Seminar Day 2

     Today’s seminar I was scheduled for Apple training.  I was told I was selected because of my interest in technology.  

     The morning consisted of the tech director making grand philosophical speeches.  Within the context - the tech team opened a “back channel” for us to have discussions behind the discussion.  An interesting concept.  On the one hand - they told us multi-tasking has worse effects on the brain then marijuana.  On the other hand - this is the reality of our day is this is what we do.  Of course you can’t listen fully if your commenting on a back channel.  But in this instance, when one man monopolized the conversation  - it worked fairly well.  And, I suppose in my case -  the option may make me more likely to participate as I don’t have to fear interrupting anyone or being interrupted.  

But I still didn’t particpate.  There was too much going on, and while some made the best of the conversation, I get kind of stuck watching people and their responses.

     The Apple training, I think I was secretly wishing I would get an iPad out of it or something.  Instead - it was basic Apple functions training.  I had shown up with all my apps products and to say the least, I was a bit disapointed.  

     When he got to iMovie twenty minutes in  and started teaching us how to use it, I couldn’t take it anymore and I left.  I had been up until 4am the night before preparing a presentation on iMovie with screenshots, pictures, and step by step interactive notes - I should have sent him my notes, but I was feeling spiteful.

     I found our tech integrator (and friend) letting her know how insulting the session was of my time - so she made it up to me by taking me out for coffee and planning time off campus.