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About the 2007 TLT Symposium

About the 2007 Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology

The Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology was held at the Penn Stater Conference Center for the first time. This year's theme, "Social Computing and the Culture of Teaching and Learning", put a spotlight on the impact of new tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasting, and tagging on the ways we communicate and learn. The symposium acts as a showcase for many of these technologies, giving faculty the opportunity to experience them first hand.

Keynote: Lee Rainie

Lee Rainie is the project director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project whose mission is to research and report on the way that new technologies are affecting the way Americans live, work, and learn. Lee Rainie's organization investigates topics such as the expectations of digital natives as they enter the workplace, demographic trends in broadband Internet access, perceptions of intellectual property, and teenagers who are becoming self-made media producers.

Featured Speaker: Bryan Alexander

Bryan Alexander is the research director of the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education. In his position as director of NITLE as well as through his participation in the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative, Bryan looks at the ways that emerging technologies can be used to create opportunities for innovative teaching and learning practice. Bryan's specific interest is in the intersection of social computing and mobile learning, which he will be addressing at the 2007 symposium.

This all-day event is an opportunity for you to share with your colleagues your innovative teaching uses of education technologies. It's also an opportunity to see what others are doing, and to discuss many issues related to teaching and learning. There is no registration fee and a continental breakfast and lunch are included. You can review an overview of last year's event here.

Please e-mail any questions to tltsymopsium@psu.edu.