Unleashing Human Capacity: Saving the World in a Few Easy Steps
Assistant Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Education, Jim Shelton, stressed the need for today’s education revolution to succeed in a special Distinguished Speaker presentation at SXSWedu 2013.
In his thoughtful presentation, Shelton recognizes that the reality of the learning and research agenda of today is often “fragmented, disorganized and is not designed to drive towards tremendously different outcomes." He offers a solution to overcoming some of our grandest challenges.
PanelPicker Opens July 1
SXSWedu 2013, Photo by Debbie FinleyThe process for entering a SXSWedu 2014 session proposal via PanelPicker begins on Monday, July 1. PanelPicker-generated proposals allow the SXSWedu community to have a voice in the topics and sessions at SXSWedu. Likewise, it helps bring an array of new ideas into the event.
Last year SXSWedu received over 700 session submissions in PanelPicker, leading to an impressive selection of sessions at the 2013 Conference & Festival. The same high-caliber response is expected this year, so now is the time to start planning your session ideas!
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Sort Session Podcast by Theme
The SXSWedu 2013 session podcast are available to listen to online. Visit the SXSWedu SoundCloud page to filter and browse all of the sessions by themes. This is a great interactive feature for discovering new content or even revisiting your favorite SXSWedu session.
Repost the audio podcast or embed them to your blog or website to share the best of the 2013 SXSWedu Conference & Festival with your network.
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