Comments on: Presentation as Conversation http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » I talk too much http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-8006 Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » I talk too much Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:01:15 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-8006 [...] I began the workshop with an introduction to Web 2.0 and the changing classroom. I wanted to set the stage for day and provide context to all the tools we’d look at. I know Alan recommends “showing the demo” but I’ve too many times shown someone how to blog without talking about why to blog. As a result, I spent easily as much time today dealing with pedagogy as I did with hands on experiences. That bothered me. [...] [...] I began the workshop with an introduction to Web 2.0 and the changing classroom. I wanted to set the stage for day and provide context to all the tools we’d look at. I know Alan recommends “showing the demo” but I’ve too many times shown someone how to blog without talking about why to blog. As a result, I spent easily as much time today dealing with pedagogy as I did with hands on experiences. That bothered me. [...]

]]> By: BlogDale » Blog Archive » Web 2.0 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-5471 BlogDale » Blog Archive » Web 2.0 Thu, 18 May 2006 01:41:49 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-5471 [...] Steve’s presenting on Web 2.0 but only has 30 minutes.  Best of luck - there’s so much to get through that’s of worth.  I’m sure he will adhere to Levine’s Law.  I’m doing a trackback on this post so that he can demonstrate how trackbacks function in the blogosphere. [...] [...] Steve’s presenting on Web 2.0 but only has 30 minutes.  Best of luck - there’s so much to get through that’s of worth.  I’m sure he will adhere to Levine’s Law.  I’m doing a trackback on this post so that he can demonstrate how trackbacks function in the blogosphere. [...]

]]> By: Blogging IT and EDucation » Blog Archive » Presentation as Conversation http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-4870 Blogging IT and EDucation » Blog Archive » Presentation as Conversation Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:35:06 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-4870 [...] CogDogBlog suggests when giving a talk … START WITH THE DEMO! — do not use 90% of the time for background, rationale, theory, reference, pictures of your kids, yadda yadda, get to the stinkin’ demo! Show us the demo! [...] [...] CogDogBlog suggests when giving a talk … START WITH THE DEMO! — do not use 90% of the time for background, rationale, theory, reference, pictures of your kids, yadda yadda, get to the stinkin’ demo! Show us the demo! [...]

]]> By: D’Arcy Norman Dot Net » Intro to Podcasting Session http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-4443 D’Arcy Norman Dot Net » Intro to Podcasting Session Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:23:50 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-4443 [...] We’ll be followinng Levine’s Law, starting with a quick demo in iTunes to show the various podcasts out there. Then, to Audacity (if I can convince it to recognize the USB microphone) to create a quick and dirty recording and then publish it to either my blog or weblogs.ucalgary.ca (or both) to make a podcast. Then, back to iTunes to show it pull the file down, and then to the iPod on the visualizer to show the full round trip. [...] [...] We’ll be followinng Levine’s Law, starting with a quick demo in iTunes to show the various podcasts out there. Then, to Audacity (if I can convince it to recognize the USB microphone) to create a quick and dirty recording and then publish it to either my blog or weblogs.ucalgary.ca (or both) to make a podcast. Then, back to iTunes to show it pull the file down, and then to the iPod on the visualizer to show the full round trip. [...]

]]> By: D’Arcy Norman Dot Net » Intro to Podcasting http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-4090 D’Arcy Norman Dot Net » Intro to Podcasting Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:20:37 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-4090 [...] I’ll be giving an “Intro to Podcasting” workshop/presentation/session on Wednesday April 19th here at the Learning Commons Teaching & Learning Centre. I’ve only got an hour, and it will be an “intro” session, so I’ll follow Levine’s Law and start with the demo. Then, I’ll stick with the demo, showing different tools used to create, publish, subscribe, and listen to podcasts. I’m hoping to keep the session rather informal, with some audience participation. I’ll be recruiting some “volunteers” from the audience to create a podcast right then and there. Should be fun. [...] [...] I’ll be giving an “Intro to Podcasting” workshop/presentation/session on Wednesday April 19th here at the Learning Commons Teaching & Learning Centre. I’ve only got an hour, and it will be an “intro” session, so I’ll follow Levine’s Law and start with the demo. Then, I’ll stick with the demo, showing different tools used to create, publish, subscribe, and listen to podcasts. I’m hoping to keep the session rather informal, with some audience participation. I’ll be recruiting some “volunteers” from the audience to create a podcast right then and there. Should be fun. [...]

]]> By: Gardner Writes » Blog Archive » Microsoft Live Clipboard http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3789 Gardner Writes » Blog Archive » Microsoft Live Clipboard Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:39:14 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3789 [...] I’d heard about the Live Clipboard buzz at the O’Reilly conference, but as CogDog Alan Levine says, it’s the demo that does it. So when I read Jon Udell’s Infoworld blog on Microsoft’s Live Clipboard and did the demo, I had that a-ha moment, and it was pretty huge. I don’t think Jon’s assessment of this development (”blew the doors off”) is at all exaggerated. Suddenly the idea of Web Services got a whole lot more interesting. And the fact that the demo invites the user to copy and paste between Firefox and IE is elating–or worrying, depending on your paranoia threshold. [...] [...] I’d heard about the Live Clipboard buzz at the O’Reilly conference, but as CogDog Alan Levine says, it’s the demo that does it. So when I read Jon Udell’s Infoworld blog on Microsoft’s Live Clipboard and did the demo, I had that a-ha moment, and it was pretty huge. I don’t think Jon’s assessment of this development (”blew the doors off”) is at all exaggerated. Suddenly the idea of Web Services got a whole lot more interesting. And the fact that the demo invites the user to copy and paste between Firefox and IE is elating–or worrying, depending on your paranoia threshold. [...]

]]> By: Technology Enhanced Learning » Blog Archive » High School Teachers go to Blogging School http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3531 Technology Enhanced Learning » Blog Archive » High School Teachers go to Blogging School Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:38:11 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3531 [...] Last week I did a short two hour session on “An Educator’s Guide To Blogging” - you can download the hand-out here or visit the resource slideshow here. The 16 participants were a mix of teachers from english, science and history backgrounds. I decided to take Alan Levine’s advice and “start with the demo“. This approach had people jumping right into the thick of things and seemed to be effective for grabbing attention. It also helped me emphasized one of my main points….with blogging, it’s not about the software… that’s the easy part (we set up a blogger account in three minutes) - with blogging, we really have to get our heads around the PROCESS we want to use - WHY we want to blog - WHAT blogging affords the student and the learning process - The TIME commitment it can takes to nurture the great learning that possible. The downside of doing the demo first is that the technology is first and foremost in people’s faces - I think this scared a few people, especially the non-techy ones. Note-to-Self….When I “Start with the Demo” again…. I should take it easy, take it slow and don’t try to do too much. This time, I decided to have two volunteers start up a new blog - now, I’m thinking I should have just demo’d the process myself - with a clean, well-orchestrated demo. [...] [...] Last week I did a short two hour session on “An Educator’s Guide To Blogging” - you can download the hand-out here or visit the resource slideshow here. The 16 participants were a mix of teachers from english, science and history backgrounds. I decided to take Alan Levine’s advice and “start with the demo“. This approach had people jumping right into the thick of things and seemed to be effective for grabbing attention. It also helped me emphasized one of my main points….with blogging, it’s not about the software… that’s the easy part (we set up a blogger account in three minutes) - with blogging, we really have to get our heads around the PROCESS we want to use - WHY we want to blog - WHAT blogging affords the student and the learning process - The TIME commitment it can takes to nurture the great learning that possible. The downside of doing the demo first is that the technology is first and foremost in people’s faces - I think this scared a few people, especially the non-techy ones. Note-to-Self….When I “Start with the Demo” again…. I should take it easy, take it slow and don’t try to do too much. This time, I decided to have two volunteers start up a new blog - now, I’m thinking I should have just demo’d the process myself - with a clean, well-orchestrated demo. [...]

]]> By: Mission: Communicate » Blog Archive » one week of PowerPoint training http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3403 Mission: Communicate » Blog Archive » one week of PowerPoint training Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:05:42 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3403 [...] Presentation as Conversation. [...] [...] Presentation as Conversation. [...]

]]> By: ACRLog » Blog Archive » Better Writing And Presenting http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3399 ACRLog » Blog Archive » Better Writing And Presenting Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:48:56 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3399 [...] While its tone is more rant than gentle guide, ConDogBlog’s Alan Levine’s post on “Presentation As Conversation” is a good reminder for any of us presenters that we have to engage the attendee as quickly as possible. You may have some great ideas to pass along, but if you bury them in the last ten minutes of the presentation, the audience will have tuned you out long before you get there. While the bulk of the post addresses the value of a presentation that is mostly a discussion with the attendees rather than “a lecture inflicted onto an audience”, I think the best advice is: And if you must take the lectern, and if you must drill us with powerpoint, please, please, please heed Levine’s Law: START WITH THE DEMO! — do not use 90% of the time for background, rationale, theory, reference, pictures of your kids, yadda yadda, get to the stinkin’ demo! Show us the demo! Excite us, entice us, but please do not be playing Killing Me Softly With Bullet Points. There has been sufficient carnage already. [...] [...] While its tone is more rant than gentle guide, ConDogBlog’s Alan Levine’s post on “Presentation As Conversation” is a good reminder for any of us presenters that we have to engage the attendee as quickly as possible. You may have some great ideas to pass along, but if you bury them in the last ten minutes of the presentation, the audience will have tuned you out long before you get there. While the bulk of the post addresses the value of a presentation that is mostly a discussion with the attendees rather than “a lecture inflicted onto an audience”, I think the best advice is: And if you must take the lectern, and if you must drill us with powerpoint, please, please, please heed Levine’s Law: START WITH THE DEMO! — do not use 90% of the time for background, rationale, theory, reference, pictures of your kids, yadda yadda, get to the stinkin’ demo! Show us the demo! Excite us, entice us, but please do not be playing Killing Me Softly With Bullet Points. There has been sufficient carnage already. [...]

]]> By: Cheryl http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3383 Cheryl Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:03:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/14/presentation-as-conversation/#comment-3383 What you are describing is facilitative learning. It takes into account the sensibilities of adults in presenting information to them. A local training company insists that all its trainers are facilitators. I commend to you their Master Facilitator program. Visit www.actraining.com What you are describing is facilitative learning. It takes into account the sensibilities of adults in presenting information to them.

A local training company insists that all its trainers are facilitators. I commend to you their Master Facilitator program.

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