christine-shaw
Senior Marketing Manager, The Learning Guild
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DevLearn Conference and Expo Launches Expanded Tracks, Hands-On Learning, and New Ways to Connect
The program for DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026 has been announced, introducing a range of new learning experiences designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s learning professionals. Returning to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from November 4 – 6, 2026, this event brings together learning professionals from around the world for an engaging and forward-looking program focused on innovation, skills and real-world application. This year’s edition offers expanded opportunities for attendees to engage with content, apply learning in real time, and explore solutions tailored to the challenges they face in their day-to-day roles. With hundreds of sessions, hands-on experiences and dedicated community spaces and activities, including the DemoFest event, DevLearn creates a platform to discover new ideas, explore…
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The Final Reveal: 10 Up-and-Coming L&D Leaders
The Learning Leadership Conference has selected the 30 rising stars who will participate in this year’s Thirty Under 30 program! If you missed the previous reveals, you can still see the first 10 profiles and the second group of 10 profiles. Our final group of 10 Thirty Under 30 honorees have a wide variety of accomplishments, from creating patient care training to implementing an organization-wide goal-setting framework and everything in between: Faith Beatty, MBA, Learning Program Manager, Progress Residential Faith has a background in business entrepreneurship and an MBA from Grand Canyon University. Faith brings a unique blend of strategic…
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Meet 10 Rising Stars Shaping the Future of L&D
The Learning Leadership Conference has selected the 30 up-and-coming learning leaders that will participate in this year’s Thirty Under 30 program! If you missed the first reveal, see the article here. The second group of 10 Thirty Under 30 honorees features everything from professionals who’ve been interested in L&D since undergrad to those who jumped into the role with no prior experience: Lexi Danos, Sr. Manager Content Design, 7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee Lexi has maintained a high-impact onboarding program with a 95% success rate, delivering both live and virtual sessions. She also created a development program for recent college…
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Three Technologies that are Reshaping the L&D Landscape
Technology is transforming nearly every learning and development function, from content creation to coaching to upskilling. Dani Johnson’s keynote, “Navigating the Future: Harnessing Learning Technologies in the 2024 Workplace,” at DevLearn 2024, revealed more details on some of the tech that is changing learning and performance management as we know it. New advances in measuring & verifying skillsAI has helped make significant strides in skills assessment. Here are three ways that L&D is very close to being able to quantify at scale people’s abilities: The rise of “relationship tech”Did you know learning technology can help build or enhance relationships between…
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Meet 10 of the Most Promising L&D Professionals Under 30
Each year, the Learning Leadership Conference selects 30 up-and-coming learning leaders to participate in the Thirty Under 30 program. Even in their short career, these young professionals have started making waves. Take a look at the achievements of the first 10 of our Thirty Under 30 honorees: Maggie Bodner, Learning & Development Manager, BrandsMart USA Maggie developed her organization’s first-ever new hire program, despite the company being around for nearly 40 years. This initiative provided a structured onboarding experience, ensuring new team members felt supported and prepared from day one. As the only L&D team member at BrandsMart, this was…
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Understanding the Scope of Learning Technology
Learning technology is constantly changing, and keeping up with all the changes is almost a full-time job. We spoke with attendees at DevLearn 2024 about their takeaways from the event, and they were amazed at the amount of technology on the market today and what it can do. Embrace technology at your organization Attendees were wowed by the scope of technology that exists today and how much of it they were unaware of before the event. One attendee even said, “There’s a lot that I don’t know and a lot that I can know.” Another attendee encouraged organizations to…
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How Your Peers are Using AI
There’s no question that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in learning and development is a topic being explored by just about every L&D professional right now. But have you ever wondered how your peers are really using AI every day? At the 2024 DevLearn Conference & Expo, we asked attendees about their AI use and discovered that it’s being used in a variety of ways: Writing scripts & code Some attendees found AI to be a time-saver in writing code for projects that they are working on. Also, they mentioned using AI to write scripts that they’re using to…
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From AI to Accessibility: Interview with Guild Master Diane Elkins
DevLearn 2024 celebrated Diane Elkins as Guild Master for her L&D impact. From resume writing to co-founding Artisan Learning, she finds purpose in helping people work better. Elkins has mixed feelings on AI’s role, excited by accessibility potential but cautious about writing quality. She sees a future prioritizing accessibility in L&D.