SXSW EDU 2025
Co-Designing Educational Technology for Equity
Description:
An innovative ed-tech company was awarded a prestigious grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to tackle the challenges faced by historically marginalized students in higher education. This session will share a journey of collaboration with instructors and students to uncover the vital role of sense of belonging in college success. Discover how the team co-designed a digital prototype to foster student belonging and hear firsthand the transformative impact it has on learning outcomes. This insightful discussion will feature perspectives of an instructor, a student, and a researcher.
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Takeaways
- Collaborating with your target audience to create educational tech tools is the key to unlocking success.
- Boosting students' sense of belonging enhances both their emotional well-being and academic performance.
- Unexpected benefits of enhancing student belonging include a healthier classroom culture and heightened peer engagement.
Speakers
- Marcy Baughman, Vice President, Learning Science & Research, Macmillan Learning
- Da'Avion Thomas, Student, Talladega College
- Tiffany Sayles, Instructor, Talladega College
- Kendraih Moore, Student, Talladega College
Organizer
Marcy Baughman, Vice President, Learning Science & Research, Macmillan Learning
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