The Second Annual Social Media Week Conferences are taking place this week and we’re excited to announce that we will be joining this week’s list of New York events. Our panel discussion titled - The Future of Social Media in Higher Education, will host education technology, social media and popular technology bloggers for an hour discussion on the trends of technology and social media in education.

WHEN: Friday February 5th at 12:00pm EST

WHERE: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1221 Avenue of The Americas, Auditorium

• REGISTER TO ATTEND
• Can’t attend? Check out our LIVESTREAM
• Participate via Twitter: #smwmcgraw

The Future of Social Media in Higher Education event will help to answer:

How is social media changing the way college students learn? How are digital applications changing how professors teach? What are the most significant education technology trends of 2010 and beyond?

The event will feature education technology and emerging media experts to explore how the social web is transforming higher education. The event will also feature a preview of highly anticipated products from the McGraw-Hill Student Innovation Lab.

The panel will feature:

Adam Ostrow Editor in Chief, Mashable.com

Dr. Kathleen P. King Professor, Fordham University; President, Transformation Education LLC

Greg Verdino VP Strategy & Solutions, Powered; author of microMARKETING

Mary Casey NYU Student and Founder of Jatched.com

Vineet Madan VP Strategy & Business Development, McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Yianni Garcia (Moderator) Marketing Specialist, GradeGuru.com