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Dear All,
I have been thinking about conferences and the way they are structured. It seems to me that most conferences are of the "sit down and listen" variety, or SDL for short. The problem with SDL is that the material is inflexible and created in such a way that participants have little to no input. Why is this important? In my opinion the SDL presentations are not geared for long-term use. They come across as more of the exercise of one person creating a program to present, and not as cooperative learning opportunities.
~Royce
Conferences Now
As you can see from this diagram, conference programs today are prepared in a very linear fashion. Not only that, but often times the only time you as an attendant are asked for feedback is at the end....Who does the help?
Conferences in the Future
A potential future for conference programs would involve a restructuring of how content is created. First, the presenter would still be the initial point of creation of the program, but as soon as possible the presenter should attempt to interact with those who will be potential attendants. As you can see in the diagram below, through some social networking tool like Facebook or Myspace, a dialog is created in which the presenter and the attendant are able to shape the character and outline of the presentation. This structure is created with the idea that the interactive information creation process would lead to a program that is useful to the attendants. Not only that, the presenter can feel confidant that the information presented is in some small way, what the people came to hear.
In my opinion, the best learners are motivated learners. It is my belief that a migration to a model similar to the one below would help to create an environment of motivated learners.
I have been thinking about conferences and the way they are structured. It seems to me that most conferences are of the "sit down and listen" variety, or SDL for short. The problem with SDL is that the material is inflexible and created in such a way that participants have little to no input. Why is this important? In my opinion the SDL presentations are not geared for long-term use. They come across as more of the exercise of one person creating a program to present, and not as cooperative learning opportunities.
~Royce
Conferences Now
As you can see from this diagram, conference programs today are prepared in a very linear fashion. Not only that, but often times the only time you as an attendant are asked for feedback is at the end....Who does the help?
Conferences in the Future
A potential future for conference programs would involve a restructuring of how content is created. First, the presenter would still be the initial point of creation of the program, but as soon as possible the presenter should attempt to interact with those who will be potential attendants. As you can see in the diagram below, through some social networking tool like Facebook or Myspace, a dialog is created in which the presenter and the attendant are able to shape the character and outline of the presentation. This structure is created with the idea that the interactive information creation process would lead to a program that is useful to the attendants. Not only that, the presenter can feel confidant that the information presented is in some small way, what the people came to hear.
In my opinion, the best learners are motivated learners. It is my belief that a migration to a model similar to the one below would help to create an environment of motivated learners.
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Royce,
I love your acronym SDL. I will use it in the future. I am going to expand your analysis of SDL in relation to entire CE Programs. As Royce said, SDL presenters focus on making good presentations in workshop. In my opinion 1. SDL learning materials, e.g., PowerPoint and handouts, are intended for use in workshops. Individuals who missed the original workshop find few of these materials useful later. 2. SDL presenters seldom provide clear and complete step-by-step instructions for applying the learning to improving library work back at the library. These presenters offer little help back at the library in overcoming barriers. 3. The current continuing education programs reward, i.e., money, and recognize, i.e., certificates, only attendance at events. CE programs do not reward or recognize the application of learning back at the library. With no clear instructions or help back at the library and no reward or recognition for applying learning back at the library, the urgency of everyday work overwhelms many efforts to use the learning in actual library work. The Central Kansas Library System is experimenting with a new CE program to resolve these problems of SDL. This program provides clear, step-by-step instructions, rewards and recognition for completing projects that apply learning to doing actual library work back at the library. Librarians and trustees have an important role in creating the whole CE program. They suggest CE projects they want to do in their libraries. They evaluate and modify, i.e., improve, instructions for CE Projects. The documentation submitted to prove the completion of projects are available to other librarians doing the project as examples and inspiration. Those completing projects become experts others can telephone for help. More info is at http://ceprojects.blogspot.com.
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