Thursday, October 23, 10AM – 11AM PST: Enabling Virtual Learning by Design (Free for ATD members)
We all know that the use of virtual classrooms, eLearning, and blended learning has gone beyond a trend to become an accepted and permanent part of the learning mix. It’s hard to find a subject that isn’t, in some form and at some level, taught online. With so much content and technology readily available, why don’t people seem to be learning more? And why do so many people feel like they’re being forced to learn online?
Join Jennifer Hofmann, president of InSync Training—the leading source for blended learning and virtual training design and delivery—as she looks closely at implementing five critical elements that set our learners up for success.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 10AM – 11AM PST: Bite Size Is the Right Size: How Microlearning Shrinks the Skills Gap (Free for ATD members)
We’re in the midst of a learning crisis. Rapid technological change has led to a skills half-life of just 2.5 years, according to Deloitte. At the same time, the way people consume information, and thus how they learn, has changed as well. Attention is a diminishing resource in the digital age. To defeat these twin challenges, we learning professionals must lead a revolution. Our secret weapon? Microlearning. Through case studies, anecdotes, step-by-step instructions, and group discussions, you will learn:
What microlearning is, and the science behind its effectiveness.
How to quickly create engaging microlearning that covers everything a learner needs to know.
How organizations of various sizes are putting microlearning into practice.
How to ensure that microlearning is addressing skills gaps in your organization, and driving your development and performance goals.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 10AM – 11AM PST: How to Use Coaching to Make Training Stick (Free for ATD members)
The unfortunate truth is that many training and development programs don’t “stick.” Even if the classroom instruction is outstanding, what’s taught often doesn’t translate to improved performance on the job. For people to turn what they’ve learned into positive work habits, the brain has to “rewire” itself for the new skill. That means applying it repeatedly on the job. And because of the pace and stress of a typical workplace, it’s hard to get this kind of reinforcement without support. Along the way they need tips, reminders, encouragement, feedback, and accountability—in other words, coaching to stay on track. But there’s a problem: it’s not economically feasible for organizations to hire a coach for every person who participates in a learning program.
In this webcast, you’ll learn about a cost-effective solution to this conundrum: helping people who care about the learner’s success find out how to serve as “support coaches.” By offering encouragement, feedback, and accountability, these individuals can play a critical role to help participants stay on track and apply what they learn. You will get complimentary access to nine videos and an e-book on “Support Coaching” that they can share with others in their organization.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 10AM – 11AM PST: What's Your Story? How to Lead With a Good Story
It is widely understood that stories are a great vehicle to communicate essential lessons and enhance learning—especially when used to influence, motivate, and lead others. For most people, however, the understanding stops there and key questions remain unanswered. What stories are most important? How do you stand out in a sea of sameness? How do you write, tell, and publish a good story?
In this practical, hands-on webinar, Dave Carroll, master storyteller, musician, and celebrated creator of United Breaks Guitars will:
Discuss his real-life experience with United Breaks Guitars and the impact this customer-experience story, viewed by some 15 million people, had on an entire airline.
Share the five stories every leader needs to know.
Provide an in-depth insight into one key story that can benefit every organization looking to increase personal meaning and engagement in the workplace.
Thursday, October 30, 2014, 10AM – 11AM PST: Three Mysterious Keys to Interactive Learning: Game-Thinking, Game-Elements & Gamification (Free for CSTD members)
The terms game-thinking, game-elements, and gamification have all entered into the vocabulary of trainers, eLearning developers, and instructional designers in the past few years. But what do these terms really mean and how can you apply them to create interactive learning events that change behaviour and improve performance? How can you make your instruction more game-like without the cost and effort of creating a large-scale game?
Based on the bestselling book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction, this interactive session includes many examples of using game-elements, game-thinking, and gamification to promote learning for performance improvement, and highlights how organizations have added game-thinking to their toolkit. And, yes, you will play a polling game in this session. Discover how research-based practices and game-thinking fit in with today's fast-paced need for quick, effective instruction.
Apply three principles of game-thinking to the creation of a curriculum.
Explore how gamification has helped companies reduce training times and improve performance.
Use game-elements to create an accelerated learning curve.
