OK, so we've done our session (sorry, I was unable to live blog it, busy with other things).
The session was very well attended (40-50 people) and no one complained (at least outloud) about the funny accents.
We were a bit worried that we didn't have enough fully packaged answers, but what we said seemed to be well received. We tried to acknowledge the complexity and emphasise the lack of a quick fix. Lots of discussion, lots of nodding, some compliments and even a few laughs - so not all bad.
I still think that some of the attendees wanted us to deliver answers, but it seems to me that it is only the same as the staff back at the ranch who want the "out of the box" diagnostic. This stuff isn't that easy, you have to get your arms around the problem and see the big picture, not just keep try the quick fixes.
....and boy oh boy did we work that baking metaphor until it begged for mercy...
Anyway, will post up the slides to the ELI site and add the link when I get chance, if you have any questions please ask.
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Congrats. Questions? Yes - did you get anyone interested in YouTubing Kay?!
congrats!
baking metaphor? c'mon - give us a few examples...
Oh liz, they really really went to town on the baking metaphor, think ready steady cook meets master chef.. :)
ooh, it had to be seen to be believed:
as a taster - intro slide:
What's in the store cupboard?
Context at Sheffield Hallam
too many cooks
same old recipes but different palates
Getting DF on the menu
engaging the University Exec
employing a Head DF Chef
Aim – "from too many cooks to many cooks"
and it just ramps up and up and up from there. I'll try to get it online asap, it is just I need to mess about with it a bit to get it in an publishable state (copyright statements, delete the notes etc)
Did you get a sense of where other institutions are at with DF?(so is it just us - and Gardner Campbell that call it that??) or was it a case of only the uninitiated attending?
Didn't get the impression from any at our session that they were any further ahead - one person held up a 'fully risen cake' to show they were but on closer questioning they actually only had crumbs.
Not got any You Tube participants yet Andrew but getting some good audio interviews - will keep plugging on this final run in.
does that mean they'd had their cake and eaten it?
(ho, and indeed - ho.)
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