Online Forum | April 29 & 30, 2010

Practical and Effective Assessments in e-Learning

With reduced budgets and staff, many organizations are finding that it is even more critical than ever that the e-Learning they create is the right e-Learning. Effective assessments will help you target the right learning approaches for the right learners. This Online Forum will show you practical approaches for conducting assessments that will provide you with the information you need to cost-effectively target your e-Learning.

All Times Listed in Pacific Time

Schedule

Day 1: Thursday, April 29
Opening Session
	8:30a to 9:45a 101 - Nine Biggest Mistakes in Learning Measurement Will Thalheimer, Work-Learning Research, Inc. Based on the learning research and real-world practice, participants in this session will get a glimpse at the Full-Source Learning Evaluation approach by busting the biggest mistakes we now make in learning measurement.
Practical Application		Case Studies
10:15a to 11:30a
	201 - Autonomous Assessment in e-Learning Joseph Fournier. Rapid e-Learning, LLC		202 - Apples and Oranges: Employee Skills Assessment Driving Business Performance Ajay Pangarkar, CentralKnowledge, Inc.
12:00n to 1:15p
	301 - Using Assessments as The Cornerstone of Functional Development Chris Schulz, Chris Schulz Consulting		302 - Using Simulations within Online Assessments to Improve Performance Leigh Edwards, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, and Jim Farrell, Questionmark

Day 2: Friday, April 30
Practical Application		Case Studies
8:30a to 9:45a
	401 - Creating Assessments that Effectively Measure Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Howard Eisenberg, Questionmark		402 - Engaging Online Faculty and Administrators in the Assessment Process Jennifer Stephens, Frank McCluskey, and Dave Becher, American Public University System
10:15a to 11:30a
	501 - Competency-based Assessment: Beyond the Online Exam Richard Garrison and Louisa Schaefer, VA Acquisition Academy		502 - Enterprise Learning and Real-World Results at Ferguson Bob Atkinson, TrainOne Inc.
Closing Session
	12:00n to 1:15p 601 - Success Case Evaluation: Making the Business Case for Learning Timothy Mooney, Advantage Performance Group Learn about the Success Case Evaluation Method® developed by Dr. Robert Brinkerhoff, an elegantly simple approach to evaluation that leading companies use to track the success of organizational change initiatives and learning investments.