Tess. Always thinking...
Clicker Expo 2013 made my head almost explode with thinking, re-thinking, awe, excitement, affirmation, networking, and yes, gratitude.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn from some of the industry's leading pioneers and cutting-edge trainers, behaviorists, and research scientists.
Karen Pryor. Alexandra Kurland. Ken Ramirez. Susan Friedman. Kay Laurence. Cecilie Køste. Kathy Sdao. Debbie Martin. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz. Emma Parsons. Alexandra Horowitz. Emilie Johnson Vegh and Eva Bertilsson. Michele Pouliot. Helix Fairweather. And more! WOW! Is this an amazing line-up, or what! One of many aspects that makes Clicker Expo a "gotta-go-to" conference, is the openness and approachability of the presenters throughout the three-day conference. Unlike larger venues, Clicker Expo (in it's 10th year) keeps the registrations to a manageable number, for both the attendees, Karen Pryor Academy faculty, the presenters, and the conference staff. Way to go, Clicker Expo!
The dilemma of attending an intimate conference, is that you want to participate in every session! Obviously you can't be in two places at one time, but that's where video streaming comes in handy. I'm looking forward to watching some of the learning labs that I was unable to go to. Yay technology! Another way to reap the benefits of the information-packed sessions, is to pick the brains of someone else who attended the conference. A shout-out to colleague Almudena Ortiz Cué; a transplant from the Bay Area now living in Santa Fe and the owner of CHACO Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC., and Drea Harris; a past student of mine and a recent graduate from Animal Behavior College, who is the manager/head groomer/trainer at Black Mesa Kennels in La Mesilla. Thank you ladies, for sharing your Expo experience with me!
I was thinking about a session titled, Reward Ends,Then What? and how Swedish trainers Emilie Johnson Vegh and Eva Bertilsson question what happens right after a reward is delivered and how that pause; that lapse in time before the next cue; can itself function as a cue for some behavior. Who knew?! It's one of those details that can get lost in translation, so to speak. We teach our students about rate of reinforcement/timing/delivery, yet neglect to capture (pun intended!) those behaviors after the reinforcement. With this awareness of stimulus control, we can reinforce the behaviors we're looking for and not inadvertently affix undesired behaviors into the learning session. So the ending reward becomes an antecedent for the next behavior:
A → B → C → B → C → B → C (Antecedent → Behavior → Consequence)
↓ ↓
A↗ A↗
¡Bravo! Emilie and Eva! More musings and gratitude abound on my Clicker Expo experience in upcoming posts .
I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn from some of the industry's leading pioneers and cutting-edge trainers, behaviorists, and research scientists.
Karen Pryor. Alexandra Kurland. Ken Ramirez. Susan Friedman. Kay Laurence. Cecilie Køste. Kathy Sdao. Debbie Martin. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz. Emma Parsons. Alexandra Horowitz. Emilie Johnson Vegh and Eva Bertilsson. Michele Pouliot. Helix Fairweather. And more! WOW! Is this an amazing line-up, or what! One of many aspects that makes Clicker Expo a "gotta-go-to" conference, is the openness and approachability of the presenters throughout the three-day conference. Unlike larger venues, Clicker Expo (in it's 10th year) keeps the registrations to a manageable number, for both the attendees, Karen Pryor Academy faculty, the presenters, and the conference staff. Way to go, Clicker Expo!
The dilemma of attending an intimate conference, is that you want to participate in every session! Obviously you can't be in two places at one time, but that's where video streaming comes in handy. I'm looking forward to watching some of the learning labs that I was unable to go to. Yay technology! Another way to reap the benefits of the information-packed sessions, is to pick the brains of someone else who attended the conference. A shout-out to colleague Almudena Ortiz Cué; a transplant from the Bay Area now living in Santa Fe and the owner of CHACO Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC., and Drea Harris; a past student of mine and a recent graduate from Animal Behavior College, who is the manager/head groomer/trainer at Black Mesa Kennels in La Mesilla. Thank you ladies, for sharing your Expo experience with me!
I was thinking about a session titled, Reward Ends,Then What? and how Swedish trainers Emilie Johnson Vegh and Eva Bertilsson question what happens right after a reward is delivered and how that pause; that lapse in time before the next cue; can itself function as a cue for some behavior. Who knew?! It's one of those details that can get lost in translation, so to speak. We teach our students about rate of reinforcement/timing/delivery, yet neglect to capture (pun intended!) those behaviors after the reinforcement. With this awareness of stimulus control, we can reinforce the behaviors we're looking for and not inadvertently affix undesired behaviors into the learning session. So the ending reward becomes an antecedent for the next behavior:
A → B → C → B → C → B → C (Antecedent → Behavior → Consequence)
↓ ↓
A↗ A↗
¡Bravo! Emilie and Eva! More musings and gratitude abound on my Clicker Expo experience in upcoming posts .
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