Become Strategic Buyers of Learning Technologies

The learning technologies industry offers an extremely wide array of options for buyers to consider. The challenge is how to get a grip on all those options! The Strategic Buyers stage at DevLearn will help you get a handle on it all. From best practices for issuing RFPs, to checklists for the top 10 things to consider when buying eLearning content, to effective negotiating tactics, you’ll find the info you need to help you become a more successful and strategic buyer of learning technologies and services.

Program Planner & Host

Richard Culatta
U.S. Government

Richard Culatta, a leader in the field of educational innovation, has worked in K-12, higher education, corporate, and government training environments. In his former role with CIA University, Richard led the development of a large-scale collaborative learning platform to train CIA officers worldwide. Richard is currently working on projects with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. More

Strategic Buyers Schedule

Wednesday, November 2
10:00am - 10:30am	Selecting the Right eLearning and mLearning Authoring Environment Chris Van Wingerden Sponsored by domiKnow
11:00am - 11:30am	Leveraging the Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work Don Bolen
12:00am - 12:30am	Is the RFP Dead? Neil Lasher
1:00pm - 1:30pm	Considerations for Choosing the Right LMS Michael Baker
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Affordable eLearning with Snap! by Lectora Jamie Hale Sponsored by Trivantis
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Using Open Source Learning Tools for the Enterprise Richard Culatta
Thursday, November 3
10:00am - 10:30am	Edutainment: The Key in Choosing Your Outsourced Content Provider Max Grekin Sponsored by SKM Seaprende
11:00am - 11:30am	Using Learning Science to Evaluate the Quality of Educational Products Brenda Sugrue
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Introducing Articulate Storyline Tom Kuhlmann Sponsored by Articulate
1:00pm - 1:30pm	To Outsource or NOT to Outsource... Jane Bozarth
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Learning Content Development and Management: Insights for Successful Decisions Artuffo Alessio Sponsored by eXact Learning Solutions
3:00pm - 3:30pm	The Vendor's Perspective – Speaking from Experience Lance Dublin

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