What did you take away from the Learning and Skills Group conference?

[Donald H Taylor]

If you attended this year's Learning and Skills Group conference, I'd really like to know what you took away from the day (apart from a pair of handy binoculars). A separate mail will go out asking for feedback on the event itself - this forum is for sharing your thoughts with the wider LSG community.

 

So please do let us know: what will you do differently as a result of the conference?

[Samantha]

To spend 15 minutes every day on my personal development...and encourage my manager to adopt this across the department.

(And many other things)

[Mike Collins]

Tap in to more conference backchannels - the info I got from #lsg11uk on my way home was fantastic

 

[Amina]

I agree, i have been to a couple of events with back channels and i think they are great. I have found it more difficult convincing some colleagues who aren't as keen on technology to use them though

[Gwyneth Page]

headspace + ideas = a way forward

[Amanda Hibbs]

Great conference, Donald. Lots of food for thought and ideas. Most useful thing for me was emerging trends and seeing what other people are doing - made me realise that a lot of material has got stuck in a rut. I would have liked to attend more of the lectures - will there be a synopsis of these available at any time?

 

[Sam Burrough]

The recurring theme I took away was the need for L&D teams to move out of the classroom (and/or the LMS) and into the workflow. In other words informal learning -  it's not exactly a new concept I know, but it's clearly something many of us are struggling to achieve even if there is a growing consensus that it's the best way to contribute to the success of our organisations.

[James Hobson]

I've also learned how much you can get from the backchannel, in fact I've been collating the shared resources on my blog: http://jimmyhob.blogspot.com/

There's a really handy application for Twitter, called The Archivist, for pulling together statistics about a Twitter channel - I've saved an archive under http://archivist.visitmix.com/jimmy_hob/1

 

Oh, and the most important lesson I learned? Get your binoculars early to avoid disappointment! :o(

[sinead madden]

 

Thought it was great to share experiences and learn from others working in a similar area.

Engaging event with great energy would definitely recommend to others and interested to present myself in the mobile learning area.