The best conference organizers are proactively looking for fresh, new ideas to implement at their next annual meeting. They work hard at coming up with the next big idea. Shattering Status Quo The most innovative conference organizers are not satisfied with creating ordinary, mundane conference experiences. They have no patience for the status quo. As a matter of fact, they seek to shatter the status quo. Conference organizer game changers create unique ah-ha moments for attendees. They create … [Read more...]
You Need These Conference Learning Game Changers
We need more game changing, transformative learning at our conferences! We need more learning. Deeper learning. More effective education that leads to transformative, productive, professional change. We need more peer sharing and peer learning. We need more education experiences based on scientific evidence of how the adult brain learns. We need conferences to be the channel that leads to positive metamorphosis in our professional lives. We need conference learning game changers! We … [Read more...]
Most Organizations Are Victims To Pedagogy – Instructor-Centered Education
Most organizations use an outdated model to provide education to its customers and team. They are victims to instructor-centered or expert-centered education. They follow a pedagogic model of education. Unfortunately, this greatly hinders active inquiry which is the basis for learning. Pedagogy: Instructor-Focused Education Pedagogy literally mans the art and science of educating children. It is often used as a synonym for teaching. Pedagogy embodies instructor-focused education and passive … [Read more...]
Lectures Are A Wimpy Model For Learning
I have reached my limit with well-educated-yet-stupidly-ignorant, egotistical, self-centered experts who believe lectures are the best way to learn. Lectures and listening are wimpy models for learning. The Myth Of Learning From Lectures Too many people believe the myth that listening to a lecture is the fastest way to learn. And too may well-intentioned speakers believe that talking to an audience is the best way to present. It's just wrong! It's inaccurate. And it's time to come out of the … [Read more...]
Old Conference Education Memes Die Hard
What does it mean to learn at a conference? What tools does it take for learning to be successful in that environment? Most people say that successful learning occurs when a speaker presents to an audience. It requires a subject matter expert (SME) or panel of SMEs, research, content and a lecture. It must have chairs facing the front of the room, a podium, a stage, a screen for the SME's slides and a LCD projector. Memes: Commonly Held Beliefs When most adults identify these as the common … [Read more...]
Becoming Conference Brain Changers
Never in society have we known so much about how our brains operate and how we learn. Today, we know what to do to foster successful learning at our conferences and events. Becoming A Brain Changer Research in cognitive neuroscience or mind, brain and education science is providing exciting new insights into how the brain develops and learns. If meeting professionals and conference organizers want to provide attendee experiences that promote learning and networking, they have to know … [Read more...]
Uses And Abuses Of The Common Lecture
Few people agree about what makes a good lecture. It's like asking about what is good art or great music. Our personal tastes are all over the map. Some researchers have found that individuals want different and often conflicting things from a lecture. Since lectures will be evaluated and assessed at extremes of a rating scale, lecturers will do well if they please at least 50 percent of their audience. What A Lecture Is And Isn't Good For So what's the point? What are lectures good for … [Read more...]
What Really Happens When We Listen To A Lecture
The ubiquitous lecture. On any given day thousands of lectures occur across the globe. People gather in arenas, board rooms, city halls, colleges and universities, conferences, conference rooms, churches, general sessions, libraries, meeting rooms, schools and theaters to hear lectures. It is the most common method used when teaching adults. Unfortunately, it is also ineffective for learning. What Happens When We Listen To A Lecture Researchers Eillis and Young (1988) studied the brain's … [Read more...]
