[Announcements] Campus Technology Keynote TOMORROW

[Josh Baron]

Sakai folks,

I'm hesitant to post this as it could easily seem like shameless self 
promotion but a number of folks have encouraged me to share it as it might 
of interest to some in the community.

I'll be giving the keynote at Campus Technology's Ed-Tech Virtual 
Conference that will be held tomorrow (12/3/09) at 11 AM EST.  The 
description is below and you can register, for free, at 
http://campustechnology.com/microsites/campus-technology-virtual/ctv-09-schedule.aspx
. 

Thanks for tolerating my shameless self promotion ;-)

Josh

The Ed-Tech Journey: Are We There Yet?
Josh Baron
Director of Academic Technology and eLearning, Marist  College

The past several years have been witness to an unprecedented investment in 
and deployment of technology at all levels of education. One of the many 
hopes behind these efforts has been the improvement of education and the 
development of new 21 century workforce skills (e.g., problem solving, 
critical thinking, collaboration) that are so critically needed if our 
students are to compete in the global economy. Despite these investments 
and hopes, many questions remain as to the impact that technology has had 
in achieving new learning outcomes. Josh Baron considers some of the 
reasons why technology has not been the "silver bullet" that education 
institutions had hoped for, but more importantly, he looks at how we, as 
educators, can change the direction of our ed-tech journey and chart a 
course towards a future where technology becomes a catalyst for a true 
transformation of the educational experience.

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Joshua Baron
Director, Academic Technology and eLearning
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York  12601
(845) 575-3623 (work)
Twitter: JoshBaron
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