The Modern Meetings Mixologist: What Our Conferences Need Most August 17, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you used a mixologist recently? Most people think the term mixologist is a fancy term for a bartender. That’s partially true. Many of today’s mixologist start out as bartenders and transition into the art and craft of creating new drink recipes. A mixologist is a bartender that specializes in the creation of cocktail recipes. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning, meetings mixologist
We Participate, Therefore We Are July 27, 2010 by Jeff Hurt This spin on cogito ergo sum (English: “I think, therefore I am”) could possibly be a good motto for all conferences and events. Social Learning We participate, therefore we are. Our learning, understanding and knowledge are developed in participation with others. Social learning occurs through conversations about the content and through grounded interactions and engagement … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting
Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences And Events – Wrap Up June 16, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On June 14, 2010, at PCMA’s Education Conference at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, I facilitated a discussion about the changes of learning in the digital age and their impact on conference education. We discussed these six principles of designing next generation sessions for today’s conferences. Conference education 1. Should transition from passive listening to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner
Does Your Annual Conference Provide Education Or Information? June 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt How do you define education? Seriously, how do you define education? How would you define information? Is there a difference in education and information or are those words synonymous? Think about the annual conferences that you attend. Do they provide education, information, both, or neither? Education Or Information? In the early 1990’s I was working … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Improving The Annual Meeting Experience By Strolling Down [Semantic] Memory Lane May 18, 2010 by Jeff Hurt You’ve got 15 minutes to dash into your favorite hardware store and purchase some finishing nails for a project. You know exactly where they are as you’ve walked passed them many times. As you enter the store a sense of dread overwhelms you. The management has rearranged the products and aisles. You look up and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, automatic memory, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Making Meaningful Meeting Memories: Using The Five Memory Lanes May 12, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you ever lost your keys? Your wallet? Your cell phone? Your favorite pen? I have. Well, I didn’t really lose them. I just forgot where I put them. I have a ritual of walking into my house and always placing my keys, wallet, favorite pen and cell phone in the same spot. That way … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, automatic memory, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Designing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions May 11, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On May 11, 2010, I presented a Webinar for KRM Information on Designing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions: Creating an Environment for Informal and Formal Learning in a Digital Age. Update May 13, 2010: Listen to the free recording of the sixty-minute presentation. As promised, here are the slides from the presentation. Enjoy. Designing Next Generation … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner, professional development, Social Media, Web 2.0
Creating Memory-Filled Emotional Conference Experiences May 6, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Take a stroll with me down memory lane. Imagine your favorite food that your mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather or other relative used to cook for you. Got it in your mind? Recall how it looked, it smelled and tasted. Now, close your eyes and think about where that food was lovingly made. Where are you … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Creating The Conference Cranium Conduit May 5, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Would you go to your local hardware store and walk down the paint aisle to buy milk? Of course you wouldn’t. If you tried, you could spend hours trying to find milk. When you go to the hardware store, you are usually there to purchase something for repair, renovation or home improvement. You don’t normally … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Four Steps To Overcome Conference Attendee Resistance To Active Participation April 29, 2010 by Jeff Hurt “I’m going to divide you into small groups.” That statement strikes fear in hearts and raises blood pressure in many conference attendees. Heads turn. Eyes dart. Dread increases. Frantic thoughts appear. Something from deep within the bowels of the unconscious mind rises and takes hold of the body. Sweat breaks on brows. The mind is … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement
