Educational Adventures in Austin at #SXSWedu – Day 1

Kicking off the week in Austin, Texas at SXSWedu is a great way to spend my spring break. This conference is all about education innovations, reform, and edtech. Each day I’ll be recapping my educational adventures in Austin through video, photos, and sketches. Please help by sharing these with other!

All the sketches below are embed tweets, which make it easy to Retweet, Share, and Favorite them!

I started my adventure the night before picking up my badge, getting my camera tag, and stopping by the Badge Grab Meetup at Max’s Wine Dive.

Sketch #1 Kicking off @SXSWedu with a badge grab mixer at @MaxsWineDiveATX underground #SXSWedu #SXSW pic.twitter.com/D7AwCLaEt6

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 3, 2014

The second day kicked off with meeting up with various Tweeps from around the country. It’s always great to have good conversation with like mind educators who face many of the same problems. The conference wasn’t quite in full swing yet but I stop by a few of the areas being setup, including the Bookstore and SXSWedu Playground.  

The @SXSWEDU Playground coming together with @PlayFromScratch on display #sketch 2 #SXSWedu pic.twitter.com/scDcOUjwBP — Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 3, 2014

What books will you find in the @SXSWEDU bookstore? Stop by to find out #sketch 3 #SXSWedu pic.twitter.com/O2CACSnNgE

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 3, 2014

Stopping in the @PearsonNorthAm @Pearsonlabs Learning Lounge at #sxswedu #sketch pic.twitter.com/FSnUPP2ZB5

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 3, 2014

Should all student learn coding? Engaging students with computer science education panel says “Yes” #SXSWedu #cse pic.twitter.com/qAMBREInpS

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 3, 2014

The session above was on computer science education and how we really need to focus on bring this to younger students, especially in K12 education.

The next session was on developing a student-run social media initiative. This can be a great process for students to be involved, learn about leading a social media campaign/accounts, and give a student voice to your social accounts at the college.

How to launch a student-run social media endeavor @TSMRI with @drjtedwardsTSU @pauluptown #SXSWedu #sp @instructure pic.twitter.com/S36HfSdZkU

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 3, 2014

Next on the agenda was checking out the LaunchEDU kickoff with various education startups showcase what they have developed and why their product will change education for the better.

Companies such as RobotsLAB  and ScribeSense talked with educators about their product. They will start pitch on Tuesday to judges for a chance to win some great prizes.

Thanks to my travel sponsors who made this SXSWedu Austin Texas 2014 Educational Adventures in Austin possible!