Propose a session

Sessions at FlipCamp will be decided democratically. Before FlipCamp, attendees can propose an idea for a session to take place during FlipCamp. Following the model of THATCamp, these sessions can be talk sessions (group discussions on a single topic), build sessions (collaborative creation of some tool, resource, or document), teach sessions (hands-on tutorials and demonstrations of tools or concepts in action), or play sessions (group activities of loosely directed exploration or inquiry).

If you propose a session, please be prepared to facilitate that session. For talk sessions, that simply means leading discussion. Since you are not “presenting,” you don’t have to be an expert in that topic. You can propose a question you’d like an answer to, in hopes that others may have one—or can work with you to come to one. For teach sessions, that will mean more active leadership, and likely preparation. However, none of these sessions should be lectures or paper-readings. The idea of an unconference—much like the flipped classroom—is that the whole group is active, participating in a single effort to advance our mutual and collective understanding.

If you are unsure what to propose, no problem! Leave a comment below asking what people think, or talk it up on Twitter using the #flipCampMT hashtag. If others are interested, if it can be done (or at least got off the ground) in an hour, and it’s related to music pedagogy, it’s a good proposal.

In the morning of the first day of the conference, we will work together as a group to schedule these sessions. We may combine, split, or alter the sessions proposed to suit the needs and interests of those present. And we’ll try to leave some extra time in the second day for more discussion . Chances are an idea will come up on day one that needs some follow up, and we want to leave space to do that. (Which means you may end up leading a session on Friday that no one thought of until Thursday.)

To propose a session (or two), register for FlipCamp. You will receive an email allowing you to login add content to this website. To log in to word press, click here. Once you’ve logged in, come to the conference website you should see a “pencil and plus in a square” icon at the top right.  When you click on this, you will be taken to a comment screen allowing you to post your session proposal.

At the far left there is a button called “Tags and Categories” that will allow you to select the “Session Proposals” category. Please title your session proposal: “2015 Session Proposal (IP or OL):” followed by your title. Since we are having two formats for this year’s conference we thought that certain sessions might be more conducive to online vs. in person. In your title, an IP will stand for the in-person conference we will have in Colorado, and OL will mean the online portion of the conference. If your proposal would work for either format, then you can put “(IP or OL).”

Then start writing your proposal explaining what wonderful ideas you’d like to discuss. Once you’re done, click “publish” (or “preview” to double check how it looks).

And don’t forget to read and comment on other session ideas as they come down the pike. In the week leading up to FlipCampMT, check the site often (or subscribe via RSS) to see the new proposals as they come in.

If you have any questions about the process, leave a comment below, email flipcampmt AT gmail DOT com, tweet @flipcampmt, or ask the community on Twitter with the hashtag #flipcampmt.

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