| Feb 23 & 24, 2012 |
Using Audio and Visuals Effectively in eLearning
Today's online learners expect more than words and "Next" buttons. They
want full multimedia experiences, including sounds, pictures, videos,
and even fully immersive virtual worlds. Today’s eLearning technologies
make incorporating audio and visuals easy, but using multimedia
effectively is much more challenging. In this Online Forum, you’ll learn
how to combine words with multimedia elements to create compelling and
effective eLearning experiences.
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| Apr 19 & 20, 2012 |
Managing, Reusing, and Repurposing eLearning Content: Best Practices
Effectively managing, reusing, and repurposing eLearning content
promises a lot: Create deliverables quickly, synchronize content changes
automatically, customize courses easily, output to multiple formats,
lower translation costs, do more with less. In this Online Forum, you’ll
learn about best practices for developing, implementing, and using a
content-management strategy, and for determining if content management, reuse, and repurposing
is right for you, your organization, and your learners.
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| May 17 & 18, 2012 |
eLearning Instructional Design: Advanced and Breakthrough Techniques
How can you take your instructional-design skills and techniques to the
next level? What are some of the newest innovations in instructional
design? What does the research tell us about which design techniques
really work and which ones don’t? If you want to design increasingly
compelling online learning experiences, or just need some fresh ideas,
this Online Forum is for you.
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| Jun 7 & 8, 2012 |
Using “The Cloud” for eLearning
What is “The Cloud,” and what does it offer the world of eLearning? What
are some of the pitfalls of integrating Cloud technology into
eLearning? When and where should you use The Cloud instead of more
traditional eLearning technology? This Online Forum will provide you a
wide range of ideas, checklists, and strategies for implementing cloud
storage and Software as a Service (SaaS) technology for your eLearning
programs and deliverables.
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| Jul 26 & 27, 2012 |
Managing Projects and SMEs for eLearning: Proven and Practical Solutions
Whether you are an eLearning designer, developer, trainer, or manager,
you probably need to deal with project-management issues and with
subject-matter experts. Do you have the time and resources you need to
lead or contribute to a successful project? How can you get your
subject-matter experts (SMEs) to be partners in, rather than obstacles
to, project success? Join this Online Forum to learn proven strategies
and tactics for successfully managing eLearning projects and SMEs.
Would you like to present at this Online Forum? Please see our Proposal Submission Instructions. Submission deadline: February 27.
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| Aug 23 & 24, 2012 |
Graphic Design, UI Design, and Visualization for eLearning
To be appealing and effective, most eLearning deliverables require more than just text and a few random graphics. eLearning requires good graphic design to be visually attractive and coherent, good user-interface design to ensure learners can access the content they need, and sometimes good visualization when explanations require more than words. This Online Forum will show you how to add these skills to your eLearning toolkit.
Would you like to present at this Online Forum? Please see our Proposal Submission Instructions. Submission deadline: March 26.
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| Sep 13 & 14, 2012 |
eLearning Development and Implementation: Best Practices
How can you develop and deploy eLearning quickly, efficiently, and with
positive results and buy-in? What does the research say about which
eLearning development and implementation methods work best and which
methods are unreliable or ineffective? This Online Forum will identify
and explore current best practices for eLearning development and
implementation, and discuss proven and practical tips, techniques, and
tools for creating and delivering high-quality eLearning.
Would you like to present at this Online Forum? Please see our Proposal Submission Instructions. Submission deadline: April 16.
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| Oct 11 & 12, 2012 |
eLearning Trends and Research
The world of eLearning constantly changes. There always seems to be a
new tool, research paper, or other Next Big Thing promising better,
faster, cheaper. What are the real trends versus passing fads? Where’s
the proof behind the theories? This Online Forum will review many of the
latest eLearning trends and research results, and explore how today's
news will and should affect the way you design, develop, and deliver
eLearning.
Would you like to present at this Online Forum? Please see our Proposal Submission Instructions. Submission deadline: May 14.
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| Dec 6 & 7, 2012 |
mLearning: Making Learning Mobile
mLearning has proven to be an effective way to support learners on the move. We finally have the right mobile devices, connectivity, approaches, and buy-in to provide learners just the information they need, when and where they need it. Whether you have already implemented mLearning, or are about to take the plunge, this Online Forum will provide proven and practical strategies, tactics, and tools for creating successful mLearning experiences.
Would you like to present at this Online Forum? Please see our Proposal Submission Instructions. Submission deadline: July 9.
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