tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post4472903083473426446..comments2024-03-29T06:57:49.917-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Why Is #ISTESoWhite? Thoughts On Diversity #ISTE17Lisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-66101145740150401412017-07-05T12:15:21.985-04:002017-07-05T12:15:21.985-04:00Julie, I would certainly echo your sentiment. For ...Julie, I would certainly echo your sentiment. For an organization of this caliber, and with the name INTERNATIONAL in there, it should attempt to venture outside of the US. Not just for the sake of "minorities" to attend, but to truly be a leader in diversified, international experience. ISTE should be the "Olympics" of EdTech conferences. Hosted by other countries. I certainly look forward to that happening, or they may very well change that INTERNATIONAL to INSTITUTE. <br /><br />@BcCotter Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894251177599615014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-68956869750269630592017-07-04T06:14:23.369-04:002017-07-04T06:14:23.369-04:00Hi Lisa. I enjoyed reading your post and understan...Hi Lisa. I enjoyed reading your post and understand the point you are making. As a former ISTE Board member I applaud and support diversity in conference attendance and of course in presenters and those who are invited and featured. Remembering of course that most of the presentations are selected via a blind review process. What has really concerned me for many years is the lack of international representation. Although having this word in its title ISTE continues to be very underrepresented by members and visitors from outside if the USA. Ideally ISTE conference should move around the world each year however we know this is impossible economically. I recommend however we not lament the lack of diversity but work towards making it more possible for minority's to attend and be active. Julie Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043807289251144925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-41078582033953783022017-07-02T21:24:26.550-04:002017-07-02T21:24:26.550-04:00You bring up an important point. The students are...You bring up an important point. The students are indeed diverse, but the adults did not reflect this diversity. This is where I think we need to do a better job. Lisa Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-86490465142876419812017-07-02T20:14:02.844-04:002017-07-02T20:14:02.844-04:00I'll point some of my existing concerned conta...I'll point some of my existing concerned contacts to this post, as it is not a new discussion. We've made some noise (some of which has been heard) on Twitter about the higher-ed conference/event space, as well as the overall edtech conference space. Event/conference planners and organization boards are starting to do more than just talk to each other and wring their hands.<br /><br />FYI: A side issue is that papers & presentations are good for tenure and promotion, but "mere" attendance is not. The counter-intuitive part of this is that you have to attend to network—and networking is vital to tenure and promotion. I've seen POC/women (in and out of academia) fail to network, believing the work itself would be enough. And I've seen admins fail to fund POC/women in attendance and research opportunities. Conferences can make it easier for governmental entities like NYC DOE or public state universities to bring diversity: Offer adjunct & grad student pricing to make it more affordable.Gstationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867144468141208956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-73945978606543161972017-07-02T18:25:40.728-04:002017-07-02T18:25:40.728-04:00I had a very different experience, as I focused on...I had a very different experience, as I focused on the Poster presentations and not the vendors. On Wednesday in particular there were schools presenting and the students were a dynamic mix of people of all different back grounds as well as Spanish and English speakers. I attributed it to being that the schools in attendance were from the surrounding, heavily Latino area. I enjoyed hearing the students present to me in English but speak with each other in Spanish; a true dual language approach. I saw much diversity in the attendees and wasn't paying as much attention to the vendors, though did also see several vendors of different ethnicities. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102499213710342678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-13057710118622914972017-07-02T13:06:57.222-04:002017-07-02T13:06:57.222-04:00Thank you for posting about this issue. (As a whit...Thank you for posting about this issue. (As a white female educator) I was also disappointed in the lack of diversity displayed on the vendor hall floor. Although I don't have "purchasing power" and wasn't looking for new products to buy, I do enjoy speaking with current district partners about how they are improving their products. But in brochure after brochure, on countless banners and backdrops, I saw so many white faces looking back at me. And I didn't notice, but I bet there was a disproportionate representation of children of color in the advertising for academic and behavioral intervention products. That could just be my cynicism. Either way, I applaud you for pointing out both the shortcomings and strides towards change.The Jennzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628344800290342611noreply@blogger.com