The evidence is loud and clear that peer discussions are more effective than lectures if memory and knowledge retention, attitude, behavior and skill change, and learning are the goals. Just dividing a traditional lecture into 10 minute chunks and then giving the audience two to ten-minute breaks for time for discussion increases learning. How Discussions And Democracy Are Intertwined Using discussions as a learning method is a valuable and exciting way for revealing diverse … [Read more...]
Five Ways To Combine Conference Lectures With More Effective Education
In principle, there are many education methods that could replace conference lectures. The research is loud and clear that the majority of these education methods are more effective than the conference lecture. Yet, the conference lecture dominates the most conference education. Yes, the lecture has a place. Unfortunately, conference organizers give it too much prominence. To paraphrase Professor Donald Bligh, the heavy reliance placed upon conference lectures and its frequent use as an … [Read more...]
Want To Know Why Your Conference Fails At Changing Behavior?
The traditional lecture, the primary education method of your conference, fails at promoting learning! Yes, it’s true. The conference lecture is only good for transmitting information. (Bligh 1970, 2000). It is not good for changing attitudes, behaviors or skills. (Bligh 1970, 2000) The Lecture Is Good For Teachers Bad For Learners As long as your conference promotes lectures as the primary method of providing education, it will fail at changing behaviors and skills. According to Professor … [Read more...]
Five Key Conference Design Elements Driving The C2-MTL Experience
It's not often that we get a chance to fully immerse ourselves in an extraordinary conference experience. Such was the case for me last week at C2-MTL. If you're a "frequent flyer" here on the Velvet Chainsaw Midcourse Corrections blog, you may recall a post I filed last week as I was midway through C2-MTL. Now that I've had a chance to reflect on the experience in its entirety, there are five critical elements that keep bubbling up to the top. Five things the C2-MTL design team mastered better … [Read more...]
Fostering An Extremely Powerful Tool At Your Conference: The Session Discussion
Can we talk? I certainly hope so! Two-way communication is an extremely powerful tool that your conference needs to foster. Discussions are critical to cement learning in the brain. Without peer discussions, your conference education sessions are nothing more than audio voices blowing in the wind. Let's Talk Talk! We can't get enough of it. Yet often we try to control chatter and talking at our conferences because we believe listening to an expert speak is more important than allowing the … [Read more...]
Five Strategies To Improve The Common Conference Lecture
All learning IS experience. Everything else is just information. ~ Albert Einstein Talking is a critical part of that learning experience. We talk so we can understand. We talk so we can remember. We talk so we can learn. But who does the majority of talking at a conference and who does the majority of listening? The speakers talk as the audience listens. Attendees Spend The Majority Of Their Conference Time Listening Yes, listening is part of the learning process. However, in formal learning … [Read more...]
From M&Ms To Supernatural Learning: Attributes Of Effective Learning Strategies
I don't believe in cookbooks for learning. I've seen too many well-intentioned instructors pick up someone else's education recipe and create a flawed experience. It just falls flat. The Meal Needs More Than Just The Right Ingredients I do believe in sound ingredients that can be combined and recombined in many ways to create a simple or elegant meal. The difference in the meal is not usually grounded in the ingredients. It's usually in the specific combinations used as well as the experience … [Read more...]
How To Create A Sticky Conference
Just how sticky is your conference? Sticky conferences create experiences that last beyond the two to three days of the conference. They focus on creating real relationships with strong connections. It's about more than speed networking where people just exchange business cards or speed sessions to see how much info people can cram into their brains. Sticky conferences focus on interactivity of participants. The more interactive participants are; the more engaged they are. The more engaged … [Read more...]
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