SXSWedu: the epic education conference best known for bringing together a potpourri of stakeholders in the education community is here! A spin-off of the legendary SXSW film, music, and comedy festival, the SXSWedu experience offers glimpses into the future of education with healthy doses of skepticism and of course debate.
According to the SXSWedu organizers, this year over 1500 session proposals were submitted! We’re eager to continue to share our expertise with a forward-thinking community that’s as passionate about the progress of education as we are. We have some must-see events you’ll want to check out.
Here’s where you can find us throughout the conference:
Innovating in EdTech through Human-Centered Design
Monday, March 4th
1:30-3:30 pm
Austin Convention Center
Room 8ABC
Speakers: Daniel Cole, Aaron Houssian
About this session: Designing innovative technologies is becoming an increasingly human-centered activity, drawing on methods in design thinking, user research, and human-computer interaction. Designing educational technologies, however, has hidden complexities, as it often involves designing for two sets of users: students and instructors. This interactive session will examine several methods for conducting practical and effective human-centered design with students and instructors. It will also provide participants with a set of guidelines for beginning their own human-centered design practice.
SXSWedu Startup Showcase
Monday, March 4th
3:00-5:00 pm
Austin Convention Center
Exhibit Hall 4 Meet Up Pavilion (Startup Village)
We’re hosting the SXSWedu Startup Showcase this year! This networking event spotlights the education startups participating at the conference. The cocktail-style reception will provide attendees the opportunity to demo products and offer valuable, real-time feedback in a fun and casual atmosphere.
Come interact with the following startup companies!
AdaptED Futures
Amira Learning
Bitsbox
BookNook
Care2rock L3C
Caribu
Citizen Discourse
Couragion
Crew Platform
Dynos.io
Edmit
Ever Forward - Siempre Adelante
Giide
GradGuru
iSchoolConnect Inc
Learn Fresh
LearnPlatform
LiftEd
Literal
LitLab
mylilstory
Pie for Providers
PlayPosit
ROYBI
SayKid
SoroTouch
Substantial
Tailor-ED
TutorMe
Unruly Studios
Upkey
UR Turn
Weird Enough Productions
Words Liive
Zoobean
Implementing Active Learning for Engagement and Effectiveness: An Interactive Panel
Monday, March 4th
5:00-5:30 pm
Hilton Austin
Salon C
Speakers: Dr. Jeff Bergin, Dr. Chris Dede, Dr. Erin Dolan
About this session: Active learning is one increasingly common way to engage students in the learning process through interactive, collaborative, and constructive activities. Indeed, many of these activities are affordable, effective and relatively easy to implement, but few are built on research-based methods and measured for effectiveness and impact -- without which, active learning can be less effective or even counterproductive. This panel will begin by introducing common approaches to active learning. Then, the panel will share two pieces of research: an evidence-based active learning model and an impact study examining outcomes associated with the implementation of active learning techniques. Finally, the panel will discuss the pros and cons of implementing active learning methods in a variety of classrooms.
See you in Austin, Texas the first week in March!