These 50-minute sessions cover a wide range of online learning topics.
with Rachel McPhail
Whether you work on a remote, geographically dispersed, or in-person team, it is time to perfect collaboration processes for today’s new work environment. Let’s look at tools that facilitate communication, organize shared files, encourage collaborating ideas, and share project management responsibilities. Then will look at processes for integrating the application into our workflow. The end outcome will allow your team to create amazing learning solutions that surpass your client’s expectations.
with Garima Gupta
In this session, learn some very creative and ‘badass’ ways to level up the eLearning at your organization. Digital learning can be leveraged strategically to deliver better results through customization that is not possible with in-person training. Much of eLearning design still follows the linear structure of an Instructor led session. This session provides real examples of various ways eLearning can level up its game using Branching. Attendees will see the various uses of branching in digital learning and inspire attendees to do some out-of-the-box thinking with the tools they already have and use programming logic to create customized, adaptive, and relevant courses. Branching logic offers interesting ways for learning designers to adapt the learning experience to their learners and can be used in many thoughtful ways. In this session, we will pick examples of 1. Extreme branching in a simulation module that could end in many different ways. 2. Smart branching to build customized learning paths in a software training course 3. Branching to make exercises (and not just content) relevant to learners 4. Mini branching within individual activities to make them more meaningful. In addition to some creative examples of branching – we’ll show you “behind-the-scenes” look at building branched eLearning – the storyboard flowchart, variables and triggers used in these examples , and discuss how you can start with building similar courses. At the end, we talk about how to get started with Branching – not just the tools , but also the mindset. A handout provides attendees a quick run-down of the key takeaways as well as list of relevant Tools. If time permits, In small table groups, you will get started on a branching scenario of your own and go through various steps to execute it successfully along the way. If not, attendees will take this home to practice learning design using branching in a guided manner.
with Megan Torrance & Jane Bozarth
Megan Torrance and Jane Bozarth review Learning Guild research conducted throughout and after the pandemic. This included looks at platform tech trends, the use of xAPI, the effect of the pandemic on technology roadmaps, budgets, and operations, projections about the future of workplace learning, LMS selection and implementation, and preliminary findings from the 2023 data & analytics survey.
with Lynne McNamee
Many times, great learning programs are proposed, developed – and never consumed or adopted. Even with senior leadership buy-in, there may not be many throughout the organization who are even aware of the program, let alone how to access it or why they should bother. This wastes resources, frustrates your team and means few will benefit from the resources you developed. But what if Learning took a chapter from Marketing to learn how to better raise awareness, get people to seriously consider your program and become advocates of your program? In this session, you’ll learn how marketers abide by “The Principle of 7 Touches.” You’ll learn how marketers use spaced repetition not only after someone consumes their content – but also to get them to consume it in the first place! You’ll get tips on how to structure a Learning Campaign that captures attention, manages expectations and encourages action. You’ll explore how to evaluate successful marketing campaigns to continue building your ongoing learning campaigns within your organization. This session will also touch upon testing, tracking and reporting, so you can employ continuous improvement for future campaigns.
with Kelly Barrett
Microlearning Videos breaks away from the 10% of learning from formal trainings and focuses on the 70% of training that occurs informally. We’ll discuss how to provide effective on-demand learning to help employees in the flow of work. Microlearning analysis, storyboarding, recording tips/tricks in Camtasia and building a video library will be shared.
with Betty Dannewitz
Podcasting is an accepted and easy way to provide and consume content, largely because it is a format that easily fits into our busy lives. Organizations are adopting podcasts every day to disseminate and deliver important information to their employees. According to PodcastInsights.com, 37% (104 million) of Americans have listened to a podcast in the last month. Podcasting provides a simple, low-investment option to meet the need for informal or casual learning; we should be capitalizing on that 37%. In this session, we will talk about podcasting in learning development. We will explore how podcasts are being used today and what the benefits of podcasting are for your organization. We will learn about popular podcast formats, brainstorm podcast ideas for your organization, and even talk about how to avoid the walkout in podcast interviews. You will leave with details on how to get started with your podcast in your organization.
with Mark Lassoff
In this session, you’ll learn how to get high-quality results with minimal budget and repurposing of household items for video production. While many believe that it’s the expensive equipment that makes for great video, the skill of the video producer is actually much more important.
The session will open with a description of the MVS– minimally viable studio– which uses a smartphone, and inexpensive home depot lighting to create stunning results on video. The facilitator will also present a few add-ons that, while low-cost, can greatly improve the scope and quality of the video produced.
Once the minimally viable studio has been established, the facilitator will demonstrate how to use these items in the session to create a video with professional results. The video will be shot, edited, and produced during the session itself, giving participants insight into the techniques used to maximize quality results with minimal video equipment spend.
with Cassy Huidobro
In this presentation, you’ll gain practical tools to enter the world of virtual reality as a learning designer. If you’ve traditionally taught in-person, online, via an LMS or via an eLearning tool, this presentation will bridge principles of learning you may already know, and model how you can apply them to VR learning design.
with Justin Whiting
Managers and SMEs frequently ask us to create learning solutions that won’t solve the problem. While giving them what they ask for may seem easier and faster, they will likely still have the issues they hope to solve. In this session, Justin will discuss using a Design Thinking approach to take a step back to identify genuine learning problems before continuing to come up with possible solutions. We will discuss several case examples of original educational requests and how the Learning Experience Team at Intermountain Health followed Design Thinking to advocate for the learner and create experiences that will achieve the desired learning outcome.
with Cara North
How do you know if someone can apply the content of a learning experience to their work? Too often, learning professionals fall short and write bad assessments, ask the wrong evaluation questions, and don’t set key performance indicators (KPIs). It can be overwhelming to consider all these factors while creating content. Join this session to see how mapping KPIs, assessments, and evaluations can help your content be more targeted and measurable.
with Sam Rogers
In order for our work to make a difference, it has to reach people. And if it doesn’t reach them in their own words, odds are it won’t reach them at all. While many of us know bad writing when we see it, it’s harder for us to see where to make improvements if we wrote it. We tend to skip ahead to development — where things get much more expensive and complicated to change! In this session, you’ll hear from two experienced professionals about how to tailor your training language to appeal to the Learners you’re aiming for from the very beginning.
with Jon Scoresby
The Learning Experience Team at Intermountain Health wanted to shorten the amount of time that learners spend in front of their computer completing annually assigned training. Specifically, for learners who already know how to do something and are assigned that same annual training year after year. In this session we will show how we implemented xAPI to shorten learning time and will discuss unexpected outcomes and future possibilities.
with Debra Burton Brown
Feeling overwhelmed? Are items falling off your to-do cliff faster than you can catch them? Is your brain feeling maxed out? If you are answering “YES,” then you’ll enjoy this active, smile inducing session designed to blast your memory cells!! Get ready to start remembering, feel energized and even lower your stress levels.
with Justin Whiting
This session will build upon data collected from caregivers at Intermountain Health about how effective videos are in learning experiences. In our approach to creating learner-centered learning experiences, we use a design thinking approach to evaluate the needs of our employees. Frequently a client or SME requests that we make a video for them. But that may not always be the best solution. I will discuss parts of our design thinking process of evaluating if a video is a good solution, based on survey and employee data of what they like and don’t like about video use in education. I will also provide examples of various styles of videos and how we incorporate them into our instruction.
with Jill Stanton
What makes great, effective learning? Since opinions on this often vary, many instructional designers have been asked to create learning in a way that they know isn’t best for learners, and these conversations are challenging since they often focus on differences of opinion. How do you advocate for learners while also allying with SMEs and stakeholders? One effective approach is to have a toolkit of evidence-based best practices and a conversation model with which to share them. In this session, you’ll learn how to advocate for learners and partner with SMEs and stakeholders by using a conversation model and best practices to recommend sound learning design, development, and implementation choices that lead to successful learning outcomes. We will touch on some key best practices from the areas of evidence-based learning design, accessibility, and user experience/user interface (UI/UX) design that ensure consistently effective learning experiences. This knowledge will form tools in your toolkit that we’ll then practice incorporating into conversations where you make the case for good learning in different scenarios.
with Chris Tompkins
The future is not what the learning and development industry’s crystal ball predicted years ago. Many believed organizations would adopt one learning platform to fulfill all their training needs. Fast forward to today and this isn’t the case at all. The reality is that most organizations have disparate Learning Management Systems (LMSs) implemented across every department. Each department has different priorities and needs specific tools designed for their own unique requirements. The result is the organization is left feeling disjointed. Now, a new and more daunting challenge is presented Connecting these various systems and data together in a way that’s usable at scale, across geographies, and by both internal and external audiences. By establishing a modern, interconnected learning infrastructure, an entire organization can track training regardless of the learner’s environment. The ability to respond to these new and emerging needs is dependent on a more thorough understanding of what types of systems are being added, and the problems being solved, through the use of multiple learning systems. During the session, we will explore the complexities of eLearning ecosystems, such as how tools work with one another (or don’t), how to centralize your content and systems, and discuss ways to manage the wide variety of inputs and outputs from each tool. This hands-on exercise will help attendees identify the technical considerations in managing multiple systems and the strategies, technologies, and tools available for connecting their content and data. Attendees will split into groups to share their responses and have access to a worksheet to help them inventory their ecosystem and know what questions to ask vendors when acquiring new tools.
with Vincent Han
Long gone are the days where corporate learning happens in a single place, either in designated corporate classrooms or even on a single online platform. Learning content is diverse and dynamic as are the learning requirements in our ever evolving workplace. This creates a unique challenge to focus as much on organizing learning content as developing curriculum. This is why the idea of creating a chatbot to serve as a learner concierge is so valuable. A learner is stuck – just a friendly chatbot. But, how does that chatbot index all the answers in the first place? This is arguably the most critical part of making such a chatbot a success. This session walks you through how to make existing job aids, knowledge bases and FAQs accessible via a chatbot.
with Rubina Halwani
Inclusion covers a wide array of topics. In this session, we’ll explore strategies to develop training that invites a variety of learners through language, visual representation, and context.
with Allan Harris
Do you want to know what your learners need to know? Do you know if you are spending the right amount of time for each learning objective? Want to learn how to maximize the efficiency of your training time? If you Train on Bedrock, you build a solid foundation for your training program. With that solid foundation built on analytics, your program can stand up to the elements of cost cuts, time constraints, and arm-chair trainers.
with Sherry Larson
Not all cost savings measures have the same result. Sometimes they pay off overall, but sometimes the short-term savings pale in comparison to the long-term costs. During this presentation, you will learn how one large organization used the flipped classroom model to replace a significant portion of their new hire instructor-led training for customer service representatives. First, we will look at the business drivers behind the idea. Then, we will explore specific details about how the program was designed and implemented, as well as the program results. Finally, we will provide recommendations about how to determine whether a flipped classroom is the right approach for a learning program, as well as how to successfully design, develop, and incorporate a flipped classroom model.
with Vincent Han
Long gone are the days where corporate learning happens in a single place, either in designated corporate classrooms or even on a single online platform. Learning content is diverse and dynamic in our ever evolving workplace. This creates a unique challenge to focus as much on organizing learning content as developing curriculum. This is why it is so valuable to create a chatbot to serve as a learner concierge. This session presents an easy-to-follow playbook on how to create a concierge chatbot to help learners find resources, determine learning priorities, and encourage them to follow an individualized learning journey. This concierge chatbot should be easily accessible via your corporate workplace platform like Microsoft Teams or Slack.
with Jason Bickle
Ten years into the HTML5 revolution with its focus on responsive web experiences, the elearning world What if we had no graphics? What if there was no audio or video? Would our online learners learn? As technology is changing, the way we think about teaching and learning online is evolving. How do we develop courses with improved cognitive engagement. How do we create the Need to Know? Motivating the learner to take responsibility for the learning process.
with Jill Stanton
When designing learning, it’s easy to get so focused on the content and goals, you forget about the learners. Following a “content is king” approach without focusing on your learners can create learning that Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders love but doesn’t help learners learn…or even makes it difficult to learn! Identifying some audience characteristics during an initial analysis helps, but doesn’t go far enough to keep the learners alive and in focus as you build learning and make myriad design decisions that have the potential to hinder learning. King Content can prevent or destroy effective learning! Unleash the Power of Personas!! In this session, we’ll discuss why personas are effective and provide tips, templates, and best practices you can start using right away to create and apply these powerful tools in your learning design processes. We’ll discuss the research demonstrating how personas streamline and make your learning design process and the learning experiences you create more effective for learners. We’ll explore case studies from the hospitality, agriculture, and education industries to illustrate how you can create different types of personas and apply them throughout learning design process to provide powerful learning results. We’ll practice creating a plan to gather information about your audience, and deciding which characteristics (including roles, tasks, comfort/emotions, motivations, environments, and others) to use to develop your personas so your design supports your learners and achieves learning objectives. You’ll complete an activity to practice creating personas and applying them to design decisions and receive templates and samples to start using in your own design work right away.
*Session offerings may change without notice.