Saturday, June 11, 2011

7 tips for a great experience at the 2011 ISTE Conference | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think

7 tips for a great experience at the 2011 ISTE Conference | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think

7 tips for a great experience at the 2011 ISTE Conference

Want to have a great experience at the 2011 ISTE Conference? Here are 7 tips to get you started...

  1. Approach every vendor booth and presentation with one question in mind: Will this genuinely enhance my ability (and that of my students) to live at the upper end of Bloom's taxonomy? This simple question allows you to winnow out the shady salesmen who are just trying to make a buck off of you, avoid all of the sessions and pitches regarding technology for technology's sake, ignore everyone who's participating in the Great Tchotchke Land Rush, and skip all of the rest of the presentation chaff that's not worth your precious time.
  2. Walk out of every session that doesn't meet your needs. Every single one. Don't feel bad about it. Don't