The first day of the LaGuardia ePortfolio conference went off without a hitch. I was amazed at the turnout and how smoothly things progressed. I have been to many conferences but I’d have to say that this was one of the best organized events I have seen. Bret Eynon and his team from the Center for Teaching and Learning put together an impressive lineup of sessions throughout the day. We had conference speakers and attendees from as far away as England and Nova Scotia. The breakout sessions covered a wide range of topics central to the subject of electronic portfolios.
On a personal note, while all of my breakout sessions were fine, I was definitely more nervous in the morning. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I was a little nervous about the event since I was scheduled to speak at four separate sessions during the conference. Three of the sessions were on the first day alone. As the day progressed it became easier to get into the groove. My mother would have been proud of me because I even dusted off a suit for the occasion. She has even made it a point to inform how much better I look when I dress up. What was really funny is that I ran into some of my students on my way to the first session, and it took them a second or so to recognize me. I guess Mom might be right. I was just happy that I had a suit that still fit me.
I plan on posting video from the day when I get a free moment. However until then, the powerpoint slides from my presentations can be found here.