, but we have to act now. We'll discuss innovative ideas that reengage adult students, reactivate their potential and prevent them from being left behind in the 21st century economy. Marie DeMego, Graduation Alliance, Drew Scheberle, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce , Dan Huberty, Texas House of Representatives, Greg Vaughn, Texas Association of Workforce Boards 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Educational Equality Sustainable Educational Development Initiative in Africa ACC | Room 12AB | Panel CPE Africa is experiencing an economic boom. Africa is predicted to have the largest economic growth of any continent over the next decade. As domestic industries, entrepreneurs and foreign investors are taking advantage of this growth, we have envisioned a time when educational incubators are set up across Africa. We want to step in with an educational plan for economic, social and knowledge-based future in Africa. In the session, we will discuss the major challenges facing education in Africa as poor quality, weak governance, inefficient distribution of resources and how we can make a positive difference in the life of children's, families and African countries through education. Niran Adetoro, Tai Solarin University of Education, Paul Crockett, Authess, Tantoh Azuh Fru Emmanuel, University of Buea, Nga'ah Linda Bako, ETS Global Partners 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Instructional Strategies Augmented Reality: Engaging a Minecraft Generation Hilton | Salon A | Core Conversation Why will kids sit for hours immersed in a Minecraft world, but have trouble staying engaged during class? As a group, we will discuss how new augmented reality tools give educators and students the power to: create meaningful learning experiences that combine the digital and physical worlds, build interactive experiences to show and share knowledge with a global audience, understand complex concepts and retain information longer. Together we will address how we can take existing curriculums, and enhance them to appeal to the Minecraft Generation. Drew Minock, DAQRI, Brad Waid, DAQRI 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Instructional Strategies Lights, Camera, Lecture: Producing a Better MOOC ACC | Room 16AB | Panel With more players entering the MOOC space each day, what does it take to produce an online course that is a cut above the rest? This session is a candid discussion with a filmmaker, producer, profes- sor and EdTech journalist about the good, the bad and the ugly of producing educational videos. Participants will hear about how to combine the subject matter expertise of a professor with the pro- duction expertise of a producer, the elements of an effective script, whether fancy animations actually help people learn and whether all videos need to qualify as "edutainment." Roman Hardgrave, Marginal Revolution University, Jodi Beggs, Northeast- ern University, Chris Metzler, Tilapia Film 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gaming Edu-Gaming: Money, Morals and Games in Classrooms Hilton | Salon E | Panel This panel, moderated by Mitch Weisburgh, co-founder of Games4Ed, will explore various strategies to foster sustainable edugame development. The panel will consider how learning game developers can fund classroom expansion leveraging, such models as: sales to teachers/schools, app sales to parents, comprehensive curriculum, non-profit fundraising, sponsorships and learning plat- forms. Using an ethical lens, the panel will reflect on what's in the "teacher's best interest" for adoption, including trade-offs between game quality and financial return. Alan Gershenfeld, E-Line Media, Lee Wilson, Filament Games, Jim Bower, Numedeon/VWIP, Louise Dube, iCivics 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Early Learning Extreme Learners and Transforming Education Hilton | Salon J | Panel CPE Extreme learners are trailblazers of the new learning landscape. For them, it is not about an exam score or degree—the process is the product. Extreme learners are powered by technology. They design their own curricula from online courses, get their hands dirty at community laboratories and hacker spaces and seek out mentors. They help others learn, participating in an active learning exchange. They are teachers as much as they are learners. Extreme learners harness a fast-expanding world of knowledge that is increasingly at their fingertips. They know that learning now can be done any- where at anytime. They have learned how to learn. Marc Roth, The Learning Shelter, Nikhil Goyal, Marina Gorbis, Institute for the Future, Milton Chen, The George Lucas Educational Foundation 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Entrepreneurialism Global EdTech Business Meet Up ACC | Room 18D | Meet Up | #ETXG Hosted by EdTechXGlobal: Join us to learn about international EdTech business trends and meet our delegation of innovative 2016 European EdTech All Stars. EdTechXGlobal connects the worldwide EdTech community via thought leader summits in London and Singapore—attend this meet up to network with European EdTech innovators, hear about global investment trends and gain insight into how to grow your education business into Europe and beyond. Michelle DuQuette, EdTechXGlobal

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