SXSWedu March 2017
Let’s #GoOpen!
OER Infographic
OER at the State Level
Vetting Resources OER Rubrics Alignment to standards Repository? Intellectual property issues Third party content Creating frameworks Assessment issues Louisiana ELA OER Oklahoma OER
OER at the Federal Level
Go Open operation manual District teams; academics,
librarians, and teachers What to do with the created
content How to access the content Quality assurance? Professional Dev. piece District approach drives how
teachers embrace it Textbook replacement?
OER Resources
Creative Commons OER Edutopia OER OER Commons GoOpen USDOE OER: Issues, Possibilities, and the Promise of Curation - Webinar
w/Joyce Valenza OER Symbaloo from Shannon Miller OpenEd
Computer Science Standards ● Only 7 states have CS standards for K-12, many have 9-12 or some
tech standards ● K12 CS.org has a framework (provides concepts and practices) ● Provide interdisciplinary connections ● Provide ways to create technology ● Over 1 million jobs available today that can’t be filled ● Arkansas was one of the 1st states to move toward a K-12 CS
standard ● Connection between teaching computer science and digital literacy
Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes?
● VR = Virtual Reality ● 5 ways VR is being used in education ● Top Educational VR Apps ● Discovery VR ● Cardio VR ● Google Expeditions ● New York Times VR ● VR World App ● King Tut VR
VR Goggles
VR Equipment for Schools
Nearpod Microsoft VR systems ClassVR HTC Vive VR Goggles - pattern VR Goggles - YouTube video
Future Ready Schools
● Future Ready Schools Initiative ● Future Ready School Libraries ● Downloadable pdf and infographic ● Institutes, Resources, Webinars, Blogs,
and Social Media
Opportunities ● Opportunity for personalized professional development ● What resources would best help students reach their goals ● Curated OER resources ● Using learning management systems ● OER allows you to go beyond bias and content ● GoOpen initiative is both for state and districts ● Use tagging to curate ● Create a relationship between fake news and digital literacy
Challenges
●Different formats ●How do we adapt tools for teachers ●Interoperability ●Being able to remix materials ●How do we curate courses and materials in
Learning Management Systems
Keynote speaker Sara Goldrick-Rab made sure I was awake by the end of her presentation on
Paying the Price – the true cost of college
We must change how we think and how we talk
Teaching Creativity: How, Why and the Impact
Presented by
Keith Sawyer – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations
Tacy Trowbridge – Global Ed Program Lead, Adobe
Villy Wang - Baycat
Rather than a lot of talking we were given challenges
Keith Sawyer and Villy Wang
Mayors & Workforce Development Meet Up
Preparing students to become current and future employees was the focus – OMG
Christopher Cabaldon – Mayor, City of West Sacramento
Greg Fischer – Mayor, City of Louisville
Impact of automation techonolgy. Company who would traditionally hire 300-400 now will only have 46 jobs
Need to “mark” skills not just degrees
Badging, micro credentialing (being done in Dallas)
Have college degrees aligned with community economic development
Intentionally build skills around what businesses need
Career work brings to life the academics
Students Internships / Teacher Externships
Mayor has the ability to bring stakeholders together – Education, Business and Government
Cradle to Career – Four major Pillars
Early Care & Education/Kindergarten Readiness.
K-12 Success.
High School to Postsecondary Transition & Completion.
21st Century Workforce & Talent.
SETDA is a resource I would not have encountered without going to SXSW
Virtual Reality is here but I’m not ready. These guys developed a
platform I can use with my students - Panoform
From a booth I was reminded of the
power of shifting of a perspective (a big part of the reason I
love attending
SXSW.edu. unlearn
Q and A Contact Information
Liz Philippi - School Program Coordinator @ TSLAC [email protected]
512-463-5852 Jennifer Rike - Librarian @ Mansfield ISD, Timberview HS