1. Innovative Techniques In Conference FormatsJeff Hurt

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4. Presenter – Attendee Agreement 4

5. Law of Two Feet 5

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7. Vibrate Please 7

8. Texting, Typing Welcome 8

9. Tweet Unto Others As You Would Have Them TweetUnto You. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilse/3389565299/sizes/m/ 9

10. Tweet Something Good Before You Tweet Something Bad 10

11. Seek First To Understand 11

12. Safe space to agree, disagree, ponder & question http://www.flickr.com/photos/donsolo/4227378751/sizes/l/ 12

13. Be Present • Be Active Use Respect 13

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19. Education Evangelist14

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21. Director of Education & Engagement 16

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23. 1) Identify which learning techniques work and how to apply them in a variety of situations 18

24. 2) Discover what others are doing to create engaging learning experiences 19

25. 3) Understand the learning styles of various generations 20

26. Define engagement 21

27. Pair Squared:Define engagement 22

28. So What ‘Cha Think? 23

29. Pair Squared #2:What does active learning mean to you? 24

30. Brainstorm as many different innovative conference formats as possible 25

31. Innovative Conference Formats 26

32. Body Voting Innovative Conference Formats 27

33. Body VotingCase Studies Innovative Conference Formats 28

34. Critical Incidents Innovative Conference Formats 29

35. Critical IncidentsFishbowls Innovative Conference Formats 30

36. Human Spectagrams Innovative Conference Formats 31

37. Jigsaw Grouping Brainstorming Innovative Conference Formats 32

38. Lecturette Innovative Conference Formats 33

39. Lecturette Mind Maps Innovative Conference Formats 34

40. Open Space Sessions Innovative Conference Formats 35

41. Pair Squared Innovative Conference Formats 36

42. Pair SquaredPeer2Peer Roundtables Innovative Conference Formats 37

43. Role Plays Innovative Conference Formats 38

44. Role PlaysStructured Note Taking Innovative Conference Formats 39

45. World Cafe Model 40

46. Group Sharing 41

47. Andragogy: HowAdults Learn Based on research from Professor and Education Expert Malcolm Knowles 42

48. Andragogy: Focus on good adult learning strategies 43

49. 14 Adult Learning Principles 44

50. 1) Learning is fundamentally social. 45

51. 2) Knowledge is integrated in the life of communitiesand the connectionswe maintain. 46

52. 3) Learning is an act of participation. 47

53. depth 4) The of our learning depends on the of our participation. depth 48

54. 5) Engagement is joined at the hip with empowerment. 49

55. 6) Exclusionfrom active participation equals failure to learn. 50

56. 7) WIIFM (what’s in it for me) iscritical. 51

57. 8) BIG PICTUREfirst then the details. 52

58. 9) Where does this new learningfit in relation to the other stuff I alreadyknow. 53

59. 10) Sell me on theWHYI need to know this. 54

60. 11) We are problem-centered rather than content-oriented. 55

61. 12) Remove the obstacles & barriers from my learning please. 56

62. 13) Repetition Repetition Repetition Repetition increases my retention of critical information. 57

63. 14) Let me decide how to learn it. 58

64. Agree or Disagree 59

65. What ‘Cha Think? 60

66. Is PowerPoint Pointless 61

67. Is PowerPoint Pointless BRAIN RULES Rule #4: We don’t pay attention to boring things Neuroscientist & Professor John Medina’s Brain Rules 62

68. Is PowerPoint Pointless BRAIN RULES Rule #10: Vision trumps all senses Neuroscientist & Professor John Medina’s Brain Rules 63

69. Is PowerPoint Pointless 64

70. Various generations have their own learning styles 65

71. FALSE Various adult generations do NOT have specific learning styles Do Generational Differences Matter In Instructional Design University Of GA, Professor Thomas ReedUS Department Of Labor, UPS 66

72. Various generations do have differences in attitudes, work habits & motivators 67

73. Industry experience has the greatest impact on learning preferences 68

74. Experience Impacts Learning Preferences Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter 69

75. Experience Impacts Learning Preferences Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter 70

76. Experience Impacts Learning Preferences Source: Jay Cross’ Working Smarter 71

78. What delights you?72

80. 1) Identify which learning techniques work and how to apply them in a variety of situations 74

81. 2) Discover what others are doing to create engaging learning experiences 75

82. 3) Understand the learning styles of various generations 76

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