Central Texas Chapter of WFS Monthly Meeting April 21 2009

The Central Texas Chapter of the World Futures Society presents '"Blackboards or Backchannels: The
Techno-Induced Classroom of Tomorrow" - guest speaker:
Archana Ramachandran.

Archana's topic deals with the changing role of the campus in the overall education system and the new ways of approaching learning and info gathering and
distribution and the impact of social networks on campus life.

Archana Ramachandran spoke on a SXSW Interactive panel regarding the use of technology in the classroom and is part of an the 8-member student team called Longhorn Confidential. She blogs about student lives at UT to give potential students, classmates, and alumni an inside perspective.

She also co-launched @UTweet, a Twitter account designed to educate UT Austin students about Twitter. It has since developed into a blog about social media as a whole and the UT Austin life. In September 2008, UTweet joined forces with Yoono.com to create Social Media Camp.Us, a nationwide university blog about social media.

this is an opportunity to hear about the changes in university life from the inside.

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