innovative techniques in conference formats

Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats

Jeff Hurt

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Innovative Techniques In Conference

Formats

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Presenter – Attendee Agreement

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Law of Two Feet

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Vibrate Please

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Texting, Typing

Welcome

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Tweet Unto Others As You Would Have Them Tweet

Unto You.

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Tweet Something

Good Before You Tweet Something

Bad

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Seek First To Understand

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Safe space to agree,

disagree, ponder & question

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Be Present • Be ActiveUse Respect

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About Me• Coal Miner’s Grandson

• West Virginia Hillbilly

• Nonprofit Junkie

• Environmental Advocate

• Meeting & Event Professional

• Education Evangelist

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Director of Education & Engagement

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@JeffHurt

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1) Identify

which

learning

techniques

work and

how to apply

them in a

variety of

situations

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2) Discover what others are doing to create engaging learning experiences

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3) Understand the learning styles of various

generations

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Define engagement

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Pair Squared:Define engagement

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So What ‘Cha Think?

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Pair Squared #2:What does active learning mean

to you?

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Brainstorm as many different innovative conference formats as possible

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Innovative Conference

Formats

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Body Voting

Innovative Conference Formats

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Body VotingCase Studies

Innovative Conference Formats

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Critical Incidents

Innovative Conference Formats

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Critical IncidentsFishbowls

Innovative Conference Formats

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Human Spectagrams

Innovative Conference Formats

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Jigsaw Grouping Brainstorming

Innovative Conference Formats

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Lecturette

Innovative Conference Formats

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Lecturette Mind Maps

Innovative Conference Formats

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Open Space Sessions

Innovative Conference Formats

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Pair Squared

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Pair SquaredPeer2Peer Roundtables

Innovative Conference Formats

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Role Plays

Innovative Conference Formats

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Role PlaysStructured Note Taking

Innovative Conference Formats

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World Cafe Model

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Group Sharing

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Andragogy:HowAdults Learn

Based on research from Professor and Education Expert Malcolm Knowles

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Andragogy:Focus on good adult learning strategies

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14Adult LearningPrinciples

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1) Learning is fundamentally

social.

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2) Knowledge is integrated in

the life of communities

and the connectionswe maintain.

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3) Learning is an act of

participation.

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4) The of our learning depends on the of our participation.

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5) Engagement is joined at the hip with

empowerment.

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6) Exclusion from active participation

equals failure to learn.

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7) WIIFM (what’s in it for me) is

critical.

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8) BIG PICTURE first then the details.

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9) Where does this

new learning fit in relation to the other stuff I already

know.

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10) Sell me on the

WHY I need

to know this.

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11) We are

problem-centered rather than content-oriented.

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12) Remove the obstacles & barriers from my learning please.

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13) Repetition Repetition Repetition Repetition increases my retention of critical information.

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Let me decide

how to learn it.

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Agree or Disagree

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What ‘Cha Think?

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Is PowerPoint Pointless

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Is PowerPoint Pointless

BRAIN RULESRule #4: We

don’t pay attention to

boring thingsNeuroscientist & Professor John Medina’s Brain Rules

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Is PowerPoint Pointless

BRAIN RULESRule #10: Vision

trumps all senses

Neuroscientist & Professor John Medina’s Brain Rules

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Is PowerPoint Pointless

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Various generations have their own learning styles

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FALSEVarious adult generations do NOT

have specific learning styles

Do Generational Differences Matter In Instructional Design University Of GA, Professor Thomas Reed

US Department Of Labor, UPS

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Various generations do have differences in attitudes, work

habits & motivators

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Industry experience has the greatest impact on learning

preferences

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Experience Impacts Learning Preferences

Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) Mentoring

Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter

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Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) MentoringLecture Trial-and-error StorytellingTest/Exam Collaborating Giving Feedback1 Right Answer Asking Nurturing

Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter

Experience Impacts Learning Preferences

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Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) MentoringLecture Trial-and-error StorytellingTest/Exam Collaborating Giving Feedback1 Right Answer Asking NurturingCurriculum Skimming ModelingListening Observing ReflectingInstructions Conversing Connecting

Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter

Experience Impacts Learning Preferences

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• What concerns you most about this chart? • What delights you?

Small Group Discussion

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• What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?

Small Group Discussion

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1) Identify

which

learning

techniques

work and

how to apply

them in a

variety of

situations

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2) Discover what others are doing to create engaging learning experiences

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3) Understand the learning styles of various

generations

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Innovative Techniques In Conference

Formats

jhurt@velvetchainsaw.com jeffhurtblog.com

@JeffHurt