If you use or plan to acquire a learning or workplace technology, you need to attend these sessions. From learning and talent systems, to mobile and social technologies, you will hear from executives who have successfully migrated the specifying, purchasing, deploying and implementation of enterprise technologies. On day one, session tracks address Learning and Talent Management Systems acquisitions. On day two, sessions feature Best of Elearning! solution providers. Additional sessions feature real-world implementations of mobile, iPads, Social Networks and e-learning tools that drive performance.
Enterprise mLearning: From POC to Pilot to Production
Monday, August 26th, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Robert Gadd, OnPoint Digital
Mobile learning is now in vogue after years of perceived device deficiencies, display challenges, authoring tool limitations and the lack of security. But most of the chatter we hear and articles we read fail to provide the uninitiated with the insights they truly need to plan, implement and support an enterprise-level mobile learning deployment. This session is designed to share hard-earned best practices gained by experienced teams across diverse industries who have pioneered the use of modern handsets, tablets and other smart devices to help prepare, deploy and support next generation Training & Development programs for their mobile workers, partners and customers. The session covers the full progression of effort starting with a simple, low cost (even free) proof-of-concept effort whose success leads to a more structured and formalized pilot program that will, once measured and ratified, should result in a full production rollout of an integrated, end-to-end enterprise mobile deployment.
Best of Elearning!: Learning & Talent Management Systems
Monday, August 26th, 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Jerry Roche, Elearning! Media Group & Invited Panelists
Attend this panel discussion and meet the best-in-class learning and talent system solutions of 2013. See side-by-side comparisons. Hear what users say and get advice on which solutions may meet your needs.
Digital Asset Management for E-learning
Monday, August 26th, 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Josh Cavalier, Lodestone
As corporate organizations move to more “tribal” learning, there is a huge opportunity for learners to contribute learning assets via mobile devices. This includes geo-tagged images, videos, text, and audio recordings. By allowing learners to contribute and share knowledge there is a sense of ownership and inclusion in the process of knowledge transfer. Participants in this session will learn about creating digital assets from mobile devices, metadata, tagging, and asset search and retrieval for learning purposes. Discover the cost and benefit of having such a system, and understand what is required to manage learner content creation. In this session, you will learn: The role of a digital asset management system; What is metadata; How to use mobile devices for knowledge collection and tagging media; and, How to mine media for knowledge.
Best of Elearning!: Engagement Tools
Monday, August 26th, 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Jerry Roche, Elearning! Media Group & Invited Panelists
Attend this panel discussion and meet the best-in-class social, mobile and video solutions of 2013. See side-by-side comparisons. Hear what users say and get advice on which solutions may meet your needs.
Best of Elearning!: Content
Tuesday, August 27th, 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Jerry Roche, Elearning! Media Group & Invited Panelists
Attend this panel discussion and meet the best-in-class content providers, services and resources. Learn about the pros and cons of custom, off the shelf and on-demand options. Hear what users say and get advice on which solutions may meet your needs.
5 Secrets to Professional Video for Learning
Tuesday, August 27th, 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Phil Ferrari, Ferrari Productions & Frank Mutascio, Websync.com
Over 4 million YouTube videos are viewed a day. Video is the most effective way to convey concepts that connect with people. How can you leverage this instant learning media? Join Phil and Frank to learn the key concepts of video production including: script writing, video styles, production elements, studio techniques and editing. A must attend session for all taking the Wednesday Master Class/Tour to Ferrari Studios.
“Leaning Out” your E-courseware Development Process
Tuesday, August 27th, 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
David Haskins & Manon Bourgeois, Export Development Canada
EDC began using Lean methodology with the objective of transforming business processes, and driving value into every step we take when serving customers. To embed the Lean training, the Employee Development team applied the Lean principles in reviewing the e-courseware development process in order to be more customer-centric, streamlined, with faster turnaround times and more predictable outcomes. In this presentation, participants will learn simple guidelines on how they can apply Lean principles to their own E-courseware process and view templates included in our instructional designer toolkit that were built to ensure continuous improvement and consistency. In this session, you will learn: The basic principles of Lean, and how they can be applied to the e-courseware development process to be more customer-centric and streamlined for effective learning results ; To identify how the instructional designer toolkit maintains continuous improvement in the e-courseware process and development; and, to apply basic principles and methodology of Lean to their own E-courseware development process using simple guidelines and templates presented during the session.
Best Practices in Learning & Development
Tuesday, August 27th, 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Drive Performance with Micro-Learning
Tuesday, August 27th, 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Michel Koopman, getAbstract
Employees need to stay informed about their work and maintain their skills, and the pressure to learn continuously in a limited amount of time is daunting. Some methods of training can discourage employee participation. Most often instructor-led or computer-based training occur for long hours in one central location and provide loads of information.
Micro-learning is a revolutionary shift in corporate and academic learning development. It’s an alternative to traditional methods, and it helps keep employees engaged. It narrows in on a single topic or concept. This is addressed within a limited length and in a manner that’s easy to consume on flexible platforms, such as the Internet, making it easy to learn while on-the-go. Online micro-learning tools, like getAbstract, are more readily available allowing people to learn anywhere and at any time. These tools allow businesses to track viewership, and the activities of their employees.
Micro-learning helps address immediate business needs within moments. For example, an executive taking a trip to China for meetings to solidify a business deal can learn about the core values that guide China’s people, how to sell products and services in China and the myths that persist about China in the West by reading the getAbstract summary, What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism, and China’s Modern Consumer.
In another example, a project manager dealing with extended, multifaceted and complex projects runs into issues either with stakeholders, pressure from government or the community. The manager can get a better grip of these problems by not divvying a project into components; instead, they can understand the interrelationships that exist among the parts by exploring the concept of “complex adaptive systems” within minutes using the getAbstract summary, Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World.
Micro-learning incorporates learning activities into an employee’s daily routine better. Nuggets of insights are presented in more engaging ways than traditional practices. The advantages micro-learning provides include availability and accessibility. Employees learn while on-the-move, and they have more time and independence for their learning activities. Micro-learning moments improve the performance and effectiveness of an activity. The aggregate effect of these moments is long-term talent development for a person and for an organization.
Companies need to provide workers with trusted and powerful micro-learning assets to ensure the greatest productivity and employee engagement.
Genghis Khan Never Used WebEx- But What If He Did?
Tuesday, August 27th, 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Wayne Turmel, GreatWebMeetings.com
In today’s workworld where virtual and remote teams are all the talk, it’s important to remember that the foundations of team communication are as old as the ages, only the tools have changed. In this humorous, candid and relevant presentation we look at how Genghis Khan and the Mongols ruled half the known world in a time before technology. What did he know that today’s project managers and leaders don’t? In this session, you will learn: What Genghis Khan and your team have in common; Three things great teams do to hold it together; and, how to assess your team’s communication environment
Elements of a Successful LMS Implementation Strategy
Tuesday, August 27th, 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Rachel Vital & Sheila Grangeiro, University of Miami
You’re getting an LMS. Your organization has invested time and money into the selection process, and a contract has been signed. You have a deadline by which the LMS must be implemented, and now you are in charge. How do you manage that change effectively? Where do you start? This session will explore best practices for communication and branding; building relationships with stakeholders; decision making; and process implementation.
