From Databases to Simulations: How to Leverage Interviews with SMEs
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FocusOn Learning 2016 Conference & Expo - June 9, 2016

Patricia Franklin
Vice President
The Learning Alchemist
Capturing intellectual property has become imperative as more employees job hop or retire, taking the company “secret sauce” with them. L&D pros need to adopt efficiencies for SME video interviews in order to leverage their wisdom for state-of-the-art knowledge transfer.
In this session, you will learn new techniques for interviewing SMEs that leverage their words of wisdom for interactive simulations, bringing their war stories to life for unforgettable learning. You will also learn how to record video interviews with anyone in the world from your desktop. Takeaways include tips and tricks for using free, easy recording tools and a new time-saving video-indexing technology.
In this session, you will learn:
- Interview techniques informed by classic drama to increase the potency of teaching moments within simulations
- How to quickly index content for on-demand learning
- The beauty, value, and versatility of granular reusable learning objects
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, project managers, and directors.
Technology discussed
in this session:
Skype, Evaer, and Panopto.
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