Training 2009 Conference and Expo - (Page TCB23) Breakout Sessions • Questions to ask your organization to assess their willingness and ability to implement e-learning. • How to obtain a preliminary score for your own organization’s readiness. emerge is a set of skills and principles to transform the science of making audio and video files into the art of producing podcasts that people won’t forget. 303 Instructional Techniques for OJT Michael Nolan, President, Friesen, Kaye and Associates Delivering effective training in an on-the-job (OJT) environment requires a unique set of skills for trainers. They must identify what helps and hinders the learning process and adapt basic instructional strategies to ensure the learner can apply the knowledge and skills immediately to their jobs. You will: • Apply the Systematic Learning Process to OJT. • Identify strategies to handle difficult OJT situations. • Integrate the principles of adult learning into OJT. 306 Feed the Need for Speed: Mobile and Collaborative Technologies for Rapid Training Diane Gayeski, Dean, Graduate and Professional Studies, Ithaca College We’ll describe mobile and Web 2.0 technologies in plain English, show you some great examples, and help you re-think the traditional ISD process and methods. You will: • Learn to leverage inexpensive and existing technology to perform analysis, design, and development and to deploy learning solutions on traditional and mobile media. • View sample groupware and mobile technologies for design and development exercises within the session. • Resolve competing issues: learner needs, pressing business needs, technical resources, timelines, and inadequate resources. • Apply a formula to develop sound strategies for shoestring and small to large implementation projects. • You’ll recieve these takeaways: Strategy and Implementation Model; Learning Technology Strategy Assessment and Report; Template for a Strategy Development Plan and Process. 309 Beyond Learning Objectives Jack Phillips, Co-author, The Value of Learning and Show Me the Money One of the best ways to make your programs more successful is to develop specific and results-based objectives. Learn how to move beyond learning objectives to develop application and impact objectives. These higher levels of objectives help designers, facilitators, and participants achieve the desired success with a program. You’ll learn: • The origin of objectives—who, what, when, where, and how. • To describe the importance of objectives to various stakeholder groups, including clients. • To construct objectives at each of the levels, given a detailed description and documentation of the project. nothing more than PowerPoint and some creativity. Eliminating bulletbased content and replacing it with a meaningful treatment, making better use of art and animations, and incorporating solid instructional design principles will all support development of good online training. You will: • Describe the 3-step process for creating engaging e-learning with PowerPoint. • Work through a sample scenario to choose an appropriate online treatment. • Take away a model for transforming classroom content to effective e-learning. 312 Training That Turns the Tide of Turnover Craig Taylor, VP, Client Services, TalentKeepers With proper planning and execution, learning and development professionals play a key role in employee retention by implementing innovative training strategies to retain top talent. You will: • Explore current research on turnover trends. • Learn new retention strategies that maximize impact and minimize the cost of retaining. • Understand the direct and indirect costs and consequences of turnover. • Explore the impact of leaders and specific leadership skills they must possess to keep and engage high performers. • Understand the generational differences that can impact retention and engagement. 304 A Psychologist’s Inquiry into Failed Leadership Development George Davis, Davis & Dean, Inc. A recent poll by Yankelovich, Inc., reports that the public is highly critical of its business and government leaders. That implies a failure of our leader-making efforts, whether in business schools, or in the corporate world. Starting from the fundamentals of leadership behavior at a psychological level, George will build a case for differentiating training from developing, and offer a model to get beyond our documented and debilitating inability to successfully develop leadership capabilities. Learn: • What leaders do that makes their learning needs different. • How leaders develop: they are not born and not trained. • Which tools to use for leadermaking 307 How to Evaluate Performance Improvement Solutions Judith Hale, Author, The Performance Consultant’s Fieldbook This session focuses on a model designed to evaluate programs and initiatives used to improve performance at the organizational, work, and worker levels. You will come away with: • An evaluation model that demonstrates the value chain starting with the organizational need to the results of the solution. • Guidelines for when, why, and how to evaluate performance improvement initiatives. • Suggested measures to use when evaluating performance improvement solutions at the organizational, work group, and individual levels. • Typical measures to use to evaluate the effectiveness of performance improvement initiatives at all three levels. 310 Goin’ Mobile: Designing For Learning on the Go (and more) Clark Quinn, Executive Director, Quinnovation What are the real opportunities of mobile learning? In this session, you’ll discuss definitions of the devices, experience examples, get concrete design advice for mobile learning and performance, and explore the tools and tradeoffs in developing mobile solutions. Get practical ways to support the mobile workforce now, think about coming mobile opportunities strategically, and overcome organizational barriers. Learn to: • Evaluate mobile devices from a trend-independent perspective. • Draw from a repertoire of examples to meet needs. • Match learning need with potential tools and solutions. 313 Textra Games: Converting Dull Handouts into Dynamic Activities Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Author, Design Your Own Games and Activities: Templates for Performance; Tracy Tagliati, Associate, The Thiagi Group Use textra games to promote motivated and thoughtful study of your handouts. A textra game combines the effective organization of written materials with the motivational impact of playful activities. Explore efficient procedures and principles that have been validated through 20 years of field research in corporate training. Experience and learn how: • Textra games use peer pressure and peer support to require and reward serious reading. • To use templates to rapidly design textra games for face-toface play. • To use templates to rapidly design textra games for online interaction. 305 Producing Great Audio and Video Podcasts Jonathan Finkelstein, Author, Learning in Real Time This session explores a set of practical techniques for producing high-quality, highly engaging podcasts. From establishing a brand and voice, developing a sustainable format, choosing the right tools, to creating an active community of listeners who can’t ignore your calls to action, this session offers concrete approaches for bringing each of the elements of a great podcast together. We’ll also look at a range of podcasts for inspiration— and for what to avoid. What will 308 Becoming a Successful E-learning Strategy Manager Ray Jimenez, Managing Director, Architect, www.TrainingPayback.com The path to successful adoption of technical learning solutions is riddled with errors, creating increased costs and frustrations. How do you avert blunders and help internal clients execute sound and profitable strategies? Learn to: • Analyze and avoid the ten classic strategy blunders in e-learning technology implementation. 311 Better than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging ELearning with PowerPoint Jane Bozarth, Author, Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging eLearning with PowerPoint Effective, engaging e-learning programs can be created with Log on to TrainingConference.com for a detailed schedule or to register. http://www.TrainingPayback.com http://www.TrainingConference.com
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