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Keen to Share Join our Smackdown
Introduction
The aim of this
meeting is to provide face to
face, flexible and
interesting forums to explore and learn together.
The meeting is designed so that you can dip in and out of different discussions and presentations, so far the meeting is Likely to include "Bloggers Share and Ideas, A Smackdown (see below) of ideas and web tools, introduction and look at ipads and what they offer, GoogleDocs what students are learning with this, ICT and information literacy. Story Bird, " As the sessions are flexible, you do not need to allocate and book sessions though you do need to register.
When?
24th August from 5pm to 7.00 pm
Southwell School Performing Arts Center
Near the front of the school coming off Peachgrove Road.
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What's Happening ?
5.00 Mix and mingle Topic Check-up
5.05 Introduction
5.20 Table Round 1
6.05 Table Round 2 including Sharing
6.50 Networking for those who want to stay
Register
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Registration Closes on the 21st of August so we can organise catering, room layout etc
Charge for participants outside of community and membership schools $15 for catering only.
Who's Coming so far ...
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Smackdown
An opportunity to share ideas in a free flowing session with people adding a tool or idea and demoing speaking to it briefly before handing on to others.
What's Smacking Down so far ...
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What is an Open Meeting
The structure of the meeting is adapted from open meeting un conference format the difference being we have two rough time slots and some prepared discussion material and facilitators.
- Whoever comes is the right people ...reminds participants that they don't need the CEO and 100 people to get something done, you need people who care. And, absent the direction or control exerted in a traditional meeting, that's who shows up in the various breakout sessions of an open space meeting.
- Whenever it starts is the right time ...reminds participants that "spirit and creativity do not run on the clock.
- "Whatever happens is the only thing that could have ...reminds participants that once something has happened, it's done -- and no amount of fretting, complaining or otherwise rehashing can change that. Move on.
- When it's over, it's over ...reminds participants that we never know how long it will take to resolve an issue, once raised, but that whenever the issue or work or conversation is finished, move on to the next thing. Don't keep rehashing just because there's 30 minutes left in the session. Do the work, not the time.
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