Twitter Chat with guest experts Larry Ferlazzo and Steve Wheeler

Wow! We are more than halfway finished with The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC and have organized a Twitter chat (#EduGoalsMOOC) with guest experts, Larry Ferlazzo and Steve Wheeler, on the topic of Effective Technology Integration. Both are internationally known for being leaders in edtech and elearning and we are so excited they could share their expertise with us by answering questions live in our #EduGoalsMOOC Twitter chat. The chat takes place on Twitter on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 16:00 pm UTC/ 11:00 am ET/ 10:00 am CT/ 8:00 am PT.  Check your time zone here! During the time add #EduGoalsMOOC to the end of your tweets to take part in the Twitter Chat. Our esteemed guest experts, include: Steve Wheeler (@SteveWheeler) is a Learning Innovations Consultant and former Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the Plymouth Institute of Education where he chaired the Learning Futures group and led the Computing and Science education teams. He continues to research into technology supported learning and distance education, with particular emphasis on the pedagogy underlying the use of social media and Web 2.0 technologies, and also has research interests in mobile learning and cybercultures. He has given keynotes to audiences in more than 35 countries and is author of more than 150 scholarly articles, with over 6000 academic citations. An active and prolific edublogger, his blog Learning with ‘e’sis a regular online commentary on the social and cultural impact of disruptive technologies, and the application of digital media in education, learning and development. In the last few years it has attracted in excess of 7.5 million unique visitors. Larry Ferlazzo (@LarryFerlazzo) is an award-winning English and Social Studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He has written nine books on education, which are about teaching English Language Learners and engaging parents. He writes a teacher advice blog for Education Week Teacher, and has his own popular award-winning resource-sharing blog attracting millions of readers. He writes a weekly post for the New York Times on teaching English Language Learners. Banner_1280x720_#EduGoalsMooc To prepare for the Twitter chat, please check out Larry Ferlazzo’s interview in Spanish here and some recommended web tools and apps here. Check out Steve Wheeler’s keynote he did in Madrid, Digital Learning Futures, and also his video interview, Learners are Now Prosumers. This MOOC contributes to the development and improvement of the Teachers’ Digital Competence in all areas, especially focusing on Area 1 "Information and data literacy", Area 2 "Communication and collaboration", Area 3 “Digital content creation” and Area 5 "Problem solving" of the Common Digital Competence Framework for Teachers.