Dear Shah Lab colleagues and friends, The 2019 mEducation Alliance Symposium<https://www.meducationalliance.org/?page_id=760> on October 9 – 11, 2019 in Washington, DC, seeks presentation proposals that address how enhancing digital literacy acquisition, instruction, and extension leads to improved national and community development outcomes. The mEducation Alliance embraces a broad definition of information and communications technology (ICT), therefore it welcome proposals that feature digital literacy interventions<https://www.ictworks.org/category/education/> across a variety of media and applications including, mobile phones, computers, e-Readers, tablets, flash memory, micro projectors, and audio/video devices, . The 9th Annual Symposium<https://www.meducationalliance.org/?page_id=760> will be an exciting opportunity to connect with policymakers and practitioners from government, leading donor organizations, the private sector, NGOs, ICT4Edu researchers<https://www.ictworks.org/tag/ict4edu/>, and other innovators engaged in the field. Submit Your mEducation Session Ideas by June 28th As in past Symposia<https://www.meducationalliance.org/?page_id=75>, this year’s event will include interactive sessions and formats, including dynamic panel presentations, gallery walks, and intentional networking opportunities. The mEducation Symposium welcomes presentation proposals<https://www.meducationalliance.org/?page_id=760> focused on the following sub-themes: * Digital Literacy Where There is No Computer<https://www.ictworks.org/educational-laptops-papua-new-guinea/> * Digital Literacy for Youth Entrepreneurship<https://www.ictworks.org/how-can-we-use-mobile-devices-youth-workforce-development/> and Employment * Digital Literacy for Reading, Writing, and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) * Youth Digital Literacy for Supporting Community Sector Development * Measuring Digital Literacy<https://www.ictworks.org/traits-low-literacy-technology-users/> in Low-Resource Settings for Teachers and Learners * Funding Digital Literacy<https://www.ictworks.org/costs-ict-education-reading-program/> in Challenging Environments * Using ICTs for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Instruction * Using AI and Machine Learning<https://www.ictworks.org/augmenting-education-artificial-intelligence-weekend-long-reads/> in Low-Resource Settings * Equity, Inclusion, and Digital Literacy<https://www.ictworks.org/10-myths-about-girls-empowerment-and-mobile-learning/> Please apply now<https://www.meducationalliance.org/?page_id=760> – session applications are due by June 28th. Presentation proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note for those applying internationally, we encourage you to submit your presentation proposals as soon as possible. All selected presenters will be informed before Monday, July, 15th, 2019. Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604@purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_2140049357]