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Flipped Conferences
The document critiques traditional conference models for their passive learning approach and proposes a flipped conference format that encourages active participation through discussion and collaboration before, during, and after the event. Key stages include pre-conference idea generation, engaging cycles of discussion during the conference, and post-conference diffusion of knowledge to promote behavioral changes. The document also provides examples of innovative conference formats such as MOOCs and unconferences that emphasize participant involvement and creative interactions.
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- 2. Traditional Model • Lecturestyle • Boring presentations followed by short comments • Requires no preparation from the participants • Ends as soon as the last presentation ends
- 3. Traditional Models are Ineffective •Based on passive learning approaches • Attention declines after the first 10 minutes • People remember only 20% of the material presented • A bit of motivation is murdered each minute • Critical thinking, problem solving, and application are not fostered • The best interaction happens at coffee breaks and social dinners
- 4. If you couldchange the way conferences are organized, what would you do?
- 5. “I’d like togo to a conference where we get to do something, make something, instead of talking about doing things, or showing pictures of people making something.“ Alan Levine, 2012, “we can flip more than classrooms”, retrieved from http://cogdogblog.com/2012/03/08/flip-more-than-classrooms/
- 6. If we canflip classes, we can flip conferences
- 7. Designing a FlippedConference There is no unique way to flip a conference Philosophy: Discuss, Build, and Share Forget the idea of a speaker, keynote or presenter Create simple rules that everyone understands and follows
- 8. Pre Conference Conference Post Conference Stages of aFlipped Conference Traditional conferences Flipped conferences begin earlier and end later
- 9. Pre Conference Stages of aFlipped Conference Sub-stage Focus Generating ideas Co-creation of the agenda Preparing the moderators Promoting the emocional bonding with the conference design and their preparation for the conference Preparing the participants Teasing the participants and helping them preparing to the conference
- 10. Conference Stages of aFlipped Conference Sub-stage Focus Cycles of discussion Promoting small cycles of discussion that involve the participants Generating ideas Structuring creative ideas and the general knowledge developed
- 11. Post Conference Stages of aFlipped Conference Sub-stage Focus Diffusion Reflecting on the knowledge that was created Disseminating the ideas among other persons that were not at the conference Promoting change Helping people making changes in their behaviors and attitudes, implementing their projects, supporting their work
- 12. Design of aFlipped Conference Each stage can be described and designed in terms of: Focus Key questions to address Activities to be promoted Key performance indicators …
- 13. Pre Conference Generating ideasPreparing the moderators Preparing the participants Focus Co-creation of the agenda Promoting the emocional bonding with the conference design and the preparation for the conference Teasing the participants and helping them preparing to the conference
- 14. Pre Conference Generating ideasPreparing the moderators Preparing the participants Key questions Were the topics discussed and selected by the participants? Did the participants provide good ideas for the conference? Are the moderators emotionally and technically prepared for this kind of conference? Did they prepare materials to provide to the participants prior to the conference? Were we able to mobilize the participants to prepare themselves to the conference? Did the materials they received prior to the conference mobilize and motivate them to the conference?
- 15. Pre Conference Generating ideasPreparing the moderators Preparing the participants Possible Activities Promoting the conference design and asking for ideas to design the conference agenda Discussing the conference design, defining milestones and defining strategies to deal with problems that may arise Prepare themselves to discuss the selected topics Providing materials (lists for questions, vídeos, presentations, texts, etc.) Promoting discussion groups prior the conference
- 16. Pre Conference Generating ideasPreparing the moderators Preparing the participants KPIs Number of topics that were generated among the moderators or came from the participants Creative ideas presented by the moderators during the conference related to the selected topics Emotional bonding with the conference design Pre conference discussion Emotional bonding with the conference design and motivation to participate Quality of the pre conference materials provided to the participants
- 17. Pre Conference Conference Post Conference Stages of aFlipped Conference
- 18. Conference Cycles of discussionGenerating ideas Focus Promoting small cycles of discussion that involve the participants Structuring creative ideas and the general knowledge developed
- 19. Conference Cycles of discussionGenerating ideas Key questions Were the moderators able to promote several discussion cycles that addressed most of the proposed discussion topics? Was there a smooth transition from one topic or discussion cycle to the following one? Did most participants make active interventions in the discussions? Did the moderators allow the discussion to diverge before attempting to converge? Was it possible to build a common and global vision about the topics?
- 20. Conference Cycles of discussionGenerating ideas Possible activities Get short but assertive contributions from the participants Moderate the discussion without being affraid of losing control, ending a discussion in order to open the next discussion cycle, etc. Asking questions instead of trying to answer them Balacing the conference topics with the participants’ skills Extracting the common built knowledge
- 21. Conference Cycles of discussionGenerating ideas KPIs Cycles of discussion that were successfull Participants that were actively involved in the discussion Ability to balance the duration of each cycle and each individual contribution Relevant ideas that came out from the discussion Global vision that was created Level of motivation and inspiration of the participants at the end of the discussion as well as their perception of utility of that discussion
- 22. Pre Conference Conference Post Conference Stages of aFlipped Conference
- 23. Diffusion Promoting Change FocusReflecting on the knowledge that was created Disseminating the ideas among other persons that were not at the conference Helping people make changes in their behaviors and attitudes, implement their projects, support their work Post Conference
- 24. Post Conference Diffusion PromotingChange Key questions Were we able to difuse the key ideas created at the conference among other persons that might be interested on them? Did the conference inspire people to make changes? What kind of impact did the conference have?
- 25. Diffusion Promoting Change Possible activities Disseminatingthe key ideas and materials that were created at the conference among other persons that might be interested on those topics (e.g. social networks, writing about that, sharing materials, etc.) Promoting further reflection (new discussions, related topics, preparing the topics for the next conference) Helping people with their projects and general changes based on the common built vision created at the conference (e.g. keeping private discussions, providing further material, supporting the network among participants, etc.) Post Conference
- 26. Diffusion Promoting Change KPIsReach and quality of the post conference discussion New projects inspired on the conference, comments, network of contacts, etc. Post Conference
- 27. There are severalways to flip a conference. The important thing is to flip it in ways that engage participants.
- 28. Example: EMOOCS 2015 Theorganization created a MOOC for a conference on MOOCs. The MOOC had no instructors but a scientific committee who invited multiple contributors from different institutions. It was not a course but a series of collaborative discussions on a new field under construction. Before the conference, the participants had access to video presentations and quizzes and started preliminary discussions online. During the conference, they discussed further with the authors and shared their experience. The course is still available online, allowing further discussion and reflection. Pre Conference Conference Post Conference
- 29. EMOOCS 201518-20 May2015 @ Université Catholique de Louvain https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:LouvainX+ConfX+2T2015/infohttp://www.emoocs2015.eu/
- 30. Example: Getting Engaged2012 Keynotes and lectures were made available online before the conference Rich collaborative sessions Videos of questions posed to experts were made available after the conference. A network of educators was crated. Pre Conference Conference Post Conference http://innovationunit.org/sites/default/files/Engaging%20Schools-conference%20flier_0.pdf http://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-your-school-engaged-london-tickets-3000148525
- 31. Example: Unconferences Brainstorming ontopics of interest. The moderator condenses the topics and assigns rooms for people to meet and discuss them. Each person chooses what group to join. There are no presenters, only open discussions. (Not planned) Pre Conference Conference Post Conference Unconferences are also known as open space meetings, and self-organizing meetings
- 32. Examples of Unconferences BILConferences (http://bilconference.com/) are open, self- organizing, conferences on arts, science, society, and technology. Attendees are responsible for shaping the conference itself through their participation. http://2015.bilconference.com/
- 33. Examples of Unconferences EdCampConferences (http://edcamp.org/) are user-generated conferences dedicated to k-12 educators and educational technology usually free or low-cost. Sessions are not planned until the day of the conference and participants can volunteer to facilitate a conversation or topic. They are based on Barcamps. http://edcamp.org/?page_id=605
- 34. Examples of Unconferences Fishbowls Conversations Fourto five chairs are arranged in an inner circle and the rest of the chairs are arranged in circles outside this fishbowl. The moderator introduces the topic and participants start to discuss it. In an open fishbowl, one chair is left empty and any member of the audience an occupy it, forcing another to leave and fee a chair. Fishbowls can have only two chairs and when someone wants to join this conversation, they tap the shoulder of the person they want to replace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbowl_(conversation)
- 35. Examples of Unconferences Knowledgeor World Cafe All participants are seated in a circle and the facilitator poses one or two key open-ended questions. After this introduction, small groups (about 5 persons) discuss the questions without any facilitator. They then return to the circle and they all reflect on the small group discussions. http://www.theworldcafe.com/
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