We’re unpacking what worked at PodLearnFest, and we noticed something. Of the 11 breakout sessions across the Talk, Record, and Change streams, 8 used no slides. That wasn’t something I mandated. The chairs and speakers made that call themselves, and I was genuinely pleased they did. Without slides, clarity is exposed. You can’t lean on… Read More Remove the Scaffolding
Yesterday was the Podcast Learning Festival, and it was brilliant. Thank you to everyone who spoke, chaired, contributed, engaged, and took part in the conversations. It was the proudest I have felt of the learning profession in a long time. There was a hum all day. A constant, building, room-filling hum of conversation that didn’t… Read More A Community Moment
Today is the day of the Podcast Learning Festival. It is the first full event I’ve ever produced, the first I’ve chaired fully, and the first I’ve charged people for. Here goes.
On Monday we sent a speaker template to everyone presenting at PodLearnFest. Within 24 hours, loads of speakers had posted their versions. Not because I asked them to chase engagement but because they wanted to. Since then, more have followed. The comments sections are busy as people are tagging colleagues, asking questions, and sending me… Read More Social learning
One of the things I cherish most is honesty and authenticity. I try pretty hard to be as open as possible in what I do and appreciate people doing the same. That’s one reason I’m so pleased to have Helen Marshall at the Podcast Learning Festival for an Ask Me Anything session. AMA is a… Read More Ask Me Anything