At the 2011 TCC Conference, I had the opportunity to participate as a student presenter. The presentation was in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Masters Degree in Educational Technology. Although it was nerve racking, it was an awesome experience. The size of the conference might have been a little intimidating for a newbie like me, however, the conference accomplished what it set out to do, and that was to not only create a structure but also a culture of connecting technology enthusiasts. The conference did not only enable participants to participate in groups and sessions; it also created the potential and structure for the ongoing discussions taking place on Twitter (every session had a hashtag).
I attended many great sessions this year. My favorites included ePortfolios – Leveraging the Blog Format to Demonstrate Student Experience, Blended learning in Undergraduate Education: The relationship between students’ perceived interaction with others and their satisfaction, and Create & Engage: Using Free Web 2.0 Media Tools to Engage and Promote the Online Learning Experience -- all of them capturing up-to-date topics essential for classroom settings that work with technology or utilizing it to drive change.
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