EdTech or TechEd? How are we fostering tech innovation in teaching & learning?
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*** PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE TO JUNE 30th ***
The role of tools and technologies to help educators be more impactful is on the rise. Should/can we use tech to help deliver education or focus on educating students and teachers about technology?
Speakers:
- Oliver Quinlan - Programme Manager, Digital Education - Nesta
Oliver is a writer, researcher and educator. He has been a school teacher, a university lecturer in education, and now manages digital education research projects for UK charity Nesta. His first book, ‘The Thinking Teacher (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1781351082/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1781351082&linkCode=as2&tag=olivquin-21)‘, was published in January 2014 and challenges assumptions and paradigms in education. @oliverquinlan (https://twitter.com/oliverquinlan)
- Luke Newbold - Founder and Director - Digital Disruption & Creative Director - Bold Creative
Luke has produced youth-specific digital content & workshop delivery on digital literacy projects. Recent work includes training youth and YOT workers in England and Wales to increase the digital literacy skills of the young people they work with. @LukeNewbold (https://twitter.com/lukenewbold)
- Dan Elwick - Regional Coordinator, London - Code Club
With a background in working with volunteers in the charity sector, Dan has, over the last five years, supported volunteers all over London and the South of England to deliver a wide range of activities, from organising public events about science to helping long-term unemployed people find jobs. He started as Code Club’s coordinator for London in May 2015. @codeclublondon (https://twitter.com/codeclublondon)
Topics:
• Which tools and techniques actually help?
• What approaches are best suited to the modern-day classroom?
• What does this mean for learning and instructional dynamics?
• What is the role of teacher-training and curriculum/pedagogy development?
• Is technology a panacea, a silver bullet or simply another tool to engage and inspire students?
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