Reflections+on+process+and+logistics

Having had some time to reflect on the workshop it is becomming clear (at least to me) that:
 * Yesterday morning was interminable! We could have delivered this much in less time
 * Can we spend less time on considering the process and more time on challenging ideas around crossing boundaries in practice?
 * I would have appreciated more precise definiations of objectives at beginning and what form output would take
 * Internet needs to be quicker
 * Very "sweet" group of people
 * Eveing 'entertainment' was liberating experience - crossing a boundary
 * Possible group "bias"
 * Interesting, will experiment with the technical side when I get home. Blogs, twitter!
 * Too large to be a workshop. A group half the size would have been more effective
 * This morning I began to 'get' what the workshop is about and ideas etc. began to become clearer - it made yesterday worthwhile
 * Less reaction, more views on enquiry please
 * I'd agree that about half the size would have been more effective - if there was an intention of a shared output. If it were about personal learning and everyone learned, this would not be an issue. For me there was far too much 'process' and far too little 'content'. An amazingly beautiful container for I'm not sure what. So while it was hugely enjoyable talking to people informally, I'm not sure how much I have taken away from the event. I'm not even sure that 'landscape' is for me a helpful metaphor, as it implies looking at from outside - 'that which the eye can comprehend in a single view' - whereas the key thing about practice is that you are IN it.

the process of the event was interesting in that it 'appeared' to have little form or structure' but in fact it did. That structure was in the main constructed by those most closley involved. It started with individual perspectives on their own professional (and to an extent) personal journeys. That allowed people to consider their own professional 'landscape' and the landscape as created by others. Perhaps the 'lillypads' as a pictoral methaphor were not that appropriate and maybe something that represented stepping stones would have been useful. Especially if participants had been asked what sort of 'stepping stones' aided their own perspective on change and professional/personal development. What followed was an interesting perspective on 'co-constructed' learning, teamwork, team dynamics and emerging communities of practice. Time and time management became a quite intense focus for groups - and some became task focussed and others more interested in proces. It was a microcosmic view of professional practice with people attempting to understand professional limitations and learn new languages. Now did I 'learn' anything? Yes. Did I have a nice series of slides to take away and use with students? No. Therefore, I shall have to create my own slides - but in the end they will be my slides and my views based on a shared view of practice.