January 30, 2018
The ExCITe Center hosted Dr. Melina Uncapher for a Learning Innovation Conversation moderated by ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim, focused on innovations in neuroscience related to understanding attention and memory, and Melina's classroom-based research focused on solving real-world problems in education and technology.
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October 24, 2017
ExCITe welcomed Chris Emdin for a Learning Innovation Conversation on October 24, 2017 at 6pm at Mitchell Auditorium in the Bossone Research Center at Drexel University, moderated by ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim. Emdin discussed his experience in addressing urban learning issues which can't be 'tech-ed away'.
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September 19, 2017
ExCITe hosted Katrina Stevens for a Learning Innovation Conversation moderated by ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim on September 19, 2017 at Mitchell Auditorium in the Bossone Research Center at Drexel University. Stevens shared her experience in creating and evaluating education technology, her concept of teachers as researchers, and provided a scan of what's working (and what's not) in schools nationally.
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May 23, 2017
ExCITe hosted Leah Buechley in a Learning Innovation Conversation on May 23, 2017 at Mitchell Auditorium in the Bossone Research Center at Drexel University moderated by ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim. Leah shared her experience as a designer and inventor and raised questions about the use of technology in learning innovation and whether it equalizes or exacerbates disparities in opportunity for students.
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March 21, 2017
ExCITe hosted Mizuko (Mimi) Ito on March 21st in a Learning Innovation Conversation moderated by ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Ito shared her take on using games and technology for learning and building networks and asked the audience to recognize their #learninghero.
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January 24, 2017
In the opening event of the Learning Innovation Conversation series, John Maeda joined ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim and almost 300 attendees at Mitchell Auditorium at Drexel University in a moderated conversation about creative approaches to learning.
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January 24, 2017
To complement John Maeda's Learning Innovation Conversation and put his message of transdisciplinary experimentation into action, ExCITe worked with the AIGA Philadelphia to organize a computation design seminar.
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