Oct. 1-2: Enhancing curricula with technology explored

ed-tech-conferencePULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University for the second year will host an international conference about improving teaching with technology. The Technology-enhanced Curricula in Higher Education (TECH-Ed) Conference will be Oct. 1-2 in the CUB.

Registration costs $125; or $95 for WSU faculty and $50 for students. Register at http://formtool.wsu.edu/education/Signup/index.castle?formid=7.

Speakers will include specialists in flipped classrooms; online STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education; serious education gaming (SEG); MOOCs (massive open online course); virtual field trips; robotics; augmented reality and more.

“The goal is to explore optimal ways to enhance student engagement, achievement and lifelong learning,” said conference chair Tim Church, a professor in the WSU College of Education, which is a conference co-sponsor with the American Educational Research Association. “Last year was our first year, and it was at the same time fun and informative.”

Learn more at http://www.wsutechedconference.com/.