ApprenNet held its first user conference

The latest Philly startup to hold a user conference is ApprenNet, the edtech startup that recently merged with San Francisco startup Handsfree Learning.
Held last week at Drexel’s law school, ApprenNet’s “Gather and Learn” event focused on how education technology is affecting higher education and corporate learning. ApprenNet’s new CEO, Paul Freedman, came over from San Francisco for the event.
Watch videos of the talks here.
Some Twitter highlights:

"I don’t use textbooks [in my law courses]. Law school textbooks are photocopies of public documents.” @KarlOkamoto #GLCon2015

— Jeanne Kim (@jeannek) August 12, 2015

"There is a huge chasm between how faculty want to teach and how students want to learn. Lots of work to do." — Susan Aldridge #GLCon2015

— Josh Salcman (@salcman) August 12, 2015

We’ve seen more local startups hosting events, for marketing and community organizing purposes.