Hintonblogger

My first lesson from NECC is an old one, have patience. I went into my first set of sessions and hopped from one to the other and then again. Now I wish I hadn't. I'm realizing that the conversations/presentations that occur here in person at NECC work a little differently than the ones that happen virtually (I know, duh!).

I have grown far to accustomed to skipping and skimming information as I try to keep up with the virtual discussion over the past year. I think I went into my first session that same way. What I found (and will have to keep reminding myself) is that I have to give the conversation time to develop. It's like I have to slow down my "twitch" reaction to conversations in order to get value out of them.

Well I'm back at NECC and looking forward to another great learning and networking experience. I think what the addition of the Hot Topic Lounges this year (including the blogger's cafe that I'm writing this from) were great ideas. I'm looking forward to heading over to the Second Life area later this morning to see if I can learn how to "fly" better, edit my avatar, and, in general, become better acquainted with moving around and interacting there.

I'm presenting in the Open-Source Lab on Drupal, as well as presenting a session in there about Moodle, both of which are on Wednesday. I was up late last night trying to finalize my schedule and am excited about today's sessions I'll be attending.