EduTech Group get together - BYO Lunch :-) --> Topics for discussion...

We are pleased to let you know that our meeting on Wednesday May 2 will be held at NextSpace / Pacific Workplaces - 101 Cooper Street, Santa Cruz 12noon to 2pm -- BYO Lunch.

POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION - Please review and add / comment as appropriate. These are topics that came from the attendees at our last meeting.

1- Teacher adoption of new educational technology
2- EdTech conferences - what are the key ones, are they worth it?
3- Product and feature validation - how do you do it, what's considered validated
4- What are the key outcome metrics to track ? What effectiveness evaluation do ed tech start-ups have?
5- How do you keep current? what organizations and thought leaders do you follow?
6- What are the key funding sources for social impact / edu-specific organizations.
7- Are any ed tech start-ups trying to support the establishment and strengthening of effective school cultures, or cultures that promote great student outcomes?
8- What is the learning culture in Santa Cruz ? from perspective of students, educators and parents
9- Affordability: do students have enough resources to access profit-based learning?, do businesses have sufficient resources to provide affordable learning ?
10- Games in education - how to make games more relevant to learning ?
OER content development - who's active and what is underway?
11- Should the ed tech sector agree on any "good practices" standards ? i.e. technology should always support the teacher
12- New technology in education: VR / AR