NEIT14+Schedule

= Wednesday January 29, 2014 = Main Dining Room || Lunch || Main Parlor || Welcome by the Conference Committee ||
 * 10:00 AM || Committee Meeting – Lake Lounge ||
 * 12:00 noon || NYSAIS Registration Desk opens (rooms not guaranteed till 4:00 PM) ||
 * 12:30 PM
 * 2:00 PM

Main Parlor || General Session 1 – Speaker: Presider :
 * 2:15 PM

Change. It’s a stark word, a command, an imperative, a statement of necessity, and a battle cry. But change is also a noun, a thing -- almost invoking the physical presence of the idea that the world is, now, in motion in ways that we as a species have never experienced before and cannot fully comprehend. How do we understand change? And how do we muster the courage and endurance to change what we do, how we teach, learn, and lead with so much uncertainty around us and so much at stake?

In this engaging and provocative talk, Michael Edson, the Smithsonian Institution’s Director of Web and New Media Strategy, will talk about the world of accelerating change and what it means for organizations, individuals, and the future of our species.

Michael Edson's

Storify collection of tweets from this presentation. || Parlor || Introduction to Open Space (Unconference) || Main Dining Room || Reception & Dinner ||
 * 4:00 PM || Tea in Lake Lounge - Check-in to hotel rooms ||
 * 5:00 PM
 * 5:30 – 6:30 PM || Open Space 1 ||
 * 6:30 PM

Thursday January 30, 2014
Main Dining Room || Buffet Breakfast || Parlor || Open Space Gathering/Planning || Speaker: Ethan Zuckerman Presider:
 * 7:30 – 8:15 AM
 * 8:30 – 9:00 AM
 * 9:00 -10:00 AM || Open Space 2 ||
 * 10:15 – 11:15 AM || Open Space 3 ||
 * 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM || General Session 2 -

Some commentators warn that civic engagement in America is at a low point, with fewer Americans participating in local government and community organizations than in previous generations. And given partisan gridlock at the national level, it's easy to understand why young Americans might be disillusioned about civic participation. But perhaps something more complicated is going on: the emergence of a digital civics, where participation is on the rise. Young people are using the internet to call attention to issues they care about, and to explore joint approaches to solving problems. Do they need coaching in connecting their new techniques to established theories of change, or do we need to broaden our understanding of how civic participation and change occur?

TED talk is at: @http://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_zuckerman.html Blog is at: @http://ethanzuckerman.com/blog

Storify collection of tweets from this presentation. || Main Dining Room || Buffet Luncheon || 2:00-4:00 Afternoon Options Enjoy the excellent trails, lake, spa, pool, health facilities. Details at Guest Services Main Parlor || General Session 3 – Speaker: Presider:
 * 12:45 PM
 * 4:00 PM || Tea in Lake Lounge ||
 * 5:00 PM

This presentation will explore centuries of culture to demonstrate how remixing -- creating music from samples of existing music -- is a good metaphor for all varieties of creativity. I'll discuss some of the myths of creativity, present several popular examples of remix-like technique, and show how creativity -- like remixing -- is the result of three basic techniques: copying, transforming and combining. Subjects will range from the musical development of artists like Bob Dylan to the early technological innovations of Apple Computer.

Storify collection of tweets from this presentation. || Main Dining Room || Complimentary Cocktails and Vendor Displays A select group of corporate guests will display their products and services. || Main Dining Room || Dinner Ignite!
 * 6:00 PM
 * 7:30 PM

(20 slides, 10 seconds each) – [|__All about Ignite, and proposal form.__] || = Friday January 31, 2014 =

Main Dining Room || Buffet Breakfast || Parlor || Open Space Gathering/Planning ||
 * 7:30 – 8:15 AM
 * 8:30 ­ 9:00 AM
 * 9:00 – 10:00 AM || Open Space 4 ||

Parlor || General Session 4 – Speaker: Presider:
 * 10:30 – 12:00

From design thinking to design making to design doing, we see great promise in the contributions that design can make to our lives and to our culture. But as the mandates and imperatives facing the world of design become blurry and conflicted, we are faced with reconciling dichotomies that challenge the very rationale of the discipline. How can design solve problems without creating more of them? How can we use design as a cornerstone of education and critical thinking? And how can design processes inform other kinds of learning? This talk will explore both the potential and the pitfalls of one of the most exciting of human enterprises.

Storify collection of tweets from this presentation. || Friday lunch is not part of the conference package. There will be an extra charge if you decide to stay for lunch. You may also order a Trail Lunch if you wish. ||
 * 12:00 PM || Closing