This special series from the team of Chronicle reporters who attended SXSW EDU this year showcases video highlights from some of the key speakers at the annual gathering of educators, tech entrepreneurs, and policy makers.
The edited segments, hosted by the senior writers Goldie Blumenstyk and Scott Carlson.
Stay tuned for more videos from the event. For more on educational innovation, explore The Chronicle’s re:Learning project.
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re:Learning at SXSWeduMake Your Institution More Than a College, This President Says. Make It a Movement.
Colleges need to respond to the challenges around them, says Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, which has set its sights on ending poverty. “When you know where your students are coming from,” he says, “it affects you.” -
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How to Help Young People (and Adults) Unplug and Engage
Manoush Zomorodi and JP Connolly discuss how digital devices can distract students and affect their mental and physical health — and what we can do about it. -
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Why ‘Media Literacy’ Doesn’t Stand a Chance
The social-media researcher danah boyd says the forces that espouse racial extremism and anti-democratic messages are adept at exploiting the internet, while educators and journalists still struggle to puncture such propaganda. -
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The ‘4-Hour Guy’ Shares His Theories on Learning Fast
From SXSW EDU 2017: Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week, describes the experiential approaches he uses to help people teach themselves. -
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How Artists Push Social Change
From SXSW EDU 2017: Sarah E. Lewis, an assistant professor of art history and African-American studies at Harvard University, discusses the relationship between creativity and social justice. -
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Can Lessons Learned From Fighting Al Qaeda Apply to Higher Education?
From SXSW EDU 2017: William H. McRaven, a retired admiral in the U.S. Navy who is now chancellor of the University of Texas system, describes the value of a “team of teams” and the role of the university as a home for dissent. -
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A Defender of Impoverished Students, and a Scholar of Their Struggles
From SXSW EDU 2017: Sara Goldrick-Rab, a sociology professor at Temple University, describes how college costs and financial-aid structures cut out low-income students. -
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How the Lessons of a Hip-Hop Group Can Help Save Education
From SXSW EDU 2017: Christopher Emdin, an associate professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College, urges educators to more fully value students’ life experiences. -
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How the Arts — Too Often Embattled and Underfunded — Are Key to Innovation
From SXSW EDU 2017: Joseph W. Polisi, president of the Juilliard School, discusses how studying music and other arts prepares students for the workplace and conveys American values to the world. -
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Academe Should Stop Being So Defensive About the Value of the Liberal Arts
From SXSW EDU 2017: Three college presidents who spoke at SXSW EDU argue that the teaching and learning experiences of such an education are more relevant than ever.
