AG08

E-learning guild annual gathering 2008

E-learning guild annual gathering 2008

Recommended Reading

• The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results - Roy Pollock
• Brain-Based Learning: The New Paradigm of Teaching- Eric P. Jensen
• The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology- Ray Kurzweil
• Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration - Keith Sawyer
• Net Attitude: What It Is, How To Get It and Why Your Company Can't Survive Without It - John Patrick
• Things I have learned in my life so far - Stefan Sagmeister

Free resources

• www.Gcast.com- free podcasts
• http://myudutu.com- free content creation
• http://udutu.com/- free content creation home (lms + Facebook)
• http://patrickweb.com/index.php

Contacts

ajripin@hotmail.com- m-learning implementation

Oque Augustus- second life contact

Session Attended

Monday, April 14

• Using Media to Make Your Courses Shine!
• Need to review provided CD of course material session was not that great the content appeared good
• Provided 45 day free trail of Codebaby avatar software $10,000 per license and $750 there after. Excellent software for avatar creation.
• Introduced the concept of brain based learning see list above

Tuesday, April 15

• Thinking about Media in e-Learning with Stephen Haskin, S > Media
• Learning objectives > experience = Engaged
• Ask Why 3 times to get the answer (3 layers of why)
• Brand awareness > selling objectives
• Use the story to determine the media
• Avatar-new generation for talking head engages newer generations can tell the story
• Fire sign Theater – listen 3 times with earphones
• Concept of layered learning multiple objectives in your content being shared at one time forces the learner to pay attention and reuse the content
• Use Myths to reinforce learning
• Opening General Session with Keynote Keith Sawyer
• Pre-speaker Info
• Headington -Trauma and Disaster training
• Lingos - eLearning
• Non-profit - http://www.e-learningforkids.org/
• Situation-based Learning Design: A Research-inspired Model for Wildly Enhanced Performance
• Teach to the situation
• If they are going to take a certification test then teach them in the room they are going to test in.
• If learners are going to be making widgets then teach them how to make the widgets
• Engaging and Assessing the Web Generation
• Test people as much as possible
• Do not be afraid to let people fail
• Self assess often
• When they are ready and complete the course certify them complete
• See resources (udutu) above
• Training Social Skills Digitally with Simulations and Games
• 300 person leadership training
• Give all laptops and a problem
• Define the roles
• Step out of the room
• Take and improve class
• If then, Why
• That is a nice can of beans. Thanks do you like beans
• Keep the conversation going do not let it die
• Story boarding for e-Learning Video Production
• Unfortunately the use of media for delivery was unsuccessful the content my have been great but one of the presenters was remote. The resolve was to hook up a web cam this is were the problem came in as the lead facilitators bum was projected on the screen. I had to leave it was distracting.
• Tips & Tricks for Adobe Captivate and Presenter
• Share.adobe.com
• Full motion editor for Captivate 3

Wednesday, April 16

• Opening General Session with Keynote John Patrick
• Whole Brain Design: Engage and Retain your Learners
• 3 take away
• Provided grid showing most balanced elements for e-learning
• Provided exposure to a focus exercise count the passes for the white shirts http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html
• Provided 2 visual exercises that can be used in ILT
• Learning 2.0 Expert CLO Interview
• Search for Talent Management Systems
• Look for a talent vendor who has an LMS
• Determine the company focus those who focus on talent win
• Experience
• Television-lean back, Internet- Lean forward, We need to develop jump in action type learning
• Alignment
• Define business outcomes
• Design the complete experience
• ROI
• Align investments with corporate strategy
• Deliver on your promises
• Fully engage leadership
• Return on Visibility
• Impromptu Session with CLO Talent Management
• See above
• Virtual Worlds and 3-D Environments as Learning Platforms
• Oque Augustus- second life contact free office furniture
• A Management Look at m-Learning
• ajripin@hotmail.com- m-learning implementation

Thursday, April 17

• Opening General Session with Keynote Stefan Sagmeister
• Very funny learned to be bold
• 80 year lady on the subway
• Simulation for Development, Practice, and Assessment of Leadership Skills
• Bad session appeared to be a sales pitch
• Set unreal expectations for times and man hours associated with the project