As always, my taste at #SXSWEdu run towards an eclectic mixture of topics – from library related to teaching to technology to policy to…..well, you get the idea! I love browsing the SXSWEdu bookstore for ideas since it’s an amazing curation of all the authors speaking at their conference! Here’s a couple I picked up(and a few more that are on my future shopping list!) The first title is Nonobvious: How to Predict Trends and Win the Future(Rohit Bhargava). I love reading […]
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Welcome to Austin, SXSWEdu & SXSW!
Welcome to Austin if this is your first SXSWEdu! As a native Austinite, of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t say that conversation over food is one of our central tenets of life, so I wanted to share some tips about the conference and of course, some foodie tips! This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a few suggestions as to where to grab food downtown and some conference tips, too. SXSWEdu is a fascinating blend of K-12 educators, librarians, administrators […]
Animal, vegetable or mineral: SXSW Edu evolution
Having attended SXSW Interactive last year for the first time, I had certain expectations going into #SXSWEdu. However, a first glance at the program left me a little concerned that it was too tied to TEA Initiatives and not indie enough to meet #SXSW standards. And to be honest, the first day at #SXSW Edu left me a little befuddled about what SXSW Edu was all about. There were some good and meaty sessions but also there were quite a few mainstream vendor sessions, like […]