What I Learned at WordCampUSA in Philadelphia 2016
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Posted By: William Jackson on December 06, 2016 What I Learned at WordCampUSA in Philadelphia 2016 by William Jackson, M.Ed Instructor: Edward Waters College Jacksonville, Florida #MyQuestToTeach Accompanied by Joshua Rodriguez, junior Biology major Jon Gregory, junior Elementary Education Attending WordCampUSA Philly was a great opportunity to join over 1800 bloggers, developers, programmers, users and even educators. Joining together to learn, share, and collaborate on a platform that allows for dynamic content to be posted in diverse digital environments. Attending with my students Joshua Rodriguez a junior studying Biology and Johnathan Gregory a junior studying elementary education, both students attending Edward Waters College. Provided an opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom in real world situations. These situations are not just educational, but involves business, commerce and entrepreneurial opportunities. Edward Waters College an HBCU building leaders in diverse disciplines is working to build content creators and innovators. In order for this to be successful students must be exposed to industry leaders, developers and programmers and marketers. Conferences like WordCamp allow for exposure, it encourages interaction and engagement. If students are not involved they lose the chance to be inspired and encouraged to think beyond their current community and even economic level. Learning from conferences is Dope and Lit, more students of color and culture need to have the opportunity to join in on the discussions to learn and contribute. To move beyond consumers to change into developers. HBCU – Historic Black Colleges and Universities should continue to prioritize learning on a foundation level to liberate the thinking of the application and integration of technology to produce not just consume. Students of color and culture should not follow the words of those who want to limit the abilities of them, because students of color and culture and African students are smart creatives, dynamic innovators and embrace entrepreneurialism that opens doors to build people and nations. My students and I will take back to our schools, our communities and our peers new knowledge to share, to inspire, to ignite the fires of discovery that change the way children, youth, teens and even young adults see themselves. “Children don’t care what you know, so long as they know that you care,” is a quote the Jon Gregory shared with me from attending EdCamp NASBE, it applies here as well. We must share, encourage, engage, inspire, influence, ignite and kindle the joy for learning so students will be life-long learners to build a better tomorrow. HBCU students should attend conferences, workshops, seminars, meetups, EdCamps, WordCamps, Bar Camps, and other technology events. If the mindset does not change children of color and culture will find themselves unemployable or under-employed in dead end careers and jobs. This is economic and even political self destruction, the lack of education creates a lack of economic and political power. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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William Jackson
Educational Technology and Social Media Instructor, Edward Waters College South Carolina State University class of 1985 Member Since September 2008 |
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