tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post62371735348735499..comments2024-03-14T23:47:52.732+11:00Comments on The Global Educator: WISE Day 1 ReflectionJulie Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043807289251144925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post-1262529600460806762009-12-01T08:28:37.126+11:002009-12-01T08:28:37.126+11:00Hi Julie & Andrei:
I have been trolling the v...Hi Julie & Andrei:<br /><br />I have been trolling the various blogs and other related media posts about WISE since the event.<br /><br />They seem to have a common theme about what happens next. Some commentary on the LinkedIn Wise group site, but you, and several other bloggers are putting up concise, salient posts(thanks!).<br /><br />It seems that some writers viewed the event as an extension of inclusion/access to higher education, while others were invited and spoke about early childhood, gender, and disability.<br /><br />I had hoped there would be more about older adults (>25 y.o) as part of the lifelong learning continuum. Perhaps we will see this emerge in the upcoming discussion forums.<br /><br />Thanks for the good intel and reflections, I hope to meet you at an upcoming event.<br /><br />RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951691018403479240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post-76112830455576392672009-11-28T13:19:52.695+11:002009-11-28T13:19:52.695+11:00Andrei, thank you so much for your thoughtful comm...Andrei, thank you so much for your thoughtful comment to my blog. Yes, low tech for some, maybe a high tech option for others, but with a focus on allowing more voices to be heard. I really like your idea of submitting ideas in a considered, ordered way electronically for each session. That way the organisers would have a true record of the session. I made many contacts in the breaks as well, and by sitting next to different people. Through the exchange of the standard business card I now have people to follow up on, which I have already done via email....with limited response so far.<br />I also found during the 3 days that the same people got up and asked questions in sessions. There were a couple of people who really wanted to push their own barrow, but I suppose the format of the sessions left itself open to this.<br />Just checked the WISE website again and can see no place for discussion or input yet. Will there be a post-event survey I wonder? I did receive a thank you letter however.<br />Tom Barrett has a discussion on his blog that I am about to contribute to as well. http://edte.ch/blog/2009/11/19/wise-qatar-doha-diaries-3-a-call-to-action/ I am sure he would love to hear your input.Julie Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043807289251144925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post-28964203267699785392009-11-27T17:39:24.283+11:002009-11-27T17:39:24.283+11:00The lack of some formal medium for interaction bet...The lack of some formal medium for interaction between participants also frustrated me. Not in a "stomp my foot, I wish I were not here" way, but rather in a "what a huge opportunity missed" way. <br /><br />My suggestion to RAND and QF and anyone who would listen was a low tech one (though I like yours better in many ways). I suggested they replace one or more speaker session each day with discussion sessions...they could be spread out over all the hotels, and so limited to groups of 80 (ten tables of 8 people each).<br /><br />Each session would be a large room with a pannel of "experts" but after a brief introduction and a framing of a key question by the experts, the tables of 8 would be asked to spend an hour discussing solutions/reactions to the question. For the last hour, each group of 8 would get 3 minutes for their designated presenter to deliver 2-3 key points (not already mentioned), followed by up to 5 minutes of reaction from the pannel. <br /><br />I think the result of such discussions would be creative solutions and a much greater diversity of opinions, not to mention the obvious opportunity to connect with people beyond networking in the lobby.<br /><br />Each table could submit their three key points electronically for editing and publication on the website.<br /><br />With just one such session, the many bright minds in attendance would have felt they had their say. If only with 7 other people who signed up to discuss a topic of mutual interest.<br /><br />In talking to others in attendance, it was clear that many felt they traveled across the globe only to have no opportunity to express their opinions or contribute to the noble cause that QF has taken on.<br /><br />I felt I gained enormously from being there, mostly from the contacts I made in the lobby. Of course, some of those connections may lead to projects that have an impact. But in terms of my immediate impact on the summit itself, I had no opportunity to contribute other than asking a question or two in the very crowded breakout or plennary sessions.<br /><br />I have lots of opinions that might have furthered the discussion and I'm looking foward to seeing if there a blog will be started by QF to collect real feedback.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981236127581346784noreply@blogger.com