May 25th, Wednesday (5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern, 12am GMT): Live webinar with Sir Ken Robinson on his book Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative (new edition out this year from his original 2000 version: http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/). Robinson advocates the importance of creativity and how the education system is hindering such capacities. He believes we do not grow into creativity…we grow out of it. Visit Classroom 2.0 at: http://www.classroom20.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network for details.

May 4, 2011: Read about Oklahoma State University’s study using iPads in the classroom. The goal was to determine the impact the iPad would have on both students and faculty, and decide if it should be rolled out across the university at some point in the future. According to OSU, it found that student expenses went down in the classes featuring iPads, since students were able to use cheaper electronic textbooks, rather than hard copies. Moreover, the university found that if all the students’ textbooks were available electronically, they could save enough over two semesters to cover the cost of buying the iPad, which retails for between $499 and $829, depending upon storage requirements and connectivity options.

Watch the videos from the New York TedX event on Innovation in Education, held in March 2011.

Slowmation example from Dr. Garry Hoban

WHEN: 4-5pm, Thursday, April 7, 2011
WHERE: 601 Aderhold Hall
WHO: All are welcome!

Dr. Garry Hoban from the University of Wollongong in Australia will demonstrate the educational benefits and methods of creating SLOWMATION programs at the University of Georgia to graduate students, faculty, teachers, media specialists, and the public. SLOWMATION has won several international awards as well as a $240,000 Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. For more information, visit www.slowmation.com.au/

Co-sponsored by the Learning, Design, and Technology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology & Instructional Technology, and the Innovation in Teaching and Technology initiative. Questions? Email treeves@uga.edu.

TORRANCE LECTURE, March 24, 2011
Dr. Mark Beeman presents his research in a lecture sponsored by the University of Georgia’s College of Education Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development.
Thursday, March 21, 2011: Watch video of the presentation here.
Lamar Dodd School of Art
5:30 pm Reception – Lobby
6-pm Lecture – Room S151
Read Press Release Here

March 17-19, 2011: Top thinkers in education gather in NYC, joined by prominent authors, journalists, advocates, and teachers, to address literacy, early childhood education, race, school reform, music, bullying, urban challenges, teacher effectiveness, and best practice from across the globe. Read more here.

Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 8pm Eastern

A live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Mitch Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab. Log in at http://tr.im/futureofed. The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit http://www.elluminate.com/support. Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event at the event page.
Event and Recording Page:  http://www.learncentral.org/node/142205

State Of The Union: Obama lays out how U.S. should adapt to a changed world. Science, technology, education, clean energy, and jobs topped President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 25. Read more here.

Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 6pm Eastern

A live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Karen Cator, the Director of the Office of Education Technology, on education, technology, and the 2010 National Education Technology Plan. Karen Cator is the Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. She has devoted her career to creating the best possible learning environments for this generation of students. Prior to joining the department, Cator directed Apple’s leadership and advocacy efforts in education. In this role, she focused on the intersection of education policy and research, emerging technologies, and the reality faced by teachers, students and administrators. Log in at http://tr.im/futureofed. The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit http://www.elluminate.com/support. Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event at the event page.
Event and Recording Page:  http://www.learncentral.org/node/131618

From the Brookings Institute.

On December 17, leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors will examine how to best leverage information and communications technology to transform education in the United States. The discussion will also focus on how to enable learning environments of all kinds — K-12, community colleges, universities, adult education and other training courses — to experiment with new innovations to improve students’ proficiency and experience in the classroom. Read more here.