Process Education Conference paper dialogues contain some traditional elements of conference presentations but also utilize the concept of process education to enhance the experience for both the presenter and audience.

• Paper Guidelines

  • Clarify and organize your work and ideas to ensure they fit into the context of Process Education. See explanation of Process Education HERE

  • Write your paper using the template HERE

  • An example paper can be found HERE

• Presentation Planning

  • Write out 1-3 audience outcomes (things will know or be able to do) during your presentation.

  • Produce a basic facilitation plan for your paper dialogue in the time allotted.  See guidelines below. 

• Dialogue Guidelines

  • Traditional elements

    • Come early to your session to check AV equipment, introduce yourself to session the session moderator or few audience members, etc.

    • Provide the audience with an enlightening background summary that places the paper in context and clearly articulates your intended outcomes.

    • Discuss additional details which clarify and expand on complex, controversial, or key content of the paper.  Please do not read or reproduce parts of the paper for your audience.

  • Process Elements

    • Expect that your audience has already read the paper.

    • Provide one or more reflective opportunities for audience think in terms of how they are personally achieving the outcomes articulated earlier.

    • Plan for active learning that provides feedback for you and your audience.  You can do this by preparing a set of questions and/or an activity for your audience that will do one or more of the following:

      • Invite fruitful discussion regarding certain elements of your paper

      • Give constructive feedback for you about your work

      • Offer insights to help you plan future work in the area.