[Air-L] Aspen Tech Policy Hub Webinar: Responding to Social Isolation Through Education and the Arts Sept 9 9am PT

[Betsy Cooper]

September 9 Webinar: Responding to Social Isolation Through Education and
the Arts

The COVID-19 crisis forced many of us into difficult social
isolation–hitting pause on engagement with cultural attractions,
traditional education, and in-person events. How can we provide tools to
educators and cultural institutions in order to provide rich digital
experiences in learning and the arts to mitigate the adverse effects of
social isolation?

Join Aspen Tech Policy Hub [1]COVID-19 Challenge Grantees as they showcase
their projects focused on [2]R[3]esponding to Social Isolation Through
Education and the Arts. Following the presentations, we are thrilled to be
joined by [4]Beth Harris and [5]Steven Zucker, Co-Founders of
[6]Smarthistory, who will give further remarks on the projects and the
current reimagining of cultural and educational institutions. This webinar
is part of our Challenge Grant Project Presentations series. Learn more
[7]on our website.

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The projects to be presented are:

Cultural Engagement To Mitigate Social Isolation by Michael Peter Edson &
Dana Mitroff Silvers. COVID-19 has presented GLAMs (galleries, libraries,
archives, and museums) and performing arts organizations with new, urgent
demands to create services and programs that mitigate the effects of social
isolation. But while many organizations want to accelerate their
programming, most need help with training, funding, and other forms of
technical and creative support to respond at the speed or scale
necessitated by COVID-19. [9]Michael Peter Edson and [10]D[11]ana Mitroff
Silvers joined forces to give expert coaching and support to ten
organizations across the country on the accelerated development of
experimental digital programs that combat the negative effects of social
distancing in their communities.

Suggestion Box. In the spring, schools quickly responded to the COVID-19
pandemic with their best attempts at remote learning. But for fall 2020,
schools were tasked with developing tailored, equitable remote learning
plans that could better support their communities’ unique needs. [12]Nidhi
Hebbar and [13]Yusuf Ahmad created The Suggestion Box to provide schools
with an iterative design toolkit to quickly source challenges from
teachers, students, and families in order to design responsive, needs-based
learning plans. The Suggestion Box enables schools to effectively
prioritize their communities’ challenges, inform technology procurement,
and establish a remote organizational culture that better supports teachers
in their new environments.

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References

1. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/covid-19-challenge-grant-project-presentations/
2. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-covid-challenge-grant-demo-day-responding-to-social-isolation-through-education-and-the-arts/
3. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-covid-challenge-grant-demo-day-responding-to-social-isolation-through-education-and-the-arts/
4. https://smarthistory.org/author/dr-beth-harris/
5. https://smarthistory.org/author/dr-steven-zucker/
6. https://smarthistory.org/
7. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/covid-19-challenge-grant-project-presentations/
8. https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScXsFMNmTnakkC9RPEinPg
9. https://www.usingdata.com/about/#bio
10. https://designinginsights.com/team/dana-mitroff-silvers/
11. https://designinginsights.com/team/dana-mitroff-silvers/
12. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/nidhi-hebbar/
13. https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusufahmad/
14. https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScXsFMNmTnakkC9RPEinPg
15. https://www.twitter.com/aspenpolicyhub
16. mailto:aspentechpolicyhub at aspeninstitute.org?subject=Newsletter Question
17. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/
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