tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post7355984773298066948..comments2024-03-28T08:36:29.053-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Online Conference FormatsTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-68836897800528900432009-04-27T06:33:00.000-07:002009-04-27T06:33:00.000-07:00Paul and Mark - thanks for the input and suggestio...Paul and Mark - thanks for the input and suggestions! I'm certainly leaning towards your ideas Mark.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-2628298299269964072009-04-24T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:36:00.000-07:00As a participant and a presenter, I must say that ...As a participant and a presenter, I must say that I continue to love this online/micro/virtual format a lot. Several things that fascinate me and challenge me also help me hone my skills at multitasking. Following the twitterstream, the chat, the live audio and the whiteboard is a challenge - but a good one. It has me 150% engaged, so I turn off mail and the browsers so I can focus - but I have to say it was hard doing this for the three hours I dedicated to it. For the rest of the day I went into audio mode and it was like listening to live radio, which was interesting, but I must say, unless focused, it was hard to follow. Occasionally I would look at the chat window - but after a while I found that I needed to focus on other tasks and even the audio had to go.<br /><br />My suggestion: Keep it to three hours. Keep presos to 10 min with 5 min for robust QA. Really play to the visual aspect with audience interaction - that was really engaging. Ask more questions of the audience, we learn a lot that way<br /><br />Can't wait for the next one.Mark Sylvesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273753171431780394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-29704090284604916562009-04-23T08:01:00.000-07:002009-04-23T08:01:00.000-07:00I was not able to attend, but would definitely put...I was not able to attend, but would definitely put the next event on my calendar. I think this is a great format for allowing individuals to attend conferences without having to fly somewhere and pay for hotels, etc. The added benefit of being able to join in whenever you wish/can is a big one for me. <br /><br />Now the conference replacement idea is farther down the line, but I would certainly make more use of it if applied that way, and I think it fits in with many professionals' very busy lives. I also think this format could be useful for training groups at a company in the sense that they can have a weekly/monthly department meeting where everyone gets in and gets their hands dirty on elearning industry topics, and gets to see the points of view that are out there.Paul Angilerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806213503008876743noreply@blogger.com