As you know SXSW Interactive (the best geek conference there is) happens every year in Austin during March. The planning for next year's conference has already begun though.
During the summers, wanna-be panelists submit their ideas of what they would like to talk about, and the people vote on what they would like to see. Christopher Schmitt, Mark Trammell, and I brainstormed a bit on what we could offer.
I attended The Future of Education in a Digitally Convergent World last year and, while I found some bits interesting, was mostly disappointed not to see any talks about changes going on in higher-ed.
We came up with the following panel:
The Future of Universities in a Digitally Convergent World
"Focusing on new ideas or methods universities can use web technology to act as a catalyst for change or bring people together from divergent fields. From an interactive network of blogs for researchers and professors to open source alternatives for classroom management, this panel looks at the future of online learning and collaboration at higher education environments."
If you are planning on attending SXSW next year I urge you to go check out ours and other potential panels at the Panel Proposal Picker. Ours is filed under education/sociological, and you should definitely vote for it :)
08:54 PM on 09.06.06
Your panel sounds really interesting.. I'd love to hear how it ends up.
I voted for you guys :-)