Comments on: NECC Conversations: from the room to the poster http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/ my ideas, thoughts, experiences, and lessons learned in education Thu, 06 May 2010 14:43:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-279 woscholar Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:53:11 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-279 Funny how few of us recognize newcomers due to such a welcoming environment. If you have something to add to the conversation, no one recognizes how long you have been a a part of it. You are right. The conversation needs to keep going. I will need to check my Ning site and see about adding it. I have never been a Ning person. I have always preferred my blog, but I will look at adding this over there. Thanks for the suggestions. Funny how few of us recognize newcomers due to such a welcoming environment. If you have something to add to the conversation, no one recognizes how long you have been a a part of it.

You are right. The conversation needs to keep going. I will need to check my Ning site and see about adding it. I have never been a Ning person. I have always preferred my blog, but I will look at adding this over there.

Thanks for the suggestions.

]]> By: Mary Del Bianco http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Mary Del Bianco Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:11:57 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-278 I am newcomer to NECC. I was overwhelmed by the different levels of engagement going on. I could not get to all of the posters, sessions, meetings, vendors, labs, discussions, playgrounds, cafes, etc, that were going on. I was sad when it all was over. I was also bored at times because I sat in on a keynote that was less than engaging. This dialogue is great. It needs to get to the NECC Ning. I believe we are at the tipping point for radical change in education, and I think this group can lead us forward if we keep the conversation going. I am newcomer to NECC. I was overwhelmed by the different levels of engagement going on. I could not get to all of the posters, sessions, meetings, vendors, labs, discussions, playgrounds, cafes, etc, that were going on. I was sad when it all was over.

I was also bored at times because I sat in on a keynote that was less than engaging.

This dialogue is great. It needs to get to the NECC Ning.

I believe we are at the tipping point for radical change in education, and I think this group can lead us forward if we keep the conversation going.

]]> By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-277 woscholar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:00:31 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-277 Are presenters ignoring the rule? Probably. We are so well trained in trying to get everything out of our head before the attention dissipates that we forget we are working with adults who WANT to be in the room. We have to remember that and then realign our processes in the direction of being the presenter we want to have if the roles are reversed. I am sure it would improve our teaching as well. Thanks for sharing the book. I will check that one out. I'll also give your blog a visit as well. Are presenters ignoring the rule? Probably. We are so well trained in trying to get everything out of our head before the attention dissipates that we forget we are working with adults who WANT to be in the room. We have to remember that and then realign our processes in the direction of being the presenter we want to have if the roles are reversed. I am sure it would improve our teaching as well.

Thanks for sharing the book. I will check that one out. I’ll also give your blog a visit as well.

]]> By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-276 woscholar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:58:04 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-276 Your idea would take care of my space issue listed above. It would become more of a campsite with your idea. Everyone personalizes their own space. ;) You are right. Harsh reality. Your idea would take care of my space issue listed above. It would become more of a campsite with your idea. Everyone personalizes their own space. ;)

You are right. Harsh reality.

]]> By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-275 woscholar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:12 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-275 True. It is hard to hit every level when you have 14,000 people attend. One idea I got from reading your comment was that we could set up EACH poster session similar to the blogger's cafe. It is inviting, comfortable seats, bigger screen for everyone to see, and a very casual setting that promotes discussion. Hmm, I need to run that by my state tech conference coordinator. We might can make that work. Thanks for getting my mind going once again! See you in Denver at ISTE, hopefully. True. It is hard to hit every level when you have 14,000 people attend. One idea I got from reading your comment was that we could set up EACH poster session similar to the blogger’s cafe. It is inviting, comfortable seats, bigger screen for everyone to see, and a very casual setting that promotes discussion. Hmm, I need to run that by my state tech conference coordinator. We might can make that work.

Thanks for getting my mind going once again! See you in Denver at ISTE, hopefully.

]]> By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-274 woscholar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:34 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-274 Whoa, I never thought of it as a problem needing a solution, but the being able to see part would be huge. Funny how we overlook the simple things like that. My suggestion would be larger plasma screens lifted above the session tables, say 7 or 8 feet up. That would help out. I did not do handouts because the topic was so broad. Instead, I handed out business cards and asked people to contact me to continue the conversation if they wanted. I answered what seemed like hundreds of questions, and I enjoyed every minute of it. It might not have been the preferred method for some in attendance, but it is one I like because I can start a relationship with like minds, both those ahead of where I am at and behind me. We all have to support each other. Whoa, I never thought of it as a problem needing a solution, but the being able to see part would be huge. Funny how we overlook the simple things like that.

My suggestion would be larger plasma screens lifted above the session tables, say 7 or 8 feet up. That would help out.

I did not do handouts because the topic was so broad. Instead, I handed out business cards and asked people to contact me to continue the conversation if they wanted. I answered what seemed like hundreds of questions, and I enjoyed every minute of it. It might not have been the preferred method for some in attendance, but it is one I like because I can start a relationship with like minds, both those ahead of where I am at and behind me. We all have to support each other.

]]> By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-273 woscholar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:47:51 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-273 Thanks for stopping by, Jen. Missed you this year. You are right. I think we might need to add a few new icons to sessions listed. One is representative of a Tool session, and another can represent a Pedagogical driven tech session. They are different. Not everyone gets the pedagogy part of it even if they are great teachers. Gotta be able to grasp both. Funny how the like minds flock to the same places (tool sessions versus blogger's cafe, for instance) Thanks for stopping by, Jen. Missed you this year.

You are right. I think we might need to add a few new icons to sessions listed. One is representative of a Tool session, and another can represent a Pedagogical driven tech session. They are different. Not everyone gets the pedagogy part of it even if they are great teachers. Gotta be able to grasp both. Funny how the like minds flock to the same places (tool sessions versus blogger’s cafe, for instance)

]]> By: woscholar http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-272 woscholar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:44:38 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-272 Good points, Dean. What I realized is that there is less prep in doing a poster session because you cannot prepare for the questions coming at you. You either know what you are presenting on or you do not. If you do not, attendees vote with their feet. I'm fine with that. It would be good to have a better promotion of and increased space for poster sessions. We might see a change in how they are handled. Good points, Dean. What I realized is that there is less prep in doing a poster session because you cannot prepare for the questions coming at you. You either know what you are presenting on or you do not. If you do not, attendees vote with their feet. I’m fine with that. It would be good to have a better promotion of and increased space for poster sessions. We might see a change in how they are handled.

]]> By: Janice Friesen http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Janice Friesen Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:34:15 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-271 I read this just after reading the chapter on Attention in the Brain Rules book by John Medina. I wonder if about two things: 1. Are presenters ignoring the 10 minute rule and so after 9 minutes and 50 seconds they lose the audience and it feels like a waste of time? 2. Are we training ourselves to be less attentive and so we are not satisfied to sit and listen to only one thing? I am heading now to write some reflections on this in my blog: http://malahinitx.blogspot.com I read this just after reading the chapter on Attention in the Brain Rules book by John Medina. I wonder if about two things:
1. Are presenters ignoring the 10 minute rule and so after 9 minutes and 50 seconds they lose the audience and it feels like a waste of time?
2. Are we training ourselves to be less attentive and so we are not satisfied to sit and listen to only one thing?

I am heading now to write some reflections on this in my blog: http://malahinitx.blogspot.com

]]> By: Christine Voigt http://scottsfloyd.com/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Christine Voigt Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:31:54 +0000 http://scottsfloyd.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/necc-conversations-from-the-room-to-the-poster/#comment-270 How about this idea - we move all the poster sessions into the exhibit hall and let the educators have the big booth spaces. The vendors can have the small spaces the poster sessions had. And we need to reserve a big section of the hall for blogger's cafe with pleanty of outlets and reliable wifi. Of course the harsh reality is the fact that the vendors basically pay for the conference. So we may never get the kind of real estate like the booth structure of the exhibit hall, but we can dare to dream. How about this idea – we move all the poster sessions into the exhibit hall and let the educators have the big booth spaces. The vendors can have the small spaces the poster sessions had. And we need to reserve a big section of the hall for blogger’s cafe with pleanty of outlets and reliable wifi.

Of course the harsh reality is the fact that the vendors basically pay for the conference. So we may never get the kind of real estate like the booth structure of the exhibit hall, but we can dare to dream.

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