The 2019 LDT Energizer an event designed to connect, inspire, and further educate students and alumni of the Stanford Graduate School of Education Learning, Design and Technology program. More than 70 people turned out for each of the 2013, and 2014 Energizers we are excited to continue this work.
Why Attend?
Because this is an amazing group of people with whom to spend your time! This is a group of people that enjoys weird ideas and thinking differently about thorny problems. The LDT community is a fun, diverse, engaging, and challenging group of talented people who care about making the world better.
What’s the agenda so far?
Friday July 26
- 2019 LDT Expo 3-5 (Expo Clean up – especially for LDT 18 – help the current students break down their stuff)
- Have fun, hang out, self-organizing social event
Saturday July 27
- 9:00 am coffee, welcome, connect with your cohort
- 9:30 Speed-dating, network-building and otherwise getting to know each other across years
- 10:00 “LDT Unconference”
- Series of 20-30 minute sessions where individual LDTers share a challenge, idea, experience, etc
- Sign-up for session in person, bring/share whatever you want but nothing formal required
- Self-organized into tracks when we see themes emerge (i.e. advanced technologies, LDT ideas in your kids’ schools, changes in lifelong learning, etc)
- 12:30 Lunch (included) and wandering around Stanford
- 1:30 (Optional) – Hang out, brainstorm, ask “what if…” and “how might we…” about the biggest challenges in learning. Not a rapid design process but a chance to stretch your mind with a group of talented LDTers on the questions that GSE and others are tackling
- 3:00 Social, fun, return energized and inspired
Is there any cost? – The early bird price will be $49 per person to cover lunch, coffee, supplies, and some expenses. On July 1 the price will go up to $65 and the day of cost will be $75. Any money left over from the program budget will be donated to support future LDT students.
Who can attend? This event is for current and former LDT students and our cousins in the LSTD program. We could explore how to grow this event for future years, but the primary purpose of this event is to strengthen the LDT network.
Should I come from out of town? – Yes!
How can people participate from a different time or place? – There is no plan yet, we’d love for someone to join the planning discussion to figure that out. We are intentionally prioritizing the face-to-face experience to strengthen relationships and manage the planning logistics.
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