zondag, oktober 21, 2007
Learning 2007 about to start
Well, it took me a while to get here (two hours delay of my flight, 5 hours waiting for my connection flight) but here I am at the computer room at the Learning 2007 conference in Orlando, Florida. The land of endless opportunity, everything in big size, women with bad haircuts, men with white socks and where the bushes sing Disney film tunes! My cell phone doesn't work in this country so it seems but at least there is free internet in this big room full of different computers. I'm next to a big Apple screen btw, next time I'll try to get me one of those just for the fun of it.
Over the next few days I will share my experiences on the conference. The reason I'm attending this one out of my own pocket is because it promises to be different. So far I got my badge and program bag and guide. That's pretty standard. But I also got an electronic voting device. Every participant gets one for the duration of the conference and I guess it is going to be used for interaction during the general sessions. There is also a special notepad with a template for taking notes in a structured way (visual map, notes, links for follow up...). And we can select from ten different social buttons to pin on our T-shirt. I'm currently wearing pins on e-learning, "I'm new", Friends Wanted and Blogger.
As for content, I'll be particularly interested in anything 2.0-like, learning effectiveness and e-learning in corporations. I'm off to start with a free one day seminar on Mobile Learning before the official opening this evening. To be continued...
Over the next few days I will share my experiences on the conference. The reason I'm attending this one out of my own pocket is because it promises to be different. So far I got my badge and program bag and guide. That's pretty standard. But I also got an electronic voting device. Every participant gets one for the duration of the conference and I guess it is going to be used for interaction during the general sessions. There is also a special notepad with a template for taking notes in a structured way (visual map, notes, links for follow up...). And we can select from ten different social buttons to pin on our T-shirt. I'm currently wearing pins on e-learning, "I'm new", Friends Wanted and Blogger.
As for content, I'll be particularly interested in anything 2.0-like, learning effectiveness and e-learning in corporations. I'm off to start with a free one day seminar on Mobile Learning before the official opening this evening. To be continued...
Labels: learning 2007, masie
