SXSW EDU 2023
Tech Isn't Values-Neutral: Student as Change Agent
Description:
TechEd too often assumes the end goal is Silicon Valley. Largely absent is space for the development of the human & humane. Brilliant technologists with exposure to community only as a vehicle for achievement won't lead us out of the social, political, environmental & human justice issues that are now existential threats. Brilliant humans who can use tech might. Discover how DAE is developing systematically marginalized youth in deeply humane approaches to learning, creating & using tech.
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Takeaways
- Recognize the difference between technology as the Content of TechEd and technology as a Context for human development.
- Understand how technology education is uniquely suited to draw out the values and commitments of non-traditional or disengaged learners.
- Apply a simple self-diagnostic to understand how their current approach – in school or business environments – supports or hinders human flourishing.
Speakers
- a.m. bhatt, Founder & CEO, DAE
- Evie Velazquez, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, New Haven Public Schools
Organizer
Patrick King, Development Manager, DAE
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