Having attended and presented at my first Teach Meet recently, I was surprised by the effort I put into my 7 minute presentation. Considering 2 minutes was allocated to showcasing student Xtranormal creations, I spent nearly 4 hours on the presentation. Meantime I am also ‘promoting’ Teach Meet Moodle, Dan Humpherson ideas, that has now with a venue and date (Heythrop College, Saturday 3rd July). You might tell, I like the modus operadi of teach meets. (Did I lose you on the term teach meet?)
There is passion behind these events but also structure. A freedom to share what is important to you, the educator but a focus on the pedagogy. Could departmental meetings adopt this method? Could colleagues be given the task to present a 7 minute topic and invest both in themselves and the dept?