After my first morning session yesterday, I went to another tech one that BLEW MY MIND! It was the most intense, most informative session that I've ever been to in my life. Those in attendance that had laptops took part in a back channel conversation-- essestially (for those who don't know what this is), it is a chat that occurs in tandem with the presentation, is part of the presentation, and is about topics that come up in the presentation. It was one of the most engaging experiences I've had as a learner. A topic would be mentioned, and those involved in the chat would begin discussing further in depth. From time to time, the presenters would pull up the conversation and reference things being discussed. It was incredible to be interactive in a presentation. Also, we would discuss various links and actually go to them as a group and add in more that are along the same lines. Simply incredible. And chaotic-- that was the downside. One of the things we discussed was whether or not it was too taxing on our attention levels and therefore, something we would not want to use in the classroom. I feel as though it would take practice and we would need to model it, but ultimately, it would truly enhance the conversation.
Since my own presentation will occur shortly, I don't have time to discuss the other presentations I went to. Both were on using graphic novels and hypertext in the classroom. More on those later.
Wish me luck!
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