No, this isn't some infomercial or gimmick on a new pill to take that will add to your life span. And no, this is not a pill that you can get logoed with your conference's name or sponsors and distribute to your attendees so they can increase their life span. It is however something you as a conference organizer can orchestrate that will stimulate and challenge your attendees' brains and can add to their life span. If you've been reading previous posts about brain research and learning, you … [Read more...]
Killing Me Softly With Your Lecture
I heard he spoke a good speech I heard he had a style And so I came to see him To listen for a while And there he was a young man A stranger to my eyes Tickling my ears with his statements Speaking my world with his words Killing me softly with his lecture Killing me softly with his lecture Uttering my daily work with his words Killing me softly with his lecture With apologies to Killing Me Softly With His Song composers Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel and singer Roberta Flack. The Traditional … [Read more...]
How Do Your Dendrites Grow? With Enriched Environments, Active Participation And Conference Chairs Not In A Row
Imagine this scenario. You're attending the annual conference of your favorite professional association. You can't make up your mind which breakout to attend and decide to peek in on a couple sessions that have alluring topics and descriptions. Session 1 You walk into one room and find the presenter demonstrating the use of a popular software using their own computer and showing the steps on a screen. The speaker is showing the attendees how to set up the account and use it properly. The … [Read more...]
What Pinky And The Brain Have In Common With Conference Learning
Have you ever watched the cartoon Pinky and The Brain produced by Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. Animation? Genetically-enhanced laboratory mice, Pinky and Brain are caged in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is egotistical and devious. Pinky is cheerful and dim-witted. Each episode starts with Brain devising a new plan to take over the world. Ultimately each plan fails due to Pinky's idiocy or Brain's ridiculous plan. So what do Pinky and The Brain have to do with conference … [Read more...]
Eight Conference Presentation Myths That Hamstring Attendees’ Learning
Most conference organizers see attendees as consumers of the conference's content and experience. Little thought is given to seeing attendees as active participants in their own learning and experience. Here are eight conference presentation myths that hamstring most attendees' learning that conference organizers should avoid. Myth 1: There is one single educational approach such as a lecture or panel discussion that best serves all conference attendees. Reality: Homogenized conference … [Read more...]
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