David Kelly of the eLearning Guild has a series of interviews going on about attending conferences. Today’s interview is me, and you’re welcome to have a look at my thoughts on conferences. The point is to help attendees get some good strategies about how to prepare beforehand and take advantage after the fact, as well as what to bring and how to get the most out of it. Feedback welcome! meta-learning social strategy MORE
A couple of weeks ago I attended MIT’s Second Machine Age Conference , an event inspired by the best-selling book of the same title published earlier this year by MIT’s Erik Brynjolffson and Andy McAfee. The conference was truly thought provoking. MORE
This conference is a platform for all of us to come up with ideas and better solutions. In this conference there are sessions about the future, which I encourage you to attend. Opening Plenary Laura Czerniewicz Changing Pedagogies Two short stories about pedagogy: 1. There have been protests recently in South African universities. Interestingly, some of these have been about pedagogy. MORE
Have one of education''s leading futurists keynote your next conference. We''re celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of NineShift. And get a $2,000 discount, half-off, the price! It''s our way of saying thanks to NineShifters for a great ten years, and a great century. MORE
Clayton R Wright has produced the latest version of his well-known and well-regarded conference list. “This 26 th version of the conference list covers selected events from four continents. Conferences MORE
The conference business is booming yet every participant has some major gripe about the way conferences are run. In the beginning of the year, I looked into the future of conferences. I concluded that: Flipping conference presentations can vastly improve learning outcomes. MORE
So, at the recent AECT 2017 conference, I participated in three ways that are worth noting. Unfortunately, the audience was small ( 27 parallel sessions and at the end of the conference) so there wasn’t a lot of feedback. The post #AECT17 Conference Contributions appeared first on Learnlets. I had the honor of participating in two sessions based upon writings I’d contributed, and one based upon my own cogitations. I thought I’d share the thinking. MORE
Once again, Clayton Wright has been nice enough to compile an incredible list of conferences focused on use of technology in learning. Please note that events, dates, titles, and locations may change; thus, check the specific conference website. No liability is assumed for any errors that may have been introduced inadvertently during the assembly of this selected conference list. crw Another source of major eLearning conferences is: Tom King's eLearning Google Calendar. MORE
Worth while a read, specially, for those conference organisers that are starting to ramp up activities for the next upcoming conference season , which, in my case, it always seems to start in June (Don’t know why…). Conference Events Enterprise2.0 MORE
Conference blogs NewsI started yesterday with a keynote address to the BCS Agile group. I'd accepted the booking some time ago on condition that I was on first so that I could get to Cardiff in time for certain important events but it made for a packed morning. MORE
Wright has done his 28th version of his amazing list of conferences again this year. Past years eLearning Conferences 2012 , eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. Middle East Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. MORE
I spoke at a Development Day for senior leaders in the NHS today. As promised slides, podcast and other material are all referenced below. To all other readers - normal blogging will resume shortly, but you may find all the links here useful anyway. MORE
Of course, I am talking about the Meaning 2012 conference event that took place in Brighton, UK, on October 1st and that three months later I am still remembering it as it were just yesterday. Something other conference events should mimic and learn from a great deal! MORE
I recently had the opportunity to attend and speak at SharePoint Conference 2011 in Anaheim, California along with roughly 8,000 other attendees. This was the first SharePoint conference since the Fall of 2009. Overall, it was a good conference. MORE
I am, surprisingly, at the first PAIR (People + AI Research) conference at Google, in Cambridge. ” I’ve already had three eye-opening conversations and the conference hasn’t even begun yet. The conference seems admirably gender-balanced in audience and speakers.). The post [liveblog] Google AI Conference appeared first on Joho the Blog There are about 100 people here, maybe half from Google. MORE
In one of the most passionate talks of the conference, she told the audience how she got her staff to understand the value of paying attention to the patron experience, from the trash in the parking lot to checking out books to the feeling of the bathroom. MORE
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It’s that time of year again… We’re running our annual end-of-year events sale and now is the time to save big on next year’s conferences and our Copenhagen UX Intensive workshop. Conferences. MX: Managing Experience Conference. MORE
Wright has done his 26th version of his amazing list of conferences again this year and has asked me to post again. Past years eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. Clayton R. MORE
There used to be three big KM conferences every year. The trouble is if you allow this, fewer people turn up (and the conferences with the exception of KM World and APQC have suffered a significant decline in numbers). These days any conference should have power points and free wifi and encourage conference blogging. Either way to the conference itself. Tags: conference blogs MORE
Clayton Wright has done his amazing list of conferences again this year and has asked me to post again. Past years eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. link] December 1-3, 2010 European Conference on Web Services (ECOWS), 8 th , Ayia Napa, Cyprus. MORE
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As part of the Digital Learning Research Network, we held our first conference at Stanford last year. The conference focused on making sense of higher education. This year, we are hosting the 2nd dLRN conference in downtown Fort Worth, October 21-22 The conference call for papers is now open. The discussions and prsentations addressed many of the critical challenges faced by learners, educators, administrators, and others. The schedule and archive are available here. MORE
At this year’s Service Experience Conference , it was clear: playtime is over. The theme of this year’s conference seemed to hang on that question. You can find full videos of speaker’s presentations on our Service Experience Conference Vimeo channel. MORE
Just read a great post by Clive Shepherd - Cutting the Pie - where he discusses what the appropriate balance is at conferences. As you know creating Better Conferences is something that very much interests me. That conference was certainly the old model - mostly ideas and examples. MORE
Over the last few years I have attended quite a few technical conferences and time and time again the main issue I keep bumping into is not having enough time to converse with fellow attendees to continue learning from one another. but also for the overall conference. MORE
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Over the past six months, we’ve been working on pulling together a conference to evaluate, highlight, explore, and engage with prominent trends in wearable technologies in the educational process. The aWEAR conference will be held Nov 14-15 at Stanford. If you have questions or are interested in sponsoring or supporting the conference, please send me an email. The 2016 aWEAR conference is the first international wearables in learning and education conference. MORE
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On the dates of 25 January through 26 January, 2012, I had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the Learning Without Frontiers “ Future of Learning Conference and Festival ” held at Olympia in London, England. It was far too weird and off topic to the conference themes. MORE
Clayton Wright just sent me his incredible annual list of eLearning Conferences. link] December 2-4, 2009 Online Educa Berlin International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training, 15 th , Hotel InterContinental, Berlin, Germany. MORE
That’s probably the best part of the conference, where you just sit back, relax, free your brain from any constraint and just learn. Collaboration Communities Conference Events Enterprise2.0 MORE
Our edtech innovation conference, held in Calgary May 1-3, is now more or less planned: [link]. I don’t think I’m overstating things when I say that there won’t be an edtech innovation conference in Canada this year that will have as stellar a line up of keynote speakers and panels: [link]. MORE
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I’ve been working with several colleagues on arranging the upcoming Digital Learning Research Network (dLRN) conference at Stanford, October 16-17, 2015. The conference will include social scientists, activists, philosophers, researchers, and rabble rousers. For a more thoughtful analysis of the conference and our call for submissions, see Bonnie Stewart , Kate Bowles , and Kristen Eshleman. MORE
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Anyone going to the ASTD Conference in San Diego in June? It's nice to get together at conferences. from your experience at the conference. I won't even say it's Mandatory Blogging. :) Likely this is a better way to have success with networking ahead of the conference ( Social Conference Tools - Expect Poor Results ). Presentation at the ASTD Conference If you are going - please drop a comment below. MORE
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MARCH 17, 2013
Conference blogs NewsI started yesterday with a keynote address to the BCS Agile group. I'd accepted the booking some time ago on condition that I was on first so that I could get to Cardiff in time for certain important events but it made for a packed morning.
David Weinberger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
I am, surprisingly, at the first PAIR (People + AI Research) conference at Google, in Cambridge. ” I’ve already had three eye-opening conversations and the conference hasn’t even begun yet. The conference seems admirably gender-balanced in audience and speakers.). The post [liveblog] Google AI Conference appeared first on Joho the Blog There are about 100 people here, maybe half from Google.
Tony Karrer
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Wright has done his 28th version of his amazing list of conferences again this year. Past years eLearning Conferences 2012 , eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. Middle East Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Clark Quinn
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
So, at the recent AECT 2017 conference, I participated in three ways that are worth noting. Unfortunately, the audience was small ( 27 parallel sessions and at the end of the conference) so there wasn’t a lot of feedback. The post #AECT17 Conference Contributions appeared first on Learnlets. I had the honor of participating in two sessions based upon writings I’d contributed, and one based upon my own cogitations. I thought I’d share the thinking.
Tony Karrer
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Wright has done his 26th version of his amazing list of conferences again this year and has asked me to post again. Past years eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. Clayton R.
Dave Snowden
OCTOBER 12, 2010
I spoke at a Development Day for senior leaders in the NHS today. As promised slides, podcast and other material are all referenced below. To all other readers - normal blogging will resume shortly, but you may find all the links here useful anyway.
Harold Jarche
MAY 13, 2014
I will be speaking tomorrow at the AITD national conference in Sydney, NSW. Can you give us an overview of what we can expect from your From Training to Performance to Social pre-conference workshop? Sydney Harbour.
Clark Quinn
MARCH 3, 2014
David Kelly of the eLearning Guild has a series of interviews going on about attending conferences. Today’s interview is me, and you’re welcome to have a look at my thoughts on conferences. The point is to help attendees get some good strategies about how to prepare beforehand and take advantage after the fact, as well as what to bring and how to get the most out of it. Feedback welcome! meta-learning social strategy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
A couple of weeks ago I attended MIT’s Second Machine Age Conference , an event inspired by the best-selling book of the same title published earlier this year by MIT’s Erik Brynjolffson and Andy McAfee. The conference was truly thought provoking.
Dan Pontefract
OCTOBER 10, 2011
I recently had the opportunity to attend and speak at SharePoint Conference 2011 in Anaheim, California along with roughly 8,000 other attendees. This was the first SharePoint conference since the Fall of 2009. Overall, it was a good conference.
Luis Suarez
JUNE 14, 2011
Over the last few years I have attended quite a few technical conferences and time and time again the main issue I keep bumping into is not having enough time to converse with fellow attendees to continue learning from one another. but also for the overall conference.
Tony Karrer
JUNE 6, 2008
Just read a great post by Clive Shepherd - Cutting the Pie - where he discusses what the appropriate balance is at conferences. As you know creating Better Conferences is something that very much interests me. That conference was certainly the old model - mostly ideas and examples.
George Siemens
MAY 28, 2016
Over the past six months, we’ve been working on pulling together a conference to evaluate, highlight, explore, and engage with prominent trends in wearable technologies in the educational process. The aWEAR conference will be held Nov 14-15 at Stanford. If you have questions or are interested in sponsoring or supporting the conference, please send me an email. The 2016 aWEAR conference is the first international wearables in learning and education conference.
Tony Karrer
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
Clayton Wright just sent me his incredible annual list of eLearning Conferences. link] December 2-4, 2009 Online Educa Berlin International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training, 15 th , Hotel InterContinental, Berlin, Germany.
George Siemens
MAY 21, 2015
I’ve been working with several colleagues on arranging the upcoming Digital Learning Research Network (dLRN) conference at Stanford, October 16-17, 2015. The conference will include social scientists, activists, philosophers, researchers, and rabble rousers. For a more thoughtful analysis of the conference and our call for submissions, see Bonnie Stewart , Kate Bowles , and Kristen Eshleman.
Beth Kanter
AUGUST 31, 2017
TechNow is a one-day regional conference that connects nonprofits with the technology resources, information and people it needs to succeed taking place on October 19, 2017. The conference was named one of the best Nonprofit Conferences by Every Action. Conferences
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
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Adaptive Path
DECEMBER 1, 2014
It’s that time of year again… We’re running our annual end-of-year events sale and now is the time to save big on next year’s conferences and our Copenhagen UX Intensive workshop. Conferences. MX: Managing Experience Conference.
George Siemens
JUNE 21, 2016
As part of the Digital Learning Research Network, we held our first conference at Stanford last year. The conference focused on making sense of higher education. This year, we are hosting the 2nd dLRN conference in downtown Fort Worth, October 21-22 The conference call for papers is now open. The discussions and prsentations addressed many of the critical challenges faced by learners, educators, administrators, and others. The schedule and archive are available here.
Jay Cross's Informal Learning
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
When I signed up for Spaces for Interaction: An Online Conversation about Improving the Traditional Conference , I didn’t appreciate how timely the topic would become. Conference attendance have played a vital role in our professional development. Is it a Conference?
Dan Pontefract
JANUARY 29, 2012
On the dates of 25 January through 26 January, 2012, I had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the Learning Without Frontiers “ Future of Learning Conference and Festival ” held at Olympia in London, England. It was far too weird and off topic to the conference themes.
George Siemens
APRIL 5, 2013
Our edtech innovation conference, held in Calgary May 1-3, is now more or less planned: [link]. I don’t think I’m overstating things when I say that there won’t be an edtech innovation conference in Canada this year that will have as stellar a line up of keynote speakers and panels: [link].
Jay Cross
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
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Jay Cross
JANUARY 6, 2015
I’m investigating the future of f2f conferences. Will conferences be disrupted à la newspaper business? What’s the future for L&D conferences, say five years out? How can we make conferences more effective? First of all, Why do people attend conferences?
Xyleme
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
2018 is upon us, and with the learning and eLearning conferences you will attend to further your education, evaluate products, and find out what will change in the coming year. We update this list as new conference dates and details are released, so check back for updates!
Tony Karrer
MARCH 2, 2009
11 - Micro Virtual Conferences The move towards acceptance of virtual classroom means. acceptance of online conferences. in between a full online conference and something that's a few sessions. Online Conference Associated with Major In-Person Conferences It was interesting to see that ASTD TechKnowledge offer an online conference. And I'm not the only one: Online conferences - the future is now. Create an online conference.
Nancy White
JULY 1, 2011
This is brilliant from TEDX Edmonton. Green. Social. Creative. I’m going to steal- um- borrow this idea! Thanks for blogging about it, Mack Male ! Lunch was next on the schedule and as with the rest of TEDxEdmonton it was anything but ordinary.
Jane Hart
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Clayton R Wright has produced the latest version of his well-known and well-regarded conference list. “This 26 th version of the conference list covers selected events from four continents. Conferences
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
OCTOBER 17, 2017
This conference is a platform for all of us to come up with ideas and better solutions. In this conference there are sessions about the future, which I encourage you to attend. Opening Plenary Laura Czerniewicz Changing Pedagogies Two short stories about pedagogy: 1. There have been protests recently in South African universities. Interestingly, some of these have been about pedagogy.
Adaptive Path
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
In one of the most passionate talks of the conference, she told the audience how she got her staff to understand the value of paying attention to the patron experience, from the trash in the parking lot to checking out books to the feeling of the bathroom.
Luis Suarez
MAY 11, 2011
Worth while a read, specially, for those conference organisers that are starting to ramp up activities for the next upcoming conference season , which, in my case, it always seems to start in June (Don’t know why…). Conference Events Enterprise2.0
Tony Karrer
JANUARY 2, 2009
Once again, Clayton Wright has been nice enough to compile an incredible list of conferences focused on use of technology in learning. Please note that events, dates, titles, and locations may change; thus, check the specific conference website. No liability is assumed for any errors that may have been introduced inadvertently during the assembly of this selected conference list. crw Another source of major eLearning conferences is: Tom King's eLearning Google Calendar.
Jay Cross
JULY 29, 2015
The conference business is booming yet every participant has some major gripe about the way conferences are run. In the beginning of the year, I looked into the future of conferences. I concluded that: Flipping conference presentations can vastly improve learning outcomes.
Dave Snowden
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
The general conference blog, run by The Broker can be found here. Tags: conference blogs I am out here Wageningen University with a group of people all interested in Development. The event is over two days and is about Being strategic in the face of complexity.
Tony Karrer
MAY 14, 2008
Anyone going to the ASTD Conference in San Diego in June? It's nice to get together at conferences. from your experience at the conference. I won't even say it's Mandatory Blogging. :) Likely this is a better way to have success with networking ahead of the conference ( Social Conference Tools - Expect Poor Results ). Presentation at the ASTD Conference If you are going - please drop a comment below.
Luis Suarez
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
That’s probably the best part of the conference, where you just sit back, relax, free your brain from any constraint and just learn. Collaboration Communities Conference Events Enterprise2.0
Nine Shift
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Have one of education''s leading futurists keynote your next conference. We''re celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of NineShift. And get a $2,000 discount, half-off, the price! It''s our way of saying thanks to NineShifters for a great ten years, and a great century.
Dave Snowden
JUNE 8, 2009
There used to be three big KM conferences every year. The trouble is if you allow this, fewer people turn up (and the conferences with the exception of KM World and APQC have suffered a significant decline in numbers). These days any conference should have power points and free wifi and encourage conference blogging. Either way to the conference itself. Tags: conference blogs
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