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The Online Events Archive provides access to hundreds of online sessions covering critical topics in learning and development. This is where you will learn from the learning industry’s leading thinkers and practitioners about best practices, tips and tricks, and proven strategies in the learning technologies space.
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Level Up Your Scenarios
Writing scenarios and incorporating them into courses can be intimidating, regardless of how far along you are in your instructional design journey. Perhaps you’re unsure how much story detail to include to make scenarios feel realistic enough to trigger the type of response you want. Maybe you struggle with how much character backstory you need to add to ensure that the character serves its purpose. Relax! There’s a strategy you can use to determine the right level of detail based on the goal of each scenario. In the session, you’ll learn three levels of scenario detail and character development. The…
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The Power of Story in the New Jungle of Work
Do you feel it? That palpable dis-ease that something is still not quite right with the world. We got the memo; there’s no rolling back to life before Covid. On our cosmic Titanic, holding our breath as we collectively mask our fear, we lean across the fragile helm of provisional normalcy, straining to spot a ray of hope amidst the storm clouds of a looming recession, a great resignation, and a lingering pandemic hangover. As L&D professionals, we told our organizations a story that helped them re-imagine what learning could be in a lockdown—and then we made it happen. We…
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Learn to Send xAPI Data
The power of xAPI lives in the statements that are generated and shared based upon a learner’s activity and actions. In this week’s session, we go under the hood of xAPI statements, exploring how xAPI data is generated and sent through different platforms.
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How to Build an L&D Team that Supports xAPI
Putting xAPI into practice requires knowledge and skills that are new for many organizations. In this week’s session, we are joined by Amy Parent as she explores the skillsets and potential roles that may be required to support xAPI.
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Turn L&D into a Performance Department
A conversation about measuring the business impact of training can trigger panic in many L&D professionals. You want to be a strategic partner and contribute to the overall growth and success of your organization, but the corporate university structure is built to drive awareness—not produce results. This session will be an active discussion for those who desire to elevate themselves, their teams, and their impact. We’ll explore long-held beliefs about the role of training in the corporate environment that are barriers to success. Come prepared to share your thoughts, resistance, and experiences as they relate to these important questions: How…
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xAPI In Practice (Case Studies 1)
This week, we focus on xAPI in practice, showing two examples of organizations that have leveraged the power of xAPI in their learning programs. You will discover why xAPI was put into practice, the lessons that were learned along the way, and most importantly, the value that was driven. These examples will provide context for the in-depth sessions to follow in the weeks ahead.
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Intro to the Experience API & the xAPI Cohort
This week’s opening session for the Fall 2022 Semester features Megan Torrance as she explores the foundational elements of xAPI, providing an introduction to the specification that will serve as the foundation we will build upon each week. We will also cover how the Cohort works to ensure you get the most value from your time as a participant.
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Advertisers’ Secrets to Compelling Learning Videos
With the need to “break through the clutter,” how can your learning videos leave your audience remembering your message? Try looking to advertising, a field that does this well. If commercials can get people to purchase items they don’t need, how can you use these marketing secrets to influence learners (and do this without them feeling manipulated)? In this interactive, game-based session, you’ll learn what makes some ads so compelling they persuade you to buy. You’ll explore the strategic framework to use when creating a training video strategy, as well as the essential design considerations for video. In this session,…
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LLA Monthly Meeting: Learning Org Maturity: What Drives L&D Impact & Finding Your Breakthrough
Join Steve Lowenthal and Cammy Bean to explore the changes in people, process, technology, and use of analytics that organizations are leveraging to accelerate maturity and make a bigger impact on their organization.
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Iterate and Integrate: Designing the Modern Learning Experience
It started with a familiar request, “We need a large training program for one of our new product teams … and we need it in about 90 days. Can you create that?” At FIS, we started with a non-traditional solution. It worked but we saw the potential for greater transformation. Today, it’s still evolving as we integrate and iterate with various projects across the organization and innovate to create a learning culture that can stand the test of time. In this session, you will explore the ongoing thinking behind a program, as we are currently iterating using modern methodologies such…