30-minute Webcast

Hall Pass from Elijah: Strategies for the Classroom

Join us in conversation with Elijah Mayfield, Vice President of New Technologies at Turnitin. Elijah will share insights about what technology should and should not do in supporting writing instruction. Send in your questions ahead of time about best practices and strategies for using technology in the classroom and the limits of addressing specific instructional challenges using digital approaches – and he'll answer them live.

Presenters

Elijah Mayfield is the Vice President of New Technologies at Turnitin. He received his master’s degree in language technology from Carnegie Mellon University and was a recipient of a 2011 Siebel Scholarship. Elijah also received a 2013 IBM Ph.D. Fellowship and has been recognized as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. His work has been featured by NPR, Education Week, and EdSurge, among many others, and his research at LightSide for automated assessment was highlighted as an Editor’s Choice in Science.


Jason Chu is Education Director for Turnitin. His focus is on working to build resources for educators, and his personal passion is to find better ways to enhance student achievement.  He will be moderating this webcast.


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