#EMPOWER EdTech Conference 2024
Call for Proposals closed on June 21, 2024. You may still turn in an on-demand proposal through July 19, 2024.
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Scholarship
Are you interested in empowering your future with additional courses, add-on certificates, or degrees? The College of Education and Human Sciences has several options including fully online. To enter for our $1000 scholarship door prize for the 2023-2024 school year, please follow the below link and complete the form.
We are excited to have you join us for a day filled with opportunities to collaborate and be inspired with innovation in educational technology that can #EMPOWER you and your students! This year we are going virtual! Don’t worry; you will still be able to personalize your experience with access to the full on-demand library.
At a Glance
#EMPOWER EdTech VIRTUAL Conference
July 26, 2024 from 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Don’t forget to grab your ticket to receive access to ALL sessions as well as pre-conference resources!
8:00 | Welcome email
Each session group will include live (synchronous) and on-demand sessions. The below times are for attending our live virtual sessions. The on-demand sessions will remain available throughout the day.
8:00 – Monday | On-Demand Sessions
9:00 – 9:50 | Sessions Group 1| EdTech Smackdown
10:00-10:50 | Session Group 2 | ELRI Tour
11:00-11:50 | Session Group 3 | AI Wonderland
11:55-12:00 | Closing and Door Prize
Meet Our Keynote Speaker
Our Keynote EdTech YouTuber is Dr. Desiree Alexander! Desiree is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator, speaker, and author who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Deputy Director for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana and the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC. She is the author of Ready to Be an Educational Leader: Your Guide for Passing the SLLA 6990, and recognisions include being a 2022 & 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau’s Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator for Louisiana. Learn more: www.educatoralexander.com.