604 2018 Trends: What the Research Says About Microlearning, Social Tools, and Video
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 28
Instructional Design
Junior Ballroom G
In this session, The eLearning Guild’s director
of research, Jane Bozarth, reviews the Guild’s most recent reports on video,
microlearning, and social tools for learning. We’ll look at what’s happening—or
not happening—industry-wide, with an emphasis on what works, such as what
factors support success and what content lends itself best to particular
approaches.
This review of research is designed to
familiarize you with what’s happening in the field and to help you find ways to
be successful with approaches you’re considering or are already using and would
like to enhance. You’ll leave with practical, evidence-based advice to
help you engage in conversations and apply new ideas back at work.
In this session, you will learn:
- What practical insights we can gain from current research into microlearning, social tools, and video
- State-of-the-industry practices in these areas
- Benefits and barriers facing practitioners
- Solutions to common challenges
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, managers, directors, and senior leaders (VPs, CLOs, executives, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
Video, social tools, assorted technologies used in microlearning solutions.
Jane Bozarth
Director of Research
The Learning Guild
Jane Bozarth, the director of research for the Learning Guild, is a veteran classroom trainer who transitioned to eLearning in the late 1990s and has never looked back. In her previous job as leader of the State of North Carolina's award-winning eLearning program, Jane specialized in finding low-cost ways of providing online training solutions. She is the author of several books, including eLearning Solutions on a Shoestring, Social Media for Trainers, and Show Your Work: The Payoffs and How-To's of Working Out Loud. Jane holds a doctorate in training and development and was awarded the Guild Master Award in 2013 for her accomplishments and contributions to the eLearning community.