42. The Traditional Conference Push Method Conference & Event Organizers decide where bus going, attendees along for ride. (Good for newbies, bad for veterans) LO #1 LO #2 20
43. The New Conference Pull Method Riders choose destination, speed, route & decide if they want to take detours or help others. (Best for veterans and experienced professionals) LO #1 LO #2 21
44. 1) Identify six principles for designing next-gen conference education sessions 22
45. The Future Of Learning Institutions In A Digital Age http://www.hastac.org/node/2238 23
89. Small Group Discussion How does this statement impact your annual conferences? Do you agree? Disagree? Why?“We serve our members best by serving our industry first.” #6: Conference ed sessions must be Interactive & Without Walls 52
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91. How can you overcome them?#6: Conference ed sessions must be Interactive & Without Walls 53
92. Recap - Conference Ed Sessions Must Transition: To participatory learning From presumed authority to collective credibility To more horizontal structures 54
93. Recap - Conference Ed Sessions Must: Provide informal & formal learning opportunities Transition to networked learning Be interactive & without walls 55
94. Sources: Digital Media & Learning funded by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation from the University of Michigan & MIT 56
95. 3) Explore how to integrate tech to engage participants before, during & after a meeting 57
What is education? Is there a difference between education and information? Or are those words synonymous?
What is education? Is there a difference between education and information? Or are those words synonymous?
What is education? Is there a difference between education and information? Or are those words synonymous?
What is education? Is there a difference between education and information? Or are those words synonymous?
Information provides facts, figures or opinions about an issue.Education teaches individuals skills on: critical thinking to weigh various sides of an issueproblem solving decision making evaluation and analyzingEducation increases awareness and knowledge and provides skills to help people make informed decisions.What type of education are you providing at your conferences, events and meetings? Information sharing or ability to practice these skills?
cloned learning, cloning knowledge, clone peopleNo attendee left behind : Follows a one-size-fits-all education modelCounter-productive, many attendees bored, frustrated & unmotivated to learn
Why do our education endeavors embrace a clone culture? How did we get here?
Oxford University founded in 12th century - traditional lecture still used todayMedieval UniversitySeparateDesignatedPhysical location where novices taught by more experiencedCommand - and -control authorized scholarsLecture only
US enters WWIINeeded to train thousands of civilians about combatMilitary created ADDIE Model (analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate)Top down, command and control approachBrought thousands of novices to basic competenceCorp followed military's successADDIE best for novices, beginners in industryADDIE starts with needs analysis: experienced workers are better at defining own needs
Industrial Revolution – we were being trained to enter a factor, work in an assembly line, everyone do the same thing and produce a product, take direction from a authority figure, command and control hierarchy,
US enters WWIINeeded to train thousands of civilians about combatMilitary created ADDIE Model (analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate)Top down, command and control approachBrought thousands of novices to basic competenceCorp followed military's success
Current generation of college students have no memory of life without InternetNot just about Millennials
Current generation of college students have no memory of life without InternetNot just about Millennials
Requires conference organizers to have basic literacy of how people learn
Requires conference organizers to have basic literacy of how people learn
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
Communal - distinguishing good knowledge sources from questionable onesDemocratic - self-governing, open, unrestricted, uncensored
Older traditional environments put trust in knowledge authorities or certified expertsJohn Seely Brown has noted that it took professional astronomers many years to recognize benefits of having tens of thousands of amateur stargazers reporting on celestial activity outweighed disadvantages of unreliability
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
Traditional = authoritative, top-down, standardized, based on typical conference needs assessment
Move from focus on information to focus on judging reliable information
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
What concerns you most about this chart? What delights you?
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
What concerns you most about this chart? What delights you?
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
Traditional model emphasizes competition and hierarchy. We honor the highest grade, score, compete against each other. Its in best interest for one to get it right the fastest
facilitated conversations unconventional learning opps: Tweet-Ups, Tradeshow Scavenger Hunts With Mobile Devices, Speed Networking
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
Many-to-multitudes (engage those not present, those outside the conference walls that could not attendee whether due to financial restrictions or scheduling conflicts. Interchange with those in industry so that everyone benefits. [Darfur or Tibet are examples of social movements that embraced many-to-multitude]
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?