Engineering Next Generation Conference Education Sessions slideshare

Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences & EventsJeff Hurt

Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences & Events
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1) Identify six principles for designing next-gen conference education sessions
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2) Discuss strategies for applying these principles
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3) Explore how to integrate tech to engage participants before, during & after a meeting
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What is education?
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Is there a difference between education & information?
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Turn to your neighbor and discuss. Spend four minutes.
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Is there a difference between education & information?
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According to US EPA:
Information provides facts, figures, opinions.
Education teaches skills
critical thinking
problem solving
collaboration
decision making
evaluation
analysis
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Conference education often embraces a Clone Culture
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Conference education often embraces a Clone Culture
Cloned:
Learning
Knowledge
Ideas
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Why
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Our education endeavors built on outdated, traditional model
Oxford University
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Oxford University
WW II
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Oxford University
WW II
Industrial Revolution
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Anyone from the 1800’s could walk into most conference education sessions and feel right at home.
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Traditional Conference Education uses a push method
Old
Training
Rigid
Program
Mandated
Formal
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New Conference Education uses a push method
New
Learning
Flexible
Platform
Self-Service
Informal
Old
Training
Rigid
Program
Mandated
Formal
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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
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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
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The Future Of Learning Institutions In A Digital Age
http://www.hastac.org/node/2238
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#1: Conference ed sessions must transition to Participatory Learning
Internet changed how we all learn, play, socialize, engage in life
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Commonplace not exotic
About a process, not a product
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Not passive
About conversations, comments, engagement
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Small Group Discussion
How would you define engagement? participation?
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How does participatory learning impact traditional conferences?
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#2: Conference ed sessions must transition from Presumed Authority to Collective Credibility
Communal
Democratic
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Problem solving through group processes
Interdisciplinary
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Requires helping attendees learn skills to address different points of views
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What barriers exist to keep you from moving to this model?
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What role do Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) play in this model?
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#3: Conference ed sessions must transition to More Horizontal Structures
Traditional – authoritative, top-down
Knowledge gap between speaker & audience shrunk
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Corporate world emphasizing collaboration, teamwork, problem-solving
Knowledge making together
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Emphasis on Peer2Peer
Less monologues and panel dialogues
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Brainstorm some successful Peer2Peer education strategies
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#4: Conference ed sessions must provide a variety Formal & Informal Learning
80% of learning is from informal learning
Move from push to pull methods
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Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter
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What concerns you most about this chart?
What delights you?
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What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?
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#5: Conference ed sessions must transition toNetworked Learning
Learning is social
Conversational and partnering
Developing mediation skills
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#5: Conference sessions must transition toNetworked Learning
Emphasizes flexibility & outcomes
Sees learning as mobilizing networks
From assertive to enabling
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How can you encourage more participant dialogue & conversations at your conferences?
#5: Conference sessions must transition toNetworked Learning
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#6: Conference ed sessions must beInteractive & Without Walls
Life-Long Learning
Venues with free Wi-Fi
Encourages sharing of social media experiences
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Many-to-multitudes (engages those not present, extends messages to those restricted by $$ or schedule)Examples: Darfur, Tibet
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Extending ideas, practices and even failures for betterment of the industry, profession
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We serve our members best by serving our industry first.
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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
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What logistical challenges do you see with “Without Walls?”
How can you overcome them?
#6: Conference ed sessions must be Interactive & Without Walls
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Recap - Conference Ed Sessions Must Transition:
To participatory learning
From presumed authority to collective credibility
To more horizontal structures
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Recap - Conference Ed Sessions Must:
Provide informal & formal learning opportunities
Transition to networked learning
Be interactive & without walls
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Sources: Digital Media & Learning funded by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation from the University of Michigan & MIT
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Creating a Perpetual Conference Learnscape!
LO #3
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Brainstorm with others in group
What are ways to integrate technology to engage participants before, during and after events?
LO #3
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2) Discuss strategies for applying these principles
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Planning Meetings & Events…
Not A Piece Of Cake
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Adult Ed & Meetings
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Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences & Events
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