TeachMeet08 NE London Unconference
May 20, 2008Last night, I went to my first Teachmeet conference in Redbridge, which involved teachers and educationalists being invited to the stage to give nano presentations of between 2 and 7-minutes long about projects and product/software that involve ICT and have made a difference in the classroom. It is principally about showcasing successful case studies and provides a great opportunity to network and speak with people enthusiastic about their work.
I like the concept of brevity and its focus on current practice, rather than discussions about the potential merits of a product or idea. I would like to see more examples of student work and their interaction with the products, as they are clearly the audience that we need to be inspiring.
The evening was enthusiastically presented by Ewan McIntosh (omnipresent in the world of ICT education), who originally set up the Teachmeet events and spent much of the time troubleshooting laptop problems and keeping the crowd entertained. Congratulations to all those involved in setting it up – it was a worthwhile event.
To see more pictures of the event, click here.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:28 am
HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS???!!!! (Apologies for the caps, but I’ve only just discovered that I missed it while reading through Ewan’s blog, and now I’ve discovered that you were there too! I would have loved to have gone – I haven’t been to a TeachMeet yet (they keep on holding them in places I can’t get to or at times I can’t make) – and then discovered that there was one nearby! Did you give a nano-presentation at all? I’m off to look at your photos now!
May 28th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I met Ewan during a UKIERI conference in Delhi and have been in contact since. It was my first time at a Teachmeet, but would be interested in doing a presentation at the Edinburgh conference in September, where there will be around 150 educationalists present and promises to be a good event.
May 28th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
That would be fun. Let me know if you hear of any more being organised in London – especially in the North East! Thanks.