Your Brain Wants To Avoid Thinking In Conference Settings August 14, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Your brain is built to survive! It’s in the biology and chemistry of your brain to survive at all costs. Survival and protection are at the top of the list when it comes to brain activity. It even outranks thinking in priority. Survival Trumps Thinking Your brain will avoid thinking in order to conserve energy … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conference best practices, conferences, education best practices, thinking
Changes In The Information Cycle Are Driving Conference Education Reform July 2, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Conferences (and associations) used to be the go-to source for information and content about a profession or industry. Today, the tools of content creation and distribution actually rest in the hands of individuals. Anyone can create and share content. While not everyone wants to be a content creator, everyone has an interest in organizing and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, conference education, content, education best practices, paragogy, peer-based learning, peer-to-peer, peerology, sense-making
Most Association And Conference Beliefs About Attendee Learning Are Wasted Efforts June 27, 2014 by Jeff Hurt The empirical research on how we learn and remember shows that… …Most of what we know as truth about learning is nothing more than wasted effort! The learning opportunities that we offer to our customers and members are based on outdated theory, lore, past experiences and gut instincts. And the empirical evidence says much of … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, conference education, conference learning model, education best practices, learning myths, neuroscience
Conference Education Value Soars With Walk & Talk Discussions June 12, 2014 by Donna Kastner Many conference organizers are being asked to step up their content delivery game. One-way “Sage on the Stage” presentations to audiences held hostage for an hour or more won’t cut it in today’s conference environment. “A body at rest, stays at rest.” A Brain At Rest, Stays At Rest Same thing goes for a brain … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices
Who Killed Adult Curiosity? May 23, 2014 by Jeff Hurt As young children, curiosity made us jump in a mud puddle. Try to catch fireflies. And chase our shadows. It was our motivation for learning and play. When we discovered that if we mixed red and yellow finger paint, we created orange, we went on a frenzy mixing all types of colors. Our final images … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, curiosity, education best practices, learning
15 Myths We Hold As Truths About Conference Education April 30, 2014 by Jeff Hurt We all believe in myths. Some of us don’t know that our own personal beliefs are actually based on fiction. Some of us hold on to our own personal experiences as supporting evidence of our beliefs. We don’t realize that our realities are often grounded in confirmation bias. We fail prey to the adage, “But … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult education, conference education, learning myths
Conference Execution As Attendee Learning April 28, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Most conference organizers believe that the delivery of information in an efficient, timely, productive manner is the key to attendee satisfaction, success and financial stability. We focus primarily on the efficient execution of delivery of content. But in today’s knowledge economy, that is not enough. The focus on controlling information flow, creating a one-way and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, learning, meeting planning best practices
Snack Bite-Size Learning Rules The Roost At Conferences April 25, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Blogger Karla Gutierrez gives five reasons why bite-size learning works at Shift’s eLearning blog. Here’s one key point all conference organizers and speakers should know and implement: Chunk Content In 10 Min Sections Bite-size learning as well as bite-size instruction improves an attendee’s psychological engagement. It prevents cognitive overload and mental burnout. It also encourages … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, brain science education, Ignite, meeting planning best practices, Pecha Kucha
Kneebucklingly Sweet Idea Generation Tool: Brainwriting April 2, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Brainstorming is out! Brainwriting is in! Brainstorming Challenges Brainstorming is something most of us know and have used at some point in our lives. It’s a tool often used to create a list of spontaneous ideas contributed by a group. Alex Faickney Osborn popularized the tool in 1953. Osborn claimed that brainstorming was more effective … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult education, brain-friendly meetings, education best practices, introverts
Flipping Conference Education For Successful Learning March 28, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Sure, the “flipped classroom” is a buzzword and the trend right now. However, the concept of being learner-centric and providing active learning during the education session is not a trend! It’s here to stay because it works! Defining Flipped Education So what is the flipped conference education session? In short, the term is used to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, flipped learning, The fl
