Pecha Kucha on mobile learning
I did my first Pecha Kucha this week, at Handheld Learning 2008
"your what?"
Pecha Kucha - the elevator pitch of the powerpoint world. think poetry slam, think unconferences, think on your feet!
The idea started with informal gatherings of architects showing off their works, but has been taken up by enthusiasts all over the world trying to balance "too much information" with "too many people wanting to say something" with "got to keep it fun and light".
In this case the enthusiast was Dan Sutch of futurelab, who went old-skool and laid down the original Pecha Kucha ground rules:
- 20 slides
- 20 seconds each
- timed transitions (so they move on, even if the presenter doesn't)
- lottery on who presents
I got one of the early slots, and had great fun with a romp through what we have been up to recently in our mobile learning work, as well as trying out a few theories about why some mobile learning succeeds, and others fail. (it was the perfect place for it, with at least half the UK's m-learning thinkers right there in the audience, as well as a solid international contingent!)
thanks to Dan, as well as the many enthusiasts who made it a great first experience for me (James, Markus, Andy, Jill, Jo, the SA crew ... you know who you all are!)
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