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Check out what is new with epic-ed, www.epiced.org, the national online community of practice dedicated to supporting digital transition in schools and districts. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Two Epic Webinars this Week! David Rose & Chris Dede: Featured Webinar Looking To The Future of Educational Technology Two national leaders in educational technology and Universal Design for Learning will discuss future directions for education during an interactive webinar on Thursday, November 15, 2012. Both will discuss future directions for digital learning, including universal design for learning, augmented realities, and social and mobile technologies. Looking to the Future of Educational Technology is free and open to the public through the online epic-ed community.   David Rose is the Founder and Chief Education Officer at CAST, a not-for-profit organization that focuses on Universal Design for Learning, and is on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Chris Dede is Professor in Learning Technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. His work focuses on digital teaching platforms, augmented reality, and scaling educational technology innovations. Dr. Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, will moderate the discussion. Read More __________________________________________________________________ Dr. Liz Kolb: Featured Webinar Mobile Learning Join Dr. Liz Kolb, professor at University of Michigan and author of Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educators, for a Webinar presentation and Q&A, November 13, 2012 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST. The discussion will be centered around mobile devices and their impact on planning, learning, and teaching.  Mobile devices such as tablets, iPads, laptops, and cell phones are becoming more and more ubiquitous in educational settings, from K-12 and beyond, creating access to information and multimedia from anywhere, at anytime. Yet, the question remains, how can these mobile devices enhance how students learn and teachers teach? Read More New Group for Technology Leaders How is teaching and learning different in a technology rich classroom, school, or district?  This new open group on epic-ed is focused on identifying the challenges of working in an environment where students use web-enabled devices, while also working together to identify solutions to common challenges. This is where it gets real. Read more to learn how to join this group . . .  What is a challenge that you would like to discuss solutions for first? Take our Poll   Get Connected on epic-ed Epic-ed is an online community of practice, so why not get connected? Making progress in digital transition can't and shouldn't happen in isolation. Your epic-ed community member account now includes a "Connnect with Me" section where you can self-identify your areas of skill and expertise through a multiselect list of topics like Curriculum Development, Classroom Managment, Assessment, and Infrastructure.  This feature appears in the "Profile Information" tab of your profile. You can also connect with others based on their "Skills and Experience" from the "Members" menu. Read More. Follow epic on Twitter Sometimes the best information is communicated in small bites.  The epic-ed Twitter feed brings you digestible information you can use.  We promise to not tweet about celebrity lunches or viral videos.  Follow epic-ed at:  https://twitter.com/EPICEDcommunity. Teacher Feature Fridays If you are not yet farmiliar with the epic-ed series, Teacher Feature Fridays, these blogs, videocasts, and podcasts are designed for educators and instructional technology facilitators involved in making digital transitions in their districts, schools, and/or classrooms. There have been 5 topics in the series thus far. Check them out: ·         Teacher Practice Video Sharing Spaces  ·         TFF | Got Pinterest? | Guest TFF Host Tells All! ·         How Can I Use Twitter?  ·         What Are RSS Feed Readers And How Can I Set One Up?  ·         Teacher Feature Friday | Highly Connected Educator  Upcoming Events Mobile Learning Webinar With  Dr. Liz Kolb |  November 13, 2012: 6-7pm EST Looking To The Future Of Educational Technology With David Rose And Chris Dede | November 15, 2012: 1-2pm EST One Size Does Not Fit All: Metrics For Monitoring Digital Conversion Progress | November 19, 2012 3-3:30pm EST One Size Does Not Fit All: Transforming A Culture Of Teaching And Learning | December 3, 2012 3-3:30pm EST Encouraging And Recognizing Educators And Principals: Strategies For Leveraging Digital Learning Day December 6, 2012 1-2pm EST EdWeb's Mobile Learning Explorations Webinar |  December 18, 2012: 5pm EST   complete list of events follow on Twitter @epicedcommunity | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2012  epic-ed: All rights reserved. epic-ed is a Connected Online Community of Practice supported by:     funded by the United States Department of Education Jump to epic-ed online www.epiced.org email us at: info@epiced.org  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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