Comments on: Podcast 35….Conferences Aren’t Working http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/comment-page-1/#comment-27718 Heather Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:01:42 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/#comment-27718 Dean, I just got around to listening to this podcast. You said a lot of things that needed to be said. It blows my mind when I hear resistance to sharing their materials from people in higher education. I really wonder what's behind it (selfishness, insecurity, ignorance, plagiarism?). Our students are already putting themselves out there through Facebook, etc. so why do we insist on keeping their learning behind walls? Dean,

I just got around to listening to this podcast. You said a lot of things that needed to be said. It blows my mind when I hear resistance to sharing their materials from people in higher education. I really wonder what’s behind it (selfishness, insecurity, ignorance, plagiarism?).

Our students are already putting themselves out there through Facebook, etc. so why do we insist on keeping their learning behind walls?

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/comment-page-1/#comment-27689 Dean Shareski Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:23:53 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/#comment-27689 That is a great example. I remember about 6 years ago, we had Kathy Schrock in virtually and as a keynote, I'm not sure it's great. But for breakouts and concurrent session, I'd much rather have in the experts like yourself that could engage in conversation about the talk....maybe I'll talk to do about doing something like that for us/me. That is a great example. I remember about 6 years ago, we had Kathy Schrock in virtually and as a keynote, I’m not sure it’s great. But for breakouts and concurrent session, I’d much rather have in the experts like yourself that could engage in conversation about the talk….maybe I’ll talk to do about doing something like that for us/me.

]]> By: Mark Ahlness http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/comment-page-1/#comment-27688 Mark Ahlness Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:33:03 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/10/20/podcast-35conferences-arent-working/#comment-27688 Hi Dean, I enjoyed your thoughts and agree with you completely. I'd add another reason conferences don't work anymore - they're way too expensive for teachers to attend. I only go if they come here, to Seattle. Last spring I tried to get my district to fund my trip to the annual IRA convention in Toronto in May, not just to attend, but to do a presentation. Asked for $1,000, got zero. So, I did a virtual presentation, produced and burned a DVD - and they played it there to a standing room only crowd (I hear). Followed it up with a live Skype Q&A session, me drinking my morning coffee in Seattle, and attendees in Toronto, itching to go to lunch. Just another hybrid model to think about... - Mark Hi Dean,
I enjoyed your thoughts and agree with you completely. I’d add another reason conferences don’t work anymore – they’re way too expensive for teachers to attend. I only go if they come here, to Seattle. Last spring I tried to get my district to fund my trip to the annual IRA convention in Toronto in May, not just to attend, but to do a presentation. Asked for $1,000, got zero. So, I did a virtual presentation, produced and burned a DVD – and they played it there to a standing room only crowd (I hear). Followed it up with a live Skype Q&A session, me drinking my morning coffee in Seattle, and attendees in Toronto, itching to go to lunch. Just another hybrid model to think about… – Mark

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