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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