The Future of Social Media in Higher Education
January 31, 2010 by admin2
Filed under Breaking News, On The Road
- How is social media changing the way college students learn?
- How are digital applications changing how professors teach?
- What are the most significant education technology trends of 2010 and beyond?
Join a panel of education technology and emerging media experts to explore how the social web is transforming higher education. The event will also feature a preview of highly anticipated products from the McGraw-Hill Student Innovation Lab.
Dr. Kathleen P. King, President of Transformation Education LLC and professor of education, will be one of four expert guest panelists to lead a discussion at NYC Social Media Week event hosted by McGraw-Hill.
The cutting edge and most relevant topic of this event is
The Future of Social Media in Higher Education.
Dr. Kathleen P. King’s expertise as not only a professor of education, but also a faculty developer with university faculty worldwide, and a leader in the social media movement, position her as a key voice in this discussion.
King is the author of 17 books about education, technology, faculty learning, and learning as adults. In addition she has been part of the distance learning movement for 12 years and invested in digital media and social media since 2005. A noted authority on 21st century learning skills, she is a highly sought after keynote and faculty leader because of her motivational and insightful sessions.
King says, “Rather than just broad based digital and social media initiatives, my work is dedicated to advanced teaching and learning through these technologies. I see critical connections among these technology and learning opportunities to accelerate learning and prepare the future leaders of future world in better ways.”
When/Where
The event is being held on Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 12:00pm-2:00pm
McGraw-Hill Companies. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 2, Room 208, NY NY
Register now at :
http://mcgraw-hill-socialmedia.eventbrite.com/
Additional social media special features for the event
King also said, “We are especially pleased to model several uses of social media and Web 2.0 technologies through participatory features of this event. Modeling is a powerful way of sharing the vision of change.”
- Prior to the event:
- During the event:
- Event Live stream – http://bit.ly/smwmcgraw-livestream
- Backchannel participation through a dedicated twitter hashtag, #smwmcgraw and #socialmedia
The entire expert panel has been published and includes:
- Adam Ostrow Editor in Chief, Mashable.com
- Dr. Kathleen P. King Professor, Fordham University; President, Transformation Education LLC
- Greg Verdino VP Strategy & Solutions, Powered; author of microMARKETING
- Mary Casey NYU Student and Founder of Jatched.com
- Vineet Madan VP Strategy & Business Development, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Alice Cherry (Moderator) Director of Brand Marketing, McGraw-Hill
Questions about this event?
For more information on New York Social Media Week
- Go to socialmediaweek.org
