Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.
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ogy to create a customized learning experience. Begun in the undergraduate general education courses, the initiative is expanding into content specifc areas. This engaging presentation will share the adaptive process, discuss design considerations, provide a glimpse into the technology used, and present real-time case study experiences for participant discussion. 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Keynote: Flat Army & E! Best of Elearning! Awards See keynote description pg 4 Speakers: Catherine Upton and Jerry Roche, Elearning! Media Group Immediately following the Keynote, the Best of Elearning! will be awarded. Attend the awards program to honor the best-in-class solution providers as voted by Elearning! magazine readers and user community. Approximately 25 product categories from authoring tools to video publishing will be named. A must-attend event for those seeking the best solutions. Keynote, awards and luncheon are included in two- and three-day conference passes. Attendance to keynote and awards does not require luncheon ticket. Lunch can be purchased separately at registration onsite or online. 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM R Business Impact Research: the Learning Effectiveness of Game-Based vs. Traditional E-learning Speaker: Bryan L Austin, Game On! Learning There has been a lot of attention given to the emergence of game-based elearning in the corporate and government talent development environments. Are learners who complete game-based e-learning more capable back on the job compared to those using traditional e-learning? This session will share research conducted to answer that question. The research strategy to measure training business impact will be made available to the attendees, as well as a summary of the research results. This not-tobe-missed session will be an eye opener for those looking to increase the business impact of training. S Driving Innovative Workforce Development at the VA Acquisition Acad- emy by Department of Veteran's Affairs Speaker: Louisa H. Schaefer and Richard Garrison, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Acquisition Academy The VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA) PM Fellows Program is an excellent model of a blended and holistic training program. Throughout the two-year experience, PM Fellows will participate in a combination of classroom and on-thejob training, allowing the participants to apply new skill sets to organizational challenges in real-time. The program also has a robust mentoring and coaching system, with individual mentors matched to each Fellow and a Coach dedicated to each cohort of Fellows. The session will focus on: Components of the PM Fellows Program and the advantages to a blended and holistic learning model; How self-directed learning is incorporated into the program through specialty tracks and individual development plans; and, Technologies' role in the program. TRACKS: Monday, Aug 26th | Sessions 8:15 am - 5:00 pm S T B Strategy & Leadership Technology at Work Best Practces R E! L! Research & Trends Best of Elearning! Learning! 100 B Creating Irresistible Learning Speaker: Kim Hannan, Equity Residential Creating irresistible training and learning involves a few simple steps. Join this session to discover how to transition the learning culture for your organization using tone, visuals and gamifcation. Participants will see examples of beforeand-after learning resources, learn about how to add personality and tone that people will pay attention to, and see that gamifcation is much more than just adding a "Jeopardy" quiz to the end of an e-learning module. And, it's really not as hard as you think. You will learn to: Create an engaging tone for learning communications; Use visuals for learning communications; and, Apply gamifcation concepts to traditionally "boring" e-learning, like software and compliance training. S Leadership Development Game: From Analog to Digital Speaker: Jeff Herman, Ph.D., Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton's innovative Leadership Development team created an effective and large-scale board game, through which simulating leadership challenges helped leaders learn their strengths, weaknesses and better techniques for collaborating for success. In this digital age, however, an analog and intimidating board game was not the solution many clients were looking for. The game mechanics were sometimes obstacles for the leadership development goals of the game. The question arose: what would happen if the same game was delivered via iPad? This session explains the road that was taken to digitize a successful board game and the effectiveness of this endeavor. You will learn to: Analyze the benefts of digital games for leadership development; Understand the process required to make an analog game a digital game; and, Harness ideas for successful games for leadership development. E! Best of Elearning!: Learning & Talent Management Systems Speakers: Jerry Roche, editorial director, Elearning! Media Group and 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. 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM R Research: Mobile Learning Trends and Predictions Speaker: Jason Haag, Analyst and Motif Lead, Advanced Distributive Learning Initiative, U.S. Department of Defense The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative has launched a new project to explore how education and training practitioners can best design mobile learning solutions. The researchers for the Mobile Training Implementation Framework (MoTIF) project, have conducted an extensive study of mobile training across the private and public sector. In this session, Jason will share: The adoption rate of various mobile platforms; a review of platforms and applications currently used; Barriers to adoption; and, Projections of mobile learning usage. Attendees will receive a free copy of the ADL's Mobile Training Study 2013. REGISTER TODAY! VISIT ELCESHOW.COM OR CALL 888-980-8845 | ELCE 2013 7