Live Web-Talk on Digital Education in the U.S. and Germany: Promises and Challenges

The German Embassy in Washington, the German Consulate General in San Francisco and the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, invite you to a live web-talk on

Digital Education in the U.S. and Germany: Promises and Challenges

Wednesday, October 21, 202011:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST, 17:00 - 18:30 MEZ, LIVE Online

Presenting      

Emily Margarethe Haber
German Ambassador to the United States

Moderator

Kathrin Roeschel
Head of the German International School of Silicon Valley

Speakers

Andreas Breiter
Leader of the Information Management and Media Technology Lab, University of Bremen, Germany

Barbara Holzapfel
VP Microsoft Education

Maureen McLaughlin
Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Director of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Education    

Christoph Meinel
CEO and Scientific Director, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering (HPI)

Theme

Is digital technology in the classroom here to stay after the pandemic? Can digital technologies help to improve both learning and teaching? Or will digital devices induce “digital dementia” in our children if used too much. How much screen time is enough? Which platforms can we use to strengthen the best practice exchange between teachers and educational institutions? How can digital technologies reduce educational barriers and close the digital divide? And, what role can governments play, especially in de-centralized education systems like Germany and the U.S.?
In this web-talk, we'll discuss how educational technology should best be incorporated in the classroom. We want to address what we know today about how technology is already influencing learning, but also explore what we still don’t know.
Find out more about our distinguished speakers by reading their bios here.

Registration

This workshop will be held on Webex. Click on the link below and register your information on our Webex event form. Have any technical questions or issues? Contact a member of the DWIH NY team at ZXZlbnRzQGR3aWgtbmV3eW9yay5vcmc=.
Please RSVP by October 20 via the registration link. The event is free but registration is required. After registering, you will receive an e-mail from Webex with an access link to the event.

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