Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Learning Revolution Events - Call for Volunteers - You Matter! - Future of Museums Keynote Recordings

The Learning Revolution
Weekly Update

July 29th, 2014


Curiosity is a delicate little plant that, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom.
- Albert Einstein

The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The Internet is shifting the boundaries of these worlds, and we believe that as they increasingly overlap and integrate these conversations will be critical to framing and preparing for the learning revolution starting to take place.

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Updates

  • Call for Volunteers. The Homeschool+ Conference kicks off next week, and we're looking for volunteers to help us support all of the great sessions taking place next Thursday and Friday, August 7th & 8th. We'll provide the training and lots of support to those of you who are able to volunteer some of your time next week. Volunteering to help moderate sessions is a great way to get to know the presenters and to get better connected with our online learning communities. Please sign up to volunteer here. Thank you in advance for all of your help!
  • Alt Ed Film Fest Director Interview Schedule. Mark your calendars for the free, live director interviews associated with the Alt Ed Film Fest. Join directors German Doin of La EducaciĆ³n Prohibida on Tuesday, August 5th at 7pm ET, Cevin Soling of The War on Kids on Wednesday, August 6th at 8pm ET, Bhawin Suchak of Free to Learn on Tuesday, August 12th at 8pm ET, Peter Kowalke of Grown Without Schooling on Wednesday, August 13th at 8pm ET, Carol Black of Schooling the World on Thursday, August 14th at 8pm ET, and Ian Reid of Building the Machine on Tuesday, August 26th at 8pm ET. All interviews can be viewed at http://www.virtualfilmfestival.com/live-interviews.html, and will be archived on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/vfilmfest/.

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Partner Announcements

  • Mozilla: Could you invent the next big thing on the web? Learn — and teach others — how to move beyond simply consuming the web to understanding and creating it with Mozilla's Maker Party: http://party.webmaker.org/?ref=makerparty2014-developher
  • Galvanize: Galvanize is excited to announce that gSchool is launching in our new SOMA campus! We're welcoming all prospective students, instructors, mentors, guest speakers and potential employers to join us for a gSchool SF Open House! Past students, current hiring partners, and the instruction team will be there to answer any questions and present on what gSchool is all about. Food and drinks will be provided! RSVP here.

One Week Calendar

All events are listed in US-Eastern Daylight Time. To become an event partner and have your events listed here, please email admin@web20labs.com.

  • Tuesday, July 29th at 4pm Appy Hour: Inspiring Students to Design Great Cities with SimCity, SimCity is an always-online, fast-paced, intuitive, and forgiving city simulator that lets kids build (and destroy) single-player cities in multiplayer regions. Students can learn about what makes a great city, city management by keeping a budget, running a surplus, or issue bonds to keep afloat. Kids can play together in the same region, or as a single player who manages all the cities in it. In this Appy Hour, videogame journalist, critic, and teacher David Thomas will present on how SimCity can be used by teachers.
  • Wednesday, July 30th at 9pm Teachers Teaching Teachers, Weekly conversations hosted by EdTechTalk, a collaborative open webcasting community. For more information, click here.
  • Thursday, July 31st at 4pm Strategies for a Whole-Community Approach to Digital Citizenship, How has your school built a positive culture around digital citizenship? How have you involved students, faculty, staff, leadership, and parents? In our community’s next webinar, learn about the three elements necessary to take a whole-community approach to digital citizenship at your school or district: educating students, engaging parents, and enriching leadership. See examples from Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida, which is a Digital Citizenship Certified School by Common Sense Media. Learn how the school a taught students digital citizenship, see examples of how the school has engaged parents, and hear examples of school leadership. Join Susan and Brad on July 31st and walk away with specific ideas and examples of how you can build a positive school culture around digital citizenship, and involve all stakeholders. Register here.
  • Thursday, July 31st at 8pm Laura Candler: Active Engagement - Simple Strategies for Success, Another exciting webinar by Laura Candler to jump-start your new school year with simple strategies that you can use to make your classroom more engaging and help kids retain what they are learning. During this free webinar, Laura will share strategies for making every lesson more effective with active engagement. Strategies will include cooperative learning methods, team formation tips, how to use dry erase boards effectively, classroom management ideas, and more. You are also invited to share your own strategies via the online chat during the webinar. If you can't attend the live session, register to receive the link to the recording. Participants who attend the live session will be able to download an attendance certificate that they may be able to use for PD credit. Register here.
  • Saturday, August 2nd at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show, Classroom 2.0 LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. Special thanks for this go to our sponsor, Blackboard Collaborate, for providing the service that allows us to do this! Details to join at http://live.classroom20.com.

For a full calendar of all upcoming events and conferences, click here.

Deadlines

  • Homeschool+ Conference, August 7th + 8th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: The Call for Proposals for the 2014 Homeschool+ Conference is now open. Conference strands include Learning Theory, Homeschooling, Unschooling, Free Schools, Democratic Schools, Alternative and Non-Traditional Education, Student Presentation, Technology, Politics and Policy, and Faith-Specific Topics. Be sure to share this opportunity with your peers and colleagues - we'd love to see your proposal come in soon!
  • Gaming in Ed, September 15th - 19th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: The Call for Proposals for the inaugural Gaming in Ed conference is now open. Proposals can be submitted from now until September 1st, and we will begin accepting proposals after July 1st. Conference strands include Game-Based Learning: How to Use Games in Educational Settings, Games & Assessment, Connecting Educators With Game Developers: Make Your Voices Heard, Students as Content Creators & Game Designers, Research on Game-Based Learning, and Professional Development. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators!
  • Library 2.014, October 8th + 9th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals will be accepted between now and October 1st for Library 2.014. This fully online, participatory conference presents a unique opportunity to showcase the excellent research and work that you do every day. How does your library manage digital collections? Is your library mobile friendly? Do you have a story to tell about maker spaces? Your participation as a presenter will steer the global conversation about the future of libraries. Please see the call for proposals and conference strands and consider submitting your proposal soon!
  • Global Education Conference, November 17th - 22nd, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: The call for proposals for the 2014 Global Education Conference are now open. Proposals can be submitted from now until November 15, and we will begin accepting proposals June 1st. Please see the conference strands and consider submitting your proposal soon!

Highlighted Recordings

Barry Joseph from the Future of Museums Conference - on "Murder at the Museum"

Joseph
http://youtu.be/JoDyWOGl1f8

Holly Witchey from the Future of Museums Conference - on "Intergenerosity/HELP them eat cake!"

Witchey
http://youtu.be/rYp3cI_6Hn0

Lath Carlson from the Future of Museums Conference - on "Museums 3.0 - Museum as Resource"

Carlson
http://youtu.be/pnnaXO5tYcQ

Conversations

Classroom 2.0

  • One Classroom, Many Worlds. Classroom 2.0 member and Pearson Education employee, Leon Li, is exploring the introduction of virtual reality into educational settings. He's interested in knowing what you, the learning facilitators, see as being an optimal situation to introduce immersive learning technology. What do you think? How could some of your lessons be enhanced by an added dimension? Share your thoughts here.
  • Classroom Management Through Syntax. We've looked at how we can better facilitate classroom discussion by changing statements into exploratory questions, but here Karen Cameron discusses how the opposite can help beginning teachers better manage their classrooms. Eliciting the type of behavior we want our students to engage in starts by turning questions into statements. Instead of asking for behaviors from students (Can you please be quiet while Trey asks his question?), try stating the behaviors you expect for the activity or lesson (We'll be listening to each group's presentations, then we'll take turns asking questions by raising our hands.) Karen explains how using statements of need help to set direction in the classroom and clarify your expectations of your students. Great tips, Karen!

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  • Systems Literacy and Playful Learning. Jordan Shapiro of Mind/Shift recently wrote What Happens When School Design Looks Like Game Design, a piece that takes a closer look at the Quest to Learn school in New York City. Students at the school learn through exploratory activities that lead them towards a goal or new level, as in video game progressions. Stumbling through the learning process is looked at as an iteration, where one gains critical knowledge for the next attempt at advancing to the next level. This public school's mission and design are discussed in detail here. What lessons can you take into your own classrooms to change up your own methodology?
  • Teaching and Digital Literacy. This week we look at a recent informED article by Sara Briggs called 20 Things Educators Need To Know About Digital Literacy Skills. Briggs reviews research and practices that can help teachers frame their search lessons, and ways to weave digital literacy throughout the curriculum. As technology and social media are increasingly used throughout the learning experience, our ability to teach and support digital literacy is becoming ever more critical. Read more about digital literacy best practices here.

See you online!

Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Learning Revolution Events - Future of Museums Events Are This Week - AltEdFilmFest - Homeschooling - Gaming in Ed

The Learning Revolution
Weekly Update

July 22nd, 2014


Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
- Jane Goodall

The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The Internet is shifting the boundaries of these worlds, and we believe that as they increasingly overlap and integrate these conversations will be critical to framing and preparing for the learning revolution starting to take place.

To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

Updates

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Partner Spotlight

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ANBPR is the most representative professional organization of librarians, including over 3,300 active members in 41 counties in Romania and has promoted for the last 20 years the concept of a public library system at Community level by providing services tailored to the current needs of users. Its constituency consists of 255 disadvantaged rural communities, which have previously received ICT infrastructure and assistance under a project funded by World Bank. The project established local Info Centres providing services to the citizens in rural areas in order to improve their knowledge & access to information. ANBPR is interested in e-inclusion services for people with low & basic skills and is committed to widening participation in democratic education through links with local communities and has experience in providing support needed in small and medium towns areas. As part of the International Global Libraries Initiative, facilitates citizens’ access to modern technology. More information at http://anbpr.org.ro/.

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One Week Calendar

All events are listed in US-Eastern Daylight Time. To become an event partner and have your events listed here, please email admin@web20labs.com.

  • Wednesday, July 23rd at 10am NMC Virtual Symposium on the Future of Museums, In this day-long event, curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators will explore four major themes from the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition: Bring Your Own Device, Location-Based Services, Crowdsourcing, and Makerspaces. Engage with the panels on these topics and help shape the conversation – get your burning questions answered!
  • Wednesday, July 23rd at 9pm Teachers Teaching Teachers, Weekly conversations hosted by EdTechTalk, a collaborative open webcasting community. For more information, click here.
  • Thursday, July 24th at 9:30am Future of Museums Conference, Join a collaborative global conversation about technology, museums, and the future. This event will be held from 9:30am - 5pm US-Eastern Time, and will feature keynote speakers and crowdsourced presentations by your peers. Attendees can expect to learn best practices to implement in their museums, and will hear real-world examples of innovative practices in the field. Keynote Schedule: 10am ET Elizabeth Merrit on "Temporal Tourism: a brief visit to 3 museums of 2030," 11am ET Barry Joseph on "Murder at the Museum," 12pm ET Suse Cairns & Jeffrey Inscho on "Punk Rock Museum Work," 1pm ET Holly Witchey on "Intergenerosity/HELP them eat cake!," 2pm ET Lath Carlson on "Museums 3.0 - Museum as Resource," and 4pm ET Alex Freeman on "NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition."
  • Sunday, July 27th at 8:15pm Principalcast: Daisy Dyer Duerr on Summer Learning Opportunities, The Principalcast Podcast is weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational leadership. Each week we interview teachers, principals, superintendents, authors and presenters to learn about how to become more effective educators! We are dedicated to being the lead learners in all that we do.
  • Tuesday, July 29th at 4pm Appy Hour: Inspiring Students to Design Great Cities with SimCity, SimCity is an always-online, fast-paced, intuitive, and forgiving city simulator that lets kids build (and destroy) single-player cities in multiplayer regions. Students can learn about what makes a great city, city management by keeping a budget, running a surplus, or issue bonds to keep afloat. Kids can play together in the same region, or as a single player who manages all the cities in it. In this Appy Hour, videogame journalist, critic, and teacher David Thomas will present on how SimCity can be used by teachers.

For a full calendar of all upcoming events and conferences, click here.

Deadlines

  • Homeschool+ Conference, August 4th - 8th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: The Call for Proposals for the 2014 Homeschool+ Conference is now open. Conference strands include Learning Theory, Homeschooling, Unschooling, Free Schools, Democratic Schools, Alternative and Non-Traditional Education, Student Presentation, Technology, Politics and Policy, and Faith-Specific Topics. Be sure to share this opportunity with your peers and colleagues - we'd love to see your proposal come in soon!
  • Gaming in Ed, September 15th - 19th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: The Call for Proposals for the inaugural Gaming in Ed conference is now open. Proposals can be submitted from now until September 1st, and we will begin accepting proposals after July 1st. Conference strands include Game-Based Learning: How to Use Games in Educational Settings, Games & Assessment, Connecting Educators With Game Developers: Make Your Voices Heard, Students as Content Creators & Game Designers, Research on Game-Based Learning, and Professional Development. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators!
  • Library 2.014, October 8th + 9th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals will be accepted between now and October 1st for Library 2.014. This fully online, participatory conference presents a unique opportunity to showcase the excellent research and work that you do every day. How does your library manage digital collections? Is your library mobile friendly? Do you have a story to tell about maker spaces? Your participation as a presenter will steer the global conversation about the future of libraries. Please see the call for proposals and conference strands and consider submitting your proposal soon!
  • Global Education Conference, November 17th - 22nd, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: The call for proposals for the 2014 Global Education Conference are now open. Proposals can be submitted from now until November 15, and we will begin accepting proposals June 1st. Please see the conference strands and consider submitting your proposal soon!

Highlighted Recordings

Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the Library 2.012 Conference - on "How to be a Catalyst for Change: Redefining the Library 2.0 Information Professional"

Hirsh
http://youtu.be/zb5FOKnpGZc

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee from the Global Education Conference - on "Global Oneness Project"

Vaughan-Lee
http://youtu.be/QYyyKm9EVYs

Jenifer Fox from the Future of Education Interview Series - on "Strengths-Based School"

Fox
http://youtu.be/QDDipEhy5Kg

NMC Navigator Top Ten

Top Learning Tech Stories of the Week from the NMC/Horizon Project Navigator.

  1. Udacity’s Nanodegrees: Edtech’s Challenge To College Credentials?
  2. Creating a Community of Learners With Coding
  3. In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven
  4. The Case for Social Innovation Micro-Credentials
  5. A tablet a day
  6. Hiring an electric 'smart' bike in Copenhagen
  7. Forget the Shortest Route Across a City; New Algorithm Finds the Most Beautiful
  8. The Body Learns
  9. This practically ancient Internet technology supports speeds 1,000 times the national average
  10. The special educational needs reforms are a lost opportunity

Conversations

Classroom 2.0

  • Announcing the Trust Challenge, the Fifth HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition. Trust, privacy, and safety are critical to learning in an open online world. How can learners exercise control over who sees and uses their data? What tools do they need to navigate, collaborate, and learn online with confidence? What solutions will foster greater civility and respect in online learning environments? How can open technical standards create more opportunities to share and collaborate online in a spirit of trust? The fifth open, international HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition, the Trust Challenge, will award $1.2 million to institutions and organizations that tackle these questions in real-life learning contexts. The Trust Challenge will fund successful collaborations or “laboratories” that create scalable, innovative, and transformative exemplars of connected learning that bridge technological solutions with complex social considerations of trust. More information at dmlcompetition.net.
  • Get Organized for the New School Year. Karen Cameron shares 8 tips for repurposing old materials into great classroom organization solutions. From T-shirts to ladders, and book shelves to board games, these creative ideas are a great start to the new year. Share your own ideas here.

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  • Learning the Hard Way. A recent article by Marianne Stenger explores the research behind allowing learners to struggle with new material before providing explanations. Kapur explains that although it’s unlikely that students will be able to solve problems that require an understanding of concepts they haven’t learned yet, the process of generating sub-optimal or even incorrect solutions can be productive in preparing students to learn better from the teaching that follows. Grappling with new ideas in a peer group is a great way to encourage deeper level thinking among learners. Read more about Kapur's research here.
  • Gendered Perceptions of Subject Aptitude Don't Measure Up Against Science. Norma Fares shared this recent article by Tauriq Moosa of the Daily Beast - a critique (among many) of a controversial article written by Mary Kenny of The Telegraph, which many read as reinforcing gender difference and learning aptitude between boys and girls. Moosa interviews several women across the science and math fields to explore Kenny's gendered claims about learning. In Moosa's interview of Dr. Katherine Mack, she shares that, if you want to discuss inherent differences between men’s and women’s brains, first remove all stereotypes, discrimination (subtle or explicit), biased parental expectations, media messages, pressure from teachers, and long-standing gender-based cultural norms, and then tell me about whatever differences you can find, if any. Ironically, perhaps, the original article and it's subsequent criticism are published at the same time that we find reports that girls are performing better than boys across all of the disciplines. Referring back to Dr. Mack's quote, it would seem that gendered stereotypes about learning aptitude and the value of education are problematic on every level, and students across genders suffer the varying consequences. What do you think? Share your thoughts here.

See you online!

Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com

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Second Annual Homeschool+ Conference & Film Festival - Updates and Help Us Promote!



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Join the second annual Homeschool+ Conference, August 4th - 8th, 2014, three nights of evening keynote sessions and two full days of keynote plus crowd-sourced presentations. This online and free event provides an opportunity to share strategies, practices, and resources for those involved with homeschooling, unschooling, free schools, democratic schools, and other forms of alternative, independent, and non-traditional education. Keynote and distinguished speakers include Ocean Robbins, Oliver DeMille, Jerry Mintz, Carlo Ricci, Jamie McMillin, Matt Hern, Pat Farenga, Blake Boles, Leslie Barson, Monica Cochran, Paula Rothermel, Clark Aldrich, Elliot Washor, Yale Wishnick, Jackie Gerstein, Luba Vangelova, Bernard Bull, Scott Nine, Amos Blanton, and Brycen RR & Laurie A. Couture. More information below and at www.homeschoolconference.com.

To attend the conference, to be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, and/or to submit to present, please 
join the Homeschool+ Conference network. See how you can get involved with this event below. Recordings from last year’s conference are all available on the site for free as well.

We are also excited to announce the first Alternative Education (Virtual) Film Festival (http://www.altedfilmfest.com), running online during the month of August. The Alt Ed Film Fest will showcase seven films, with live broadcast director interviews: La EducaciĆ³n Prohibida by director German Doin, The War on Kids by director Cevin Soling, Free to Learn by directors Bhawin Suchak and Jeff Root, Grown Without Schooling by director Peter Kowalke, Schooling the World by director Carol Black, Building the Machine by director Ian Reid, and The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto directed and produced by Tragedy and Hope Communications. Check out altedfilmfest.com for more information about the films, viewing options, and a schedule of live interviews with the directors.

Please help us promote these events. Sample tweets and blog posts are at the bottom of this email. Thank you in advance for your continued support--you help keep these types of events free! There are promotional materials and logos available at http://www.homeschoolconference.com/page/press-publicity.

We’d love for you to be a presenter. The Call for Proposals for the Homeschool+ Conference is still open! Presenters can submit proposals for general sessions focused on one of the conference strands. As a conference that is focused on being participatory, we encourage new presenters as well as more experienced ones to submit to present. Please click on the link to the Call for Proposals on http://www.homeschoolconference.com for instructions.

Seeking Sponsors and Partners. While the conference is a labor of love, we appreciate financial support and are glad to bring visibility to your organization at the conference and in the recordings. There’s still time! Email steve@learningrevolution.com. Non-commercial or non-profit organizations can become conference partners. Once approved, these organizations are listed with a link, logo, and a short description, and provided with a "spotlight" speaker session in the conference. There are no financial obligations for being a partner organization--all we ask is that you actively promote the conference to your membership and network, and encourage participation as well as presentations and submissions. Email amy@learningrevolution.com for more details.

See you online!

Steve Hargadon
Founder and Co-Chair

Pat Farenga
Co-Chair

Help Us Promote!

HOMESCHOOL+ CONFERENCE   - August 4 - 8, 2014  
Hashtag #Homeschool14
Sample Tweets
  • Explore teaching & learning practices. Join free, online #homeschool14 Aug. 4-8 #homeschooling #unschool #educhat #hs http://ow.ly/yjnAp
  • Share your #homeschool story at the free, online #homeschool14 Aug. 4-8. #homeschooling #unschool #educhat #hs http://ow.ly/yjnFP
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  • Join the second annual Homeschool+ Conference, August 4th - 8th, 2014, two days of crowdsourced presentations, plus three nights of preconference keynote sessions. This online and free event provides an opportunity to share strategies, practices, and resources for those involved with homeschooling, unschooling, free schools, democratic schools, and other forms of alternative, independent, and non-traditional education. While the Homeschool+ Conference is geared toward those participating in or wanting to learn more about homeschooling, unschooling, free schools, democratic schools, and other forms of alternative/non-traditional education, this conference will also be valuable for traditional educators looking to expand their scope and understanding of teaching and learning practices. Learn more at www.homeschoolconference.com.

ALT ED FILM FEST - August 2014
Hashtag #AltEdFilmFest
Sample Tweets
  • #AltEdFilmFest What's education's role in creating your life and the world? 7 #films + Director Intvws http://ow.ly/zlm72 #education
  • What did we really learn in school? Join the conversation at #AltEdFilmFest http://ow.ly/zsmXN #homeschool #hs #unschool #learning
  • What does the type of education we receive say about the world it prepares us to enter? Explore at #AltEdFilmFest http://ow.ly/zsndV
Sample Post
  • Many of us take our education for granted. But what did we really learn in school, and who decided what was important for us to know? Was there a gap between what we learned in the classroom from our teachers, from our peers, and what we needed to know throughout the rest of our lives? What does the type of education we receive say about the world it prepares us to enter? These and many other questions are addressed in the seven documentaries chosen for this year's Alternative Education Film Festival. From homeschooling to unschooling, from Buenos Aires the Himalayas, and from America's common core to the self-directed 'curricula' of many home learners, we hope these films stimulate and inspire you to think about education's role in creating your life and the world. In association with the 2014 Homeschool+ Conference, Alt Ed Film Fest will showcase seven films, with live broadcast director interviews. The film festival will feature La EducaciĆ³n Prohibida by director German Doin, The War on Kids by director Cevin Soling, Free to Learn by directors Bhawin Suchak and Jeff Root, Grown Without Schooling by director Peter Kowalke, Schooling the World by director Carol Black, Building the Machine by director Ian Reid, and The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto directed and produced by Tragedy and Hope Communications. Check out altedfilmfest.com for more information about the films, viewing options, and a schedule of live interviews with the directors.

Future of Museums Virtual Conference Thursday - Instructions and Final Notes


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Our Future of Museums Conference is this Thursday, July 24th! Our free, collaborative global conversation about technology, museums, and the future will be held from 9:30am - 5pm US-Eastern Time. The conference will feature the keynote speakers and crowdsourced sessions, which are listed in the current conference schedule below. We hope you will join us for some or all of the day’s sessions. Go to http://www.futureofmuseums.com for the hour-by-hour schedule in your own time zone and links to attend each session.

We’ve made a sign you can put on your office door / your cubicle / your desk! It tells people that while you might look like you are sitting there, you’re actually far away attending the event virtually and they should pretend you’re not there and can’t be interrupted. :)

Please help us promote this event. Sample tweets and blog posts are at the bottom of this email. Thank you in advance for your continued support--you help keep these types of events free! Attendees can expect to learn best practices to implement in their museums, and will hear real-world examples of innovative practices in the field. Conference strands are focused on four main themes from the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition by New Media Consortium: Bring Your Own Device, Location-Based Services, Crowdsourcing, and Makerspaces. Curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators are encouraged to present. We are looking forward to this fun event, and to your participation.

Seeking Volunteers and Sponsors. We could use some additional moderator-trained volunteers at 11am, 12pm, 2pm US Eastern Daylight Time. If you are available to help, email Amy Brinkley at amy@learningrevolution.com. And our conference doesn’t have any sponsors yet--not uncommon for one of our first-time events, but we’d love some financial support and to give someone some visibility at the conference and in the recordings. There’s still time!

Please also consider attending our future of museums “twin” event on Wednesday, July 23rd. The NMC Virtual Symposium on the Future of Museums is an exclusive symposium for curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators. While our event is free and open to the public this limited-space and fee-based event, engage with panels on these topics and help shape the conversation – get your burning questions answered! More information at go.nmc.org/future-museums.

See you online!

Steve

Steve Hargadon
Founder and Co-Chair
http://www.learningrevolution.com

SCHEDULE (US-Eastern Daylight Time Version)

9:30am  
  • Conference Welcome
10:00am
  • OPENING KEYNOTE: Elizabeth Merritt
11:00am
  • KEYNOTE: Barry Joseph on "Murder at the Museum"
  • Museums Without Walls: Delivering Virtual Museum Talks as an Outreach Program - Raymond Pun, Reference and Research Services Librarian
  • The Witte Museum's H-E-B Body Adventure: Transforming health through full-body experience via technology & civic engagement with metric outcomes - Bryan Bayles, PhD, MPH Curator of Anthropology & Health
12:00pm
  • KEYNOTE: Suse Cairns & Jeffrey Inscho
  • iBeacons: Creating Rich, Location-Aware Technologies to Enhance Museum Experiences - Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education
  • Infinite Art - Denise Jones, Director of Enterprise User Relations
1:00pm
  • KEYNOTE: Holly Witchey on "Intergenerosity/HELP them eat cake!"
2:00pm
  • KEYNOTE: Lath Carlson on "Museums 3.0 - Museum as Resource"
  • Creating an Historic Site for Southern Cotton Pickers - C.Sade Turnipseed
3:00pm
  • Virtual Museums in a Multi-Participant Online Platform - Joe Rigby
  • Museum Open House: Museums Collaborating with Community Access Cable Television - Jay Sugarman
4:00pm
  • CLOSING KEYNOTE: Alex Freeman

HELP US PROMOTE!

FUTURE OF MUSEUMS - July 24, 2014
www.futureofmuseums.com
Logo http://futureofmuseums.com/page/promotion
Flyer https://www.smore.com/93sp1
Hashtag #Museums14

Sample Tweets
  • Join the free, online #museums14: technology, museums, and the future - July 24 #musetech #museumed #mpossible http://ow.ly/yjmUp
  • Twin #musetech events: July 23 w/@NMCorg http://ow.ly/yjpFa & July 24 w/@learnrevproject http://ow.ly/yjpGi #museums14 #museumed

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  • The New Media Consortium and LearningRevolution.com announce twin events about the future of museums on July 23rd & 24th. Both events are focused on four main themes from the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition: Bring Your Own Device, Location-Based Services, Crowdsourcing, and Makerspaces. July 23rd - The NMC Virtual Symposium on the Future of Museums is an exclusive symposium for you, the curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators. In this limited-space event, engage with panels on these topics and help shape the conversation – get your burning questions answered! July 24th - LearningRevolution.com is hosting the free, online Future of Museums Conference, a collaborative global conversation about technology, museums, and the future. This event will be held from 9:30am - 5pm US-Eastern Time, and will feature keynote speakers and crowdsourced presentations by your peers. Attendees can expect to learn best practices to implement in their museums, and will hear real-world examples of innovative practices in the field. Curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators are encouraged to present. We are looking forward to these fun events, and to your participation. More information at go.nmc.org/future-museums and www.futureofmuseums.com.

Alex Freeman
Conference Co-Chair
New Media Consortium
Elizabeth Merritt
Conference Co-Chair
Center for the Future of Museums
American Alliance of Museums
Steve Hargadon
Founder and Co-Chair