Conversations Overcome the Class Structure of Business David Weinberger

People implicitly acknowledge that they don’t have all the answers (or else the conversation is really a lecture) and risk being wrong in front of someone else. And conversations overcome the class structure of business, suspending the organization chart at least for a little while. Credit: David Weinberger Posts where this quotation is embedded Cicero’s Sermo … Continue reading Conversations Overcome the Class Structure of Business David Weinberger

Show Me a Professor of Education Who Lectures Donald Clarke

Show me a Professor of Education who lectures, and I’ll show you a hypocrite who doesn’t read the research. Credit: Donald Clarke Books: Donald ClarkeShow Me a Professor of Education Who Lectures Donald ClarkeQuotations: Donald ClarkeShow Me a Professor of Education Who Lectures Donald ClarkeTags: education (24) | lecture (11)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Pixabay (Pixabay)This … Continue reading Show Me a Professor of Education Who Lectures Donald Clarke

The Power of Peer Instruction Why explaining ideas to others leads to deeper learning

Introduction: Conversational Learning The Power of Peer Learning Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Traditional lectures often fail to engage students in real understanding. People need more than just information—they need to make sense of it through … Continue reading The Power of Peer Instruction Why explaining ideas to others leads to deeper learning

The Language of Conversation and Speech Meanings of words describing conversation and speech

What Is a Real Conversation? The Value of Conversation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Numerous words or phrases describe the varied forms of conversation and speech. This page lists some of the more common ones … Continue reading The Language of Conversation and Speech Meanings of words describing conversation and speech

Introduction: Participatory Conferences From audience to participants

The Unconference Conversational Conferences Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Conferences often involve long, boring presentations that disengage audiences. This “death by PowerPoint” approach fails to actively involve attendees in the learning process. With some creative planning, … Continue reading Introduction: Participatory Conferences From audience to participants

Conversational Conferences In a conversational conference, the dominant style of presentation is the conversational talk

Introduction: Participatory Conferences Conversational Talks Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Most conferences are a series of PowerPoint talks interspersed by the occasional panel discussion. The audience has little time to ask questions, but they have no … Continue reading Conversational Conferences In a conversational conference, the dominant style of presentation is the conversational talk

Flipped Teaching Speech is a bad medium for communicating information - so watch lectures at home

Dialogic Organization Development The Power of Team Huddles Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Flipped teaching reverses, or “flips”, traditional in-class lectures and homework. Students watch the teacher’s prerecorded lecture at home, and in-class time is used … Continue reading Flipped Teaching Speech is a bad medium for communicating information – so watch lectures at home

When It Comes to Lectures, Appearances Can Be Deceiving ** Eric Mazur thought he was a good teacher until he discovered his students were just memorizing information

Learning ** The Mind Is a Fire to Be Kindled Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Imagine you receive the same lecture twice: once from a charismatic lecturer speaking fluently without notes and maintaining eye contact; and … Continue reading When It Comes to Lectures, Appearances Can Be Deceiving ** Eric Mazur thought he was a good teacher until he discovered his students were just memorizing information

Let’s Get Rid of Lecterns The lectern is a barrier to connecting with your audience

Peter Block’s Four Ownership Questions People Tagging ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Why do we still use lecterns in meetings and at conferences? A lectern prevents you from engaging with your audience, I was at a … Continue reading Let’s Get Rid of Lecterns The lectern is a barrier to connecting with your audience