21st Century Learning thru Video, Audio and Storytelling!
In two back to back sessions, Dr. Kathy King was met by standing room only crowds at the 2010 NCEA Conference in Minneapolis MN on April 6, 2010.
Dr. King says,
My first exciting co-presentation with math teacher Thomas Hottinger on podcasting and vodcasting had a standing room only crowd. I figured, OK teachers of varying technology expertise are catching on to great potential of using these strategies. Terrific.
And we had a wonderful session- interactive, good questions. Plus, Tom and I complemented each other so well: The professor with 5 years of podcasting talking abut strategy, big picture and pedagogy… The math teacher talking about what worked and didn’t work with his classes, and how to guide students, etc…
So I was very excited and I skipped the long lunch lines to get to my next session early and found the room jam packed, people sitting in the aisles and flowing out the doors already. I went over to check the sign to make sure it was my room! Indeed it was.
Dodging bodies and book bags I made it to the front of the room to set up. It is the first time I have EVER started a session early, but there was no reason to wait.. no one else could fit in the room. We had every available spot, sat……
Empowering women to action is at the heart of the WE LEARN 7th Annual (Net)Working Gathering & Conference on Women and Literacy, “Community, Leadership, Activism.” On Friday and Saturday, March 5th and 6th, 2010, an anticipated 200 students, teachers, community organizers, literacy workers, and professors will gather at the University of Rhode Island – Feinstein Providence Campus (80 Washington St.) to share resources, insights, and research.
Overview
The topics of panel presentations and workshops cover a significant range of social, political, technological, and economic issues seen from the vantage points of the stakeholders connected to adult literacy programs. These views from the field of literacy education address special needs of adults as disparate as international good practices in education in Mexico and Belize, to exploring leadership role models and specific civic participation strategies, to writing from various contexts for all types of purposes, and the role education plays in improving the quality of women’s lives. Teaching strategies for English as Second Language students and leadership and empowerment development strategies as well as ways to address the social dimensions of personal and community health are examined through the lens of the education process.
Co-Sponsors
Co-sponsors of the conference and pre-conference include University of Rhode Island College of Human Science and Services, Rhode Island Department of Adult Education, Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center, Citizens Bank, the BankRI and Transformation Education LLC.
Community, Leadership, Activism:
Economic Justice, Cultural Alliances, Good Health responds to current events and moves our attention towards using literacy for action in our communities. In addition to coming to deeper understanding of leadership development through education and the qualities one needs to be a leader, participants will explore how women learners can use their literacy and educational accomplishments to create better communities through active participation.
Committed to empowerment for women in all aspects of their lives, this WE LEARN event promotes civic participation as those who come together share their knowledge and experiences to draw connections between literacy, leadership, empowerment, and liberation.
Featured Speakers and Participants
Featured speakers include Margaret Doughty, Founder and Director of Literacy Powerline based in Texas, Jeniffer Herrera-Andújar, Student Leader for FUTURE NOW at Bronx Community College in New York, Klare Allen, Community Organizer for Massachusetts Senior Action in Boston, and Kira Neel, a bilingual theater practitioner from New York City. Additional presenters will be coming from Belize, Mexico, Canada, and several regions from across the United States. Speakers and facilitators will explore themes related to moving beyond survival to develop economic justice; strengthening relationships and alliances among people from different cultures, backgrounds, and diversities; and supporting good health and wellness (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual)…..
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