Tickets are now sold out
The much anticipated EXCITED – The Digital Learning Festival will open its doors tomorrow Friday May 30th in Dublin Castle. The opening of the two day event also marks the launch of EXCITED – The Digital Learning Movement - an Irish born global movement for innovation and inspiration in digital learning.
The brainchild of Minister for Training and Skills, Ciaran Cannon T.D., EXCITED is part of a learning revolution which is underway and being led by pioneering teachers in Irish schools and communities. The event has proved so popular that all tickets are now sold out.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s opening, Minister Cannon said, “Two of the key aims of EXCITED are to celebrate the work of innovative teachers and to listen to and learn from our highly talented student population.”
“Our teachers on the ground are working to develop new and stimulating ways to enhance teaching and learning using technology. They are awakening in young people an interest in learning and creativity and in so doing, they are inspiring them to use technology and access content in a way that benefits them immeasurably”.
Tomorrow (Friday), students and teachers will be joined in Dublin Castle byworld class leaders in education, technology, enterprise and entertainment. As well as taking part in various discussion groups and breakout sessions, students and teachers from post primary and higher education institutions will share the stage with guest speakers such as Lord David Puttnam, chair of Atticus Education; Marty Cooper, inventor of the mobile phone; Sal Khan, Khan academy; Rene Tristan Lidiksen, Managing Director of LEGO Education Europe, Mike Feerick , Alison.com; Peter Hamilton, Intel and Sean O’ Sullivan, SOS Ventures and former Dragon from Dragons’ Den to name a few.
The outcome of the various discussions which take place over the two days of EXCITED will be recorded and fed directly into the National Digital Strategy for Schools, giving students and teachers a direct say in important policy.
A large attendance from those in the education, technology and enterprise sectors is expected. With lots of ancillary activities taking place such as exhibitions as well as social and networking opportunities, the festival is highly anticipated and is now sold out. For more information on further upcoming EXCITED events see www.excited.ie.
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