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My posting last Thursday explained how I was in Athlone, Ireland to deliver a keynote to the Irish Learning Technology Association's EdTech10 conference. As my presentation was to be about social learning, I didn't want to present in the traditional way, but to try and make the experience as social and collaborative as possible, so I blogged and tweeted about the event and invited others to participate. All in all it worked out very well, and afterwards, Juanita @JFJ24 tweeted:
"will you be blogging your reflections on the experience. Think it woud be interesting"
I tweeted back that I would - just like I had blogged my experience using Twitter in a face-to-face workshop - so here is how I planned, prepared for and delivered the collaborative keynote.
Planning the keynoteJust like most keynotes, it was to be delivered using the presentation format, so as I planned my PowerPoint presentation, I needed to consider how to make it as collaborative as possible. I decided to make use of Twitter, as I knew there was already a backchannel tag for the conference #edtech10 - and that meant many of the participants would already be using that.
However, I also needed to bear in mind that the audience would (probably) want to listen to as much of the presentation as possible, so I didn't want them to feel they were being distracted from it by tweeting too much. I therefore wanted to build in some short questions that (a) could be answered in one word answers rather than huge long sentences, and (b) give them time to do that, as well as (c) time for me to review the Twitter stream.
But I wanted participants outside the room to be able to join in if they wished too, so I created 6 slides with the questions on them and the type of one-word responses I was looking for, and I used Timo Elliott's SAP Web 2.0 tools for PowerPoint to set up the tweets that would be auto-tweeted out when I presented.
This is very simple to do: in the Notes area of each slide, you simply enter the tweet in the following format:
[twitter]the message to be tweeted out[/twitter]
So, for instance, here's the slide with Question 1 (as it appears in PowerPoint's editor)
I also added in a few auto-tweets that only those reading the stream would see - aimed at external participants, firstly inviting people to participate, and then asking them to introduce themselves to the ILTA conference.
Although Timo's PowerPoint tools includes a Feedback slide where you can aggregate tweets, I decided I would use the normal Twitter search mechanism to display the real-time tweets in the #edtech stream.
I then set up the Auto-Tweet add in with the details of myTwitter account as well as the hashtag to be used at the end of each tweet
I tested that the tweets were all working live with a dummy Twitter account (so they didn't confuse my normal Twitter followers), but, although I have a number of other Twitter accounts I use for activities like this, I decided to use my normal @c4lpt account to send out the tweets at the event - to try and get the widest possible participation.
Preparing for the keynote
As I was hoping for participation in the event from others outside of the ILTA conference, I needed to advertise the fact that it was taking place, and invite others to participate and contribute if they wished. As my presentation wasn't taking place till 4 pm (BST) I blogged and tweeted about it first thing on the Thursday morning. - Social Learning : help me deliver a collaborative keynote. There were a good number of re-tweets, so I was hopeful for some external participation.
One of the things I thought long and hard about, was whether I should release the presentation in advance. Although I would have really loved to do this, I was a little worried that people might start to tweet their answers straightaway. This would have been great, but I was concerned it might confuse the flow of the #edtech10 Twitter stream, so in this case I decided to withhold the presentation until later.. (Note: in other events I have used a hashtag I made up myself, to keep all the activity quite separate from a general conference hashtag - and I think this works best when the presentation is in a separate conferecen track).
So I kept the presentation "private" on Slideshare, and hoped I would remember to make it public just before the event. Well, as you will know if you participated, I did in fact forget to do this!
Just before the presentation began, I tweeted the following message:
Help me create a collaborative keynote. Presentation is at http://bit.ly/cgCSea Tweet yr answers when questions appear #edtech10
There were a few early tweets that said they couldn't access the presentation, so I quickly changed the status of the presentation on Slideshare to "public".
Delivering the keynote
As I went through the presentation, the auto-tweets went out, and there was a huge amount of participation, and so lots of tweets went into the #edtech stream, which we reviewed from time to time.
Finally, at the end of the presentation, just as I was taking questions, the fire alarm went off. Fortunately, a few people tweeted the fact which meant that those outside the room understood why the session had been interrupted. We did however, resume, a short time later and finish off the Q&A part.
After the keynote
I took a look at all the tweets that had come in during the event and answered some of the questions I hadn't been able to address during the event itself. I wanted to make sure I tidied things up on Twitter.
Reviewing the keynote
A number of people have asked me how I managed to co-ordinate so much at one time. Well, I believe carefully planning and rehearsal is vital However, I nevertheless found it an exhilerating experience as a presenter - it kept me on my toes - and hope that others enjoyed the event too..
What will I do differently next time?
But I would just like to take this opportunity of thanking everyone that contributed to the presentation to make it a valuable exercise in collaborative learning - and also to demonstrate the power of Twitter for such events. There may even have been a few Twitter-sceptics out there who we converted!.
Finally, here's the presentation slideset - which includes an embedded YouTube video - that I didn't get to show in the live presentation itself.
There was obviously quite a lot of activity about the event and the presentation, as I got an email from Slideshare telling me that the presentation slideset was being tweeted more than any other on Slideshare, so it was put on the Slideshare front page. Again it shows the power of Twitter to spread the word virally.
Want some more information on using Twitter in a presentation?
If you'd like to try this out for yourself, then take a look at my How to use Twitter for Social learning free guide. On the Incorporating the Twitter backchannel in a presentation you can find out how to do this for a class or presentation. Other pages of the guide explain how to use Twitter for other aspects of social learning (as demonstrated in the presentation, above).
UPDATE
Here are some write-ups of the keynote by others who participated in the event
Following the success of the inaugural E-Learning Debate at The Oxford Union in September, Epic is staging another debate at Learning Technologies, London Olympia, on Wednesday 27th January, 11.30-12.30 in Theatre 1.
The debate is entitled: Smart phones: smarter learning? Or new technology, same old pedagogy? Professors John Traxler and Mike Sharples, acknowledged experts in mobile learning, will lead the arguments for and against, accompanied by Kim Whittlestone of the Royal Veterinary College and Dr Mike Short of O2.
Entry to the debate is completely free, but as places are limited you are urged to arrive early to get a seat - register online to avoid the queues. Afterwards, the debate will continue online at www.elearningdebate.com.
The conference programme for the 2010 Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition has now been announced. The conference takes place 27-28 January 2009 at Olympia, London.
The keynote speakers this year are Lord Puttnam, Prof Stephen Heppell and Josh Bersin, and there is a impressive line up of other speakers - all put together by Donald Taylor, the Conference Chairman.
This year the presentations take place over 4 tracks
I am very pleased to have been invited to participate again, and this time I will be active in two sessions: Communities and Learning (in T1), and Collaboration tools (in T4).
Full information about the conference and exhibition at the website: Learning Technologies 2010
And of course to keep up to date with what''s happening, follow @LT10uk on Twitter.
Looking forward to meeting you - or catching up with you again - in January.
David Over who manage the 21st Century Challenges series - www.21stCenturyChallenges.org
at the Royal Geographical Society left a note on the blog about their next event. It seems to me this deserves a wider audience, so I am reposting it here:
Our next event is on "Digital divide in the
UK" focusing on the 17m people in the UK who are not online. Event is on 1
December at 7pm in London.
Martha Lane Fox confirmed on the panel and discussion will be chaired by BBC Tech corespondent Rory Cellan-Jones.
Full details here: www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/digital-divide/
I am on my way to the Oxford Union for the E-Learning Debate.
The Oxford Union is Britain's second oldest University Union and has gained a worldwide reputation for the cut and thrust of its debate, proving a valuable training ground for many future politicians from Britain and other countries.
This afternoon Epic is hosting a debate there on the future of learning and in particular what part e-learning will play in the development of the important skills of tomorrow.
The motion is "This house believes that the e-learning of today is essential for the skills of tomorrow."
Two of the speakers are:
Professor Diana Laurillard, Chair of Learning with Digital Technologies, University of London. Previously, Head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit for the UK Government, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for learning technologies and teaching at The Open University.
Dr Marc Rosenberg, Management consultant and leading expert in the world of training, organizational learning, e-learning, knowledge management and performance improvement. Author of numerous books and papers.
I am sure that a number of the 300 invited people will be tweeting about it. But to keep up to date with what is happening, follow @elearningdebate. And for realtime results at Twitter go here
Find out more about the debate here: E-Learning Debate
Free online event. 23 July 2009: 9 am - 2 pm Pacific time (4 pm - 9 pm GMT)
Corporate training departments and training companies are facing challenging times. It’s clear to thrive they need to focus on business critical issues for the organization, provide solutions provide real value, differentiate their offerings, and look at ways to provide value beyond being a publisher of courses and courseware. However, that’s easier said than done.
This online event will bring together people with a variety of perspectives on what we should be doing today to set ourselves up for success going forward. We will look at questions that include:
This event is organized and moderated by Tony Karrer. You can read more background on the topic from Tony's post: Business of Learning.
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Learning Conference '09
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Speakers include
Andrew Mayo | Bob Fryer | Clive Shepherd
Jane Hart | John Whitmore | Laura Overton | Nick Shackleton-Jones
The Conference features an exciting blend of formats: seminars, peer circles, Learning Cafe, hands-on workshops and master classes
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Do generational differences
impact instructional strategies or is it just hype?
Janet Clarey, author of the Brandon Hall Research report
“Multi-Generational
Learning in the Workplace” will host a discussion of multi-generational
learning and instructional design considerations with a focus on the following
questions:
What similarities
and differences exist in different generations?
What do we need
to consider when designing instruction?
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research say about generational issues and instructional design?
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