Digital Learning Day: Moving Beyond the “Tech Is Good” Conversation

For Digital Learning Day ( #DLDay ) the challenges faced when it comes to digital media & learning, and how to overcome these obstacles was addressed.

On *Thursday, March 5 from 4-5pm PT (7-8pm ET)*, some of the leading minds in Digital Media & Learning talked about how to help networks move beyond basic conversations during the Digital Learning Day.

From this Series:

• Part 2—Voto Latino: 10 years, VL Innovators, and What’s Ahead

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtags #connectedlearning and #DLDay.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Antero Garcia – Assistant Professor in the English department at Colorado State University
• Anna Smith – Postdoctoral Fellow in Writing and New Learning Ecologies at the U. of Illinois; co-starter of the #techquity chat on Twitter
• Al Elliott – 5th Grade Teacher at Green Valley Elementary School in Hoover, AL
• Kim Jaxon – Assistant Professor of English/Composition at California State University, Chico
• Zac Chase – ConnectED Fellow in the Office of Educational Technology at US Department of Education

Resources for this webinar:

• Digital Learning Day: Friday, March 13, 2015
• Educator Innovator webinar: “What Does Access Mean to Students? A #techquity Conversation”
• #techquity conversation on Twitter
• Five Entry Points into the #techquity Conversation
• HackEducation.com: The History of the Future of Education Technology
• “59 in :59” video series from Community Consolidated School District 59
• Students Make Girl a 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
• Future Ready Schools: Empowering Educators through Professional Learning toolkit
• Tom Whitby blog post: “Is Relevance Over Rated?”

Photos/ Intel Free Press

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter