Conference Debate
Contributed by Tan Gek Hoon
Current situation:
For conference held in the school, we usually end off with a panel discussion with the invited speakers addressing questions from the audience.
Improvement:
The Conference Debate is a refreshing alternative mode which I saw from a recent conference. A statement is selected for this debate. Invited speakers take the position of "FOR" or "AGAINST" (perhaps 2 per side). At the start of the debate, the audience is invited to do a poll on their stand. (possible online platform to use www.slido.com) . The speakers are then invited to deliberate their points of argument. After the first round of deliberation, the audience have the option to change their stand. The speakers then have the option to rebute each other's points. The audience can then, after the rebuting, recast their poll. The focus of the debate is not to decide on a winner side, but a rich discussion from both the positions. Any questions which the audience has, can also be captured by slido.com and be addressed by the panel at a suitable juncture. A possible format for consideration when we plan for HCI Conference or Career Conference.
Current situation:
For conference held in the school, we usually end off with a panel discussion with the invited speakers addressing questions from the audience.
Improvement:
The Conference Debate is a refreshing alternative mode which I saw from a recent conference. A statement is selected for this debate. Invited speakers take the position of "FOR" or "AGAINST" (perhaps 2 per side). At the start of the debate, the audience is invited to do a poll on their stand. (possible online platform to use www.slido.com) . The speakers are then invited to deliberate their points of argument. After the first round of deliberation, the audience have the option to change their stand. The speakers then have the option to rebute each other's points. The audience can then, after the rebuting, recast their poll. The focus of the debate is not to decide on a winner side, but a rich discussion from both the positions. Any questions which the audience has, can also be captured by slido.com and be addressed by the panel at a suitable juncture. A possible format for consideration when we plan for HCI Conference or Career Conference.
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