As a result, I have only just heard David Warlick's Connected Learning podcast from the 7th of March - Episode 56 titled "Rights and wrongs on the Information Highway. (
I'm not sure if he was asked to give a keynote,a workshop, a presentation or what, but what he actually did was have a conversation with the people in the room. Perhaps they went there to hear David speak, perhaps they went to be told what to do with technology, but what they ended up doing was having a conversation with him. Brilliant!
The conversation was very skilfully guided and developed by David. He picked up and expanded some points, he let others go. Sometimes he went with the flow but sometimes he channelled the flow in a particular direction. When necessary he stopped one discussion topic and moved things on into new areas. He didn't talk at people - he talked with them. And even better, he recorded the conversation and turned it into a podcast. I'll say it again... Brilliant!
I've thought before about blogging as a conversation, but the way David handled this session reminded me that all learning and teaching should be about conversations. Perhaps that's not easy to do in the large lecture settings where I sometimes find myself, but I'm inspired to try and make more space for conversation in all my teaching sessions.
Whether I'm able to do it, or how quickly I fall back into that old Scottish educational stand by - "I telt ye, I telt ye!" - remains to be seen. :-)
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I'm way behind on my podcast listening too because I keep getting recommendations for new (or as yet undiscovered by me) ones. I am intrigued by your description of David Warlick's conversational podcast. I am definitely going to have to check that out!
David,
I'm glad that you enjoyed the conversation. It's an interesting way to handle a conference session, but it holds the potential of peril for the presenter ;-)
I apologize for the problems with the Connect Learning blog. It happened when I moved everything over to the new server, and I need to take the time to upgrade the blogging software. Anyway, for your listeners, you can get directly to the audio file at:
http://slapcast.com/mp3/dwarlick/dwarlick-2006-03-07.mp3
Sometimes when you put the 'C' in the ICT you have to go out on a limb. The presenter in this instance was obviously aware of potential peril and prepared, or just knew his stuff. Wish I'd got to Elive! Knowledge is power. The 'C' in ICT is communication, conversation, if you like, but then conversation is....Reflects some of the stuff that goes on in my classroom, but then I picked that up from hanging on others' coat tails. Do the conversation thing with children and be astonished!!!!If you are listening! So why should we as adults be surprised?
Hello David
Thanks for giving us this link David and thanks again for all the stuff you produce.
Hello Mrs Moffat
Listening - yes! One of the most common faults I see in student teachers is that they lapse into lecture mode. They talk at the pupils rather than with them.
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