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Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences & Events

Jeff Hurt

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Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation

Conferences & Events

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1) Identify six

principles for

designing

next-gen

conference

education

sessions

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2) Discuss strategies for applying these principles

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3) Explore how to integrate tech to engage participants before, during & after a meeting

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What is education?

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Is there a difference

between education & information?

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Turn to your neighbor and

discuss. Spend four minutes.

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Is there a difference

between education & information?

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According to US EPA:

Information provides facts, figures, opinions.

Education teaches skills• critical thinking• problem solving• collaboration• decision making• evaluation• analysis

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Conference education often embraces a Clone Culture

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Conference education often embraces a Clone Culture

Cloned: • Learning• Knowledge• Ideas

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Why

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Our education endeavors built on outdated, traditional model

• Oxford University

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• Oxford University• WW II


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• Oxford University• WW II • Industrial Revolution


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Anyone from the 1800’s could walk

into most conference

education sessions and feel right at

home.

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Traditional Conference Education uses a push method

Old• Training• Rigid• Program• Mandated• Formal

LO #2

19LO #1

New Conference Education uses a push method

Old• Training• Rigid• Program• Mandated• Formal

LO #2

New• Learning• Flexible• Platform• Self-Service• Informal

20LO #1

The Traditional Conference Push Method

Conference & Event Organizers decide where bus going, attendees along for ride.(Good for newbies, bad for veterans)

LO #2

21LO #1

The New ConferencePull Method

Riders choose destination, speed, route & decide if they want to take detours or help others. (Best for veterans and experienced professionals)

LO #2

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1) Identify six

principles for

designing

next-gen

conference

education

sessions

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The Future Of Learning Institutions In A Digital Age

http://www.hastac.org/node/2238

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#1: Conference ed sessions must transition to

Participatory Learning

LO #2

• Internet changed how we all learn, play, socialize, engage in life

25LO #1



LO #2

• Commonplace not exotic

• About a process, not a product

26LO #1



LO #2

• Not passive

• About conversations, comments, engagement

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#1: Conference ed sessions must transition to Participatory Learning

• How would you define engagement? participation?

Small Group Discussion

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• How does participatory learning impact traditional conferences?


#1: Conference ed sessions must transition to Participatory Learning

29LO #1

#2: Conference ed sessions must transition from

Presumed Authority to Collective Credibility

LO #2

• Communal

• Democratic

30LO #1



LO #2

• Problem solving through group processes

• Interdisciplinary

31LO #1



LO #2

• Requires helping attendees learn skills to address different points of views

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• What barriers exist to keep you from moving to this model?


#2: Conference ed sessions must transition from Presumed Authority to Collective Credibility

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• What role do Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) play in this model?


#2: Conference ed sessions must transition from Presumed Authority to Collective Credibility

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LO #1


More Horizontal Structures

LO #2

• Traditional – authoritative, top-down

• Knowledge gap between speaker & audience shrunk

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• Corporate world emphasizing collaboration, teamwork, problem-solving

• Knowledge making together

LO #1LO #2

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• Emphasis on Peer2Peer

• Less monologues and panel dialogues

LO #1LO #2

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• Brainstorm some successful Peer2Peer education strategies


#3: Conference ed sessions must transition to More Horizontal Structures

38LO #1

#4: Conference ed sessions must provide a variety

Formal & Informal Learning

LO #2

• 80% of learning is from informal learning

• Move from push to pull methods

39LO #1



LO #2

Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) Mentoring

Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter

40LO #1



LO #2

Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) MentoringLecture Trial-and-error StorytellingTest/Exam Collaborating Giving Feedback1 Right Answer Asking Nurturing


41LO #1



LO #2

Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) MentoringLecture Trial-and-error StorytellingTest/Exam Collaborating Giving Feedback1 Right Answer Asking NurturingCurriculum Skimming ModelingListening Observing ReflectingInstructions Conversing Connecting


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• What concerns you most about this chart?

• What delights you?


#4: Conference ed sessions must provide a variety Formal & Informal Learning

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LO #2

Novice workers Mature ExperiencedDirected Self-Directed Helping OthersClass Discovery CoachingCourse Searching (Google) MentoringLecture Trial-and-error StorytellingTest/Exam Collaborating Giving Feedback1 Right Answer Asking NurturingCurriculum Skimming ModelingListening Observing ReflectingInstructions Conversing Connecting


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• What must meeting professionals do differently to encourage this?


#4: Conference ed sessions must provide a variety Formal & Informal Learning

45LO #1


Networked Learning

LO #2

• Learning is social

• Conversational and partnering

• Developing mediation skills

46LO #1

#5: Conference sessions must transition to

Networked Learning

LO #2

• Emphasizes flexibility & outcomes

• Sees learning as mobilizing networks

• From assertive to enabling

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• How can you encourage more participant dialogue & conversations at your conferences?


#5: Conference sessions must transition toNetworked Learning

48LO #1

#6: Conference ed sessions must be

Interactive & Without Walls

LO #2

• Life-Long Learning

• Venues with free Wi-Fi

• Encourages sharing of social media experiences

49LO #1



LO #2

• Many-to-multitudes (engages those not present, extends messages to those restricted by $$ or schedule)Examples: Darfur, Tibet

50LO #1



LO #2

• Extending ideas, practices and even failures for betterment of the industry, profession

51LO #1



LO #2

• We serve our members best by serving our industry first.

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How does this statement impact your annual conferences? Do you agree? Disagree? Why?

“We serve our members best by serving our industry first.”


#6: Conference ed sessions must be Interactive & Without Walls

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• What logistical challenges do you see with “Without Walls?”

• How can you overcome them?


#6: Conference ed sessions must be Interactive & Without Walls

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1.To participatory learning

2.From presumed authority to collective credibility

3.To more horizontal structures

Recap - Conference Ed Sessions Must Transition:

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4. Provide informal & formal learning opportunities

5. Transition to networked learning

6. Be interactive & without walls

Recap - Conference Ed Sessions Must:

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Sources: Digital

Media & Learning

funded by John D.

and Catherine T.

MacArthur

Foundation from

the University of

Michigan & MIT

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58LO #3

Creating a Perpetual Conference

Learnscape!

59LO #3

Brainstorm with others in group

What are ways to integrate technology to engage participants before, during and after events?

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1) Identify six

principles for

designing

next-gen

conference

education

sessions

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2) Discuss strategies for applying these principles

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Planning Meetings & Events…

Not A Piece Of Cake

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Adult Ed & Meetings

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Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation

Conferences & Events

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