Orlando Startup Weekend EDU is coming back for the third Startup Weekend Education in Orlando, July 11th-13th at Valencia College’s West Campus. Startup Weekend EDU is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile applications focused around education, which …

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Seeking learning opportunities outside the classroom provides an important way for students to advance their knowledge and skills. But real-life learning isn’t limited to traditional internships. In this two-part post, I’ll introduce three ways students can learn outside the classroom.  …

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This is the final segment to a great adventure in Austin. Did you miss Educational Adventures in Austin at #SXSWedu Day 1 and Educational Adventures in Austin at #SXSWedu Day 2? The last two days of SXSWedu wrap up pretty quickly with a …

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Valencia LTS Crew and Panda

Traveling to conferences can have it perks, especially with networking with other professionals in your field. Social media has amplified this ability to network prior, during, and after large events, such as SXSWedu. Below are just 5 social networking tips …

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  I’m excited to announce that we’re bringing the best content from the Florida Blogger & Social Media Conference (FLBlogCon) and gearing it specifically to an educational setting. With a push to get students and teacher’s blogging and using social …

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I’m currently developing a new course at Valencia College called Social Networking for Job Search (CGS2650). It’s starting on February 28, 2013 but I still have lots to create for this online course to make this a very useful and …

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