507 Binge Learning in the Streaming Age: Trends, Technologies, and Strategies

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, June 9

Design

Lone Star H

Video is eating the Internet. We’re consuming and creating more of it than ever, and 64 percent of consumers identify as binge watchers. But these trends don’t just apply to entertainment content—they’re having a huge impact on learning, and learners’ expectations, too.

In this session, we’ll explore how learning and development professionals can leverage consumer content consumption trends to create powerful and impactful learning experiences. Through examples ranging from surfers in Hawaii to telecom companies in Europe, you will learn how video can amplify the reach of informal learning, empower employees to create and share, and increase retention and engagement. You will also learn how platforms like Netflix and YouTube leverage cloud technologies to create the seamless, frictionless video experiences that users have come to expect in 2016.

In this session, you will learn:

  • Learn the key trends and behaviors driving video usage in the consumer world
  • Learn how to leverage these trends to create powerful workplace learning experiences
  • Come away with practical ideas for piloting video learning at your organization
  • Receive a primer on the key video technologies underpinning these experiences

Audience:
Novice designers, developers, project managers, managers, and directors.

Technology discussed in this session:
Mac Laptop and iPhone.

James Cross

Director, Learning Strategy

Workday

James Cross is the director of learning strategy for Workday. James is an Apple Distinguished Educator, with 10 years of experience in video-based learning. His experience ranges from classroom teaching using video every day to working with the world’s leading universities (Yale, Stanford, Brown, Berkeley) to create video learning experiences to his present position at Workday.

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