Submitted by Whitney Hoffman (not verified) on February 17, 2008 - 17:33.
I attended Educon 2.0, an educational unconference held at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. Chris Lehmann and the great faculty at SLA convinced me more than ever that community and trust are the keys to great education- the tech just helps make all of this possible. For example, there's no more fighting over assignments being handed in on time or forgotten at home, when all assignments are submitted by email or wiki online. Everything is time stamped- nothing to argue at all. The tech just makes good and consistent communication easier.
We're hoping to help get these points across at Podcamp NYC 2.0, a free new media community unconference being help at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn on April 25 & 26, 2008. (You can learn more about the conference at our website at www.podcampnyc.org) I'd love to talk to you about coming and presenting, or who else from the Edutopia commuity might be interested in coming and sharing their vision for the way we can really imagine and make School 2.0 a reality.
Many thanks-
Whitney Hoffman
The LD Podcast
Podcamp NYC organizer
Communities in Education
Submitted by Whitney Hoffman (not verified) on February 17, 2008 - 17:33.
I attended Educon 2.0, an educational unconference held at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. Chris Lehmann and the great faculty at SLA convinced me more than ever that community and trust are the keys to great education- the tech just helps make all of this possible. For example, there's no more fighting over assignments being handed in on time or forgotten at home, when all assignments are submitted by email or wiki online. Everything is time stamped- nothing to argue at all. The tech just makes good and consistent communication easier.
We're hoping to help get these points across at Podcamp NYC 2.0, a free new media community unconference being help at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn on April 25 & 26, 2008. (You can learn more about the conference at our website at www.podcampnyc.org) I'd love to talk to you about coming and presenting, or who else from the Edutopia commuity might be interested in coming and sharing their vision for the way we can really imagine and make School 2.0 a reality.
Many thanks-
Whitney Hoffman
The LD Podcast
Podcamp NYC organizer