Higher Ed Trends Panel: Social Media Week

NEW YORK- February 5, 2010

Unlike many higher education events held in February 2010, this one had a worldwide assembly of NON-professors and NON-students discussing teaching and learning with technology. Their platform was the globe, and their discussion was just about as far reaching.

New York City’s Social Media Week events had been held all week as part of a global initiative being coordinated in 5 international cities with participants from everywhere able to plug-in. On this Friday, wrap up events included a stellar event held at McGraw-Hill Headquarters in New York City. This panel, Trends in Social Media in Higher Education included approximately 175 people from across industries, journalism and education on the roll call for the event on-site and via livestream at USTREAM.tv.

The superb news is that you did miss this very public and participatory “class.” The informative and compelling session is available on demand via http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4470423. (See below)

Social Media Modeled

Special features of the event included the use of social media to promote and facilitate the panel discussion, discussion of critical topics by a expert panel, fielded Q&A with NYC participants and digital media innovation immediately following the discussion …..

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The Future of Social Media in Higher Education

• 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,

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