Focus on Research

Navigating the world of e-Learning can be challenging because there are so many tools, technologies, and approaches to consider and separating FACT from FICTION is difficult. Fortunately, our industry benefits from the efforts of a number of high-quality research providers. Join us at DevLearn 2009 for an up-close-and-personal look at some of the best e-Learning research to be found anywhere. Here are some of the sessions you'll find where research will be central to the presentation ...

102 – Learning is What? Research Shows How 1,000 of Your Colleagues See It

104 – Evidence-based e-Learning: Beyond Fads and Fiction

202 – Research Panel Discussion: Emerging Technologies and the Future of e-Learning

303 – Best-in-class Practices for Effective Manager Development

403 – Managing the User-generated Content Revolution

503 – Social Learning Environments: Strategies for Finding a Provider

507 – From Learning to Performance: Using Technology to Make It Happen

702 – Hype or Not? Research on NetGen Learning & Implications for I.D.

703 – Building the Business Case for e-Learning

801 – The Changing Learning Function: Rethinking How your Organization Works

Management Perspectives

As a leader in your organization, it’s critical that you stay on top of the strategies and best-practices for implementing e-Learning technologies. This is especially true for costly technologies like the LMS/LCMS, and for important new technologies like social learning, Serious Games, and Simulations. In addition to the Focus on Research sessions listed above, DevLearn 2009 offers a wide array of content specifically for management professionals.

101 – Panel Discussion: Trends in Software User Assistance and Its Application to e-Learning

108 – Enabling User-Generated Content: A Big Step Towards Mass Collaboration

114 – Delivering Low Cost Mobile Learning Solutions

204 – The Performance Ecosystem and the Future of e-Learning

213 – Using Immersive Learning Simulations to Train Management Teams

214 – Moodle: How It’s Changing the Face of Corporate e-Learning

301 – Single Source Development: Expanding the Concept of Learning Content Management

302 – Business Alignment: Focus on the Workplace ...Not the Classroom!

312 – Blended Approach to Improving Decision Making at Barnes & Noble

401 – Overview of Latest Learning Trends: What's Hot, What's Not, and Why

402 – Alfresco Case Study: e-Learning and the Bottom Line

413 – Proactive vs. Reactive: A New Level of Maturity for Compliance and Regulatory Training