Westcast

Westcast at Brandon University has come and gone and the reports seem to be that it delivered.  The entertainment, food, keynote speakers, and most importantly the sessions were all wonderful.
I was a presenter at Westcast and proud of it.  I think that everyone seemed to bring their A game and they were all very professional and prepared so I was happy to be involved with such a good group of people.  Again just as it is for children some of the greatest insight and learning took place from what I hear during the social events, dinners, and in the hallway discussions.
Our presentation was on bullying and so I wanted to just say that personally I was a little worried to present but everyone was so supportive and considerate that I felt fine going in to it quite quickly.  It was unfortunate that due to time constraints we couldn't present our topic in full but I think my team did a great job condensing and highlighting the most important points.  I did find that our audience was mostly senior stream and probably were looking for a lot of information on cyberbullying specifically, so I looked up some stats and information, as our time constraints did not allow us to get in to too much detail.   I found a good site that details the legal ramifications of cyber bullying as this question came up in our presentation but also for my knowledge as well for when I teach.

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/teaching_backgrounders/cyberbullying/cyberbullying_law2_h4.cfm

So, in short not only did Westcast teach a lot in the sessions provided I think that being both presenter and audience member allowed us to really walk away with a very enriching experience in our lives.
Congratulations everyone the success looks good on all of you!