More stuff happening at #TK11

So I started trying to capture some of what was coming out of ASTD TechKnowledge 2011 Conference and Exposition on Twitter yesterday, but so much is happening that I ran out of time. Here's some more information to report from there (for more collections of backchannel info, check out Misadventures in Learning):

• Well, ASTD got a couple of digs about the use of paper-based evaluations for TK.I guess we'llneed to think about thatfor upcoming conferences!
• Michael Allen had a session about instructional design that generated a lot of comments (what's really cool is that he is going to do a book for us called Leaving ADDIE Behindthat will be coming out later this year! Because I will be working on that book, expect to hear about it here!). Some representative comments:
  • The "rules" get in the way of learning. Who's to say how long it takes or what path students should take to learning?
  • People want to "do" things, not read about doing things.
  • We need to create experiences, not instruction.
  • ESD instead of ISD.
  • Alot of people were asking, "Is ISD dying as an instructional design tool?" Seems like Allen may be saying it is.
  • What's the last thing learners should be doing, and in what context? Then ask, what challenges will learners face?
• Several comments came out of Marc Rosenberg's session on managing organizational knowledge in the age of Web 2.0:
  • KM is getting knowledge from people who have it to people who need it.
  • Most of what you know is NOT on the internet. It's in your head. Social applied to the internet makes it easier to get it out.
  • Most companies can't surface the creativity and knowledge their people have.
  • When you produce and consume information on the internet, you care about the quality and can easily weed out the crap stuff.
  • Training can extinguish people's ability; learning to learn.
  • Stop waiting for this to be perfected. It will never be perfected.
  • Moving beyond elearning to eknowledge. Think big, start small.
• Anders Gronstedt's session about using games, social media, and virtual worlds in the workplace got several comments:
  • Points, badges, levels, time-pressure, challenges, and rewards to engage.
  • Use gamification to get unstuck from the academic paradigm.
  • Skillset may be different but cost is transferable when designing in virtual worlds or using video.
  • Moving role play from classroom to virtual environment giving much better results.
  • Being inside the data lets you see patterns you wouldn't otherwise see.
  • No one ever logged in to Webex just to hang out. They do in virtual worlds.

Actually, just a general reading of the Twitter feed illustrates different ways that it can be used. A lot of people obviously signed up for Twitter for the first time and started asking questions about how to use it. @stevier and @TerrenceWing, obviously long time users of Twitter, explained that you have to use Twitter to really understand its value andarrranged a Tweetup at a nearby bar. @TerrenceWing and @ASTD pointed to The ASTD TechKnowledge Daily, an online newspaper reporting what's going on every day at TK11. Some folks missed meet to eat, so they made other arrangements. And a lot of people who weren't able to make it to the conference commented that they were glad to be able to get in some of the action through Twitter. So there are a few things you can get from Twitter: basically live reports of the action, opportunities to meet virtually and in reality with people, and tons of information from multiple sources.

And that's going to be it for what's going on at TK (at least as viewed through Twitter) for today, but I will get back with some more summaries and comments on Monday! Have a great weekend, and safe travels to all conference attendees! Oh, and I almost forgot, for those of you who want more orweren't able to make to the conference, all is not lost! You can still sign up for the Virtual Conference!