The Learning 2.0 Conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. A free worldwide virtual event held in conjunction with Connected Educator Month, the conference includes an all-day virtual unconference (SocialEdCon online), a special educational start-up “pitchfire” event, and keynote presentations by Julie Evans, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Sugata Mitra, Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Marc Prensky, Audrey Watters, and Yong Zhao. Subject strands include:
- Changes in the Classroom: social media, 1:1 computing, flipped classrooms, digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks
- Changes in Student Learning: individualized learning, student-directed learning, hacking education, personal success plans, e-portfolios, building a digital presence
- Changes in Teacher Personal and Professional Growth: lead learning, personal learning networks, peer/ open/ self-directed professional development
- Changes in Schools: virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, assessment models
- Changes in Pedagogy: from teaching to learning, social learning, social/educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning
