Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference 2009

TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
April 21- 22, 2009

Changing the Learning Landscape

ITaP’s Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) unit invites higher education faculty, P–12 teachers, and IT professionals to its annual spring Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference on April 21-22 in Stewart Center on the Purdue West Lafayette campus.

The conference theme is “Changing the Learning Landscape,” inspiring more than 30 presentations about Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies, technology-mediated feedback, gaming and immersive environments, mobile devices as a learning platform and student success and assessment.

The conference keynote speaker, Sarah Robbins, is a researcher, writer, and speaker, who studies and reports on Second Life and virtual worlds. Featured speaker Edward Gehringer researches student-generated content and collaborative learning environments. He is also a software developer and is considered an expert in the field of ethics in computing.

On Tuesday night, Prof. Tim Newby’s education majors will demonstrate their findings about how P–12 teachers may employ emerging technologies for instruction in today’s classrooms. This showcase is sponsored by the International Network of Students Investigating Technologies for Education (INSITE).

TLT offers this conference free of charge and encourages preregistration. See the Conference Registration link at left.

To receive a free box lunch on Tuesday, April 21, register on or before April 10.

This Web site contains general information about the conference. For more specific queries, contact TLT at tlt-conference@purdue.edu.

Keynote speaker

Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins

Sarah Robbins Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins is a PhD candidate at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Sarah is a higher education consultant helping colleges and universities integrate Web 2.0 technologies meaningfully into pedagogy. She is the coauthor of Second Life for Dummies and has published many articles related to practical integration of new technologies to increase student engagement and community building. Sarah also consults with Kelley Executive Partners at Indiana University. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Links to Sarah's work, videos, and blogs can be found at www.intellagirl.com.