Terry Elliotts’ Blog

Fine objectives for all of my teaching every day. I should have these maxims in front of me in the morning when I get up and on a 3X5 card before each class and at a place where I can look at it at night as I go to sleep.

• What is EduCon 2.1?

• EduCon 2.1 is both a conversation and a conference.And it is not a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas — from the very practical to the big dreams.

• • The Axioms

    Guiding Principles of EduCon 2.1
    1) Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members
    2) Our schools must be about co-creating — together with our students — the 21st Century Citizen
    3) Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around.
    4) Technology must enable students to research, create, communicate and collaborate
    5) Learning can — and must — be networked.

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Other presenters were much more on top of things. Images that were touching (living through a natural disaster), topical images (learning for non-profits), images that were thought-provoking (three religions co-existing in Jerusalem). Mine? Well, I leave you to try to find the story line in my slides. I did come up with one, but it was a stretch.

At any rate, the actual presentation went very well, due mostly in part to my experience as a performer. I was funny where I could not be deep. In the end, I was quite excited about the possibilities.

First-timers should know a few things:

1. 20 seconds is longer than you think if you don’t know what you are talking about.
2. 20 seconds is shorter than you think if you are very excited about the topic.
3. images are powerful and memorable - choose wisely.
4. you can tell a very detailed story in 20 slides with 20 images.
5. at 6:40 you can keep the attention of your audience - again, use your time wisely, for they will be paying attention.
6. remember to breathe

I-Search Question:

I. What I know?

II. What I want to know?

III. The Search

IV. What did I find out?