307 The Extreme eLearning Makeover
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday, June 10
Instructional Design
409
Current studies show that more than five billion people will be using mobile devices by 2017, making smartphones and tablets more prevalent and accessible than desktop or laptop computers. Mobile learning has the ability to be a truly global solution for education delivery. Many companies who embraced the eLearning movement years ago are now facing new challenges in reaching mobile learners.
In this session, you will examine a case study of an organzation that needed to make over its approaches to eLearning in the face of mobile. You will discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly that this organization endured over the last two years to transform its enterprise learning site into a modern, touch-friendly, sustainable solution with a focus on smarter connections of people to knowledge. You will leave this session with tools to help transform your organization’s eLearning programs into a modern, sustainable, educational solution.
In this session, you will learn:
- To recognize the key functional differences between desktop and mobile browsers
- To dissect your existing site into the individual elements requiring makeovers
- To identify opportunities that elevate a site to mLearning and not just touch-friendly eLearning
- To consider long-term needs for a sustainable design
Audience:
Intermediate designers, developers, managers, and
directors.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Android operating systems, iOS, Windows 8, Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer.
Tonya Smyth
Education Consultant
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Tonya Smyth is an education consultant for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics responsible for the design, development, implementation, and project management of innovative educational technologies that enhance the experience of learners in the diagnostics industry. With years of experience as a clinical diagnostic laboratorian, technical trainer, and instructional designer, Tonya is able to blend her educational and technological perspectives to create solutions that meet the needs of the instructor, designer, and learners. Tonya holds an MS in instructional design from Western Governors University.
Andrew Paller
Curriculum Consultant
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Andrew Paller is a curriculum consultant for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics responsible for managing the design, development, and implementation of blended learning curricula. With years of experience as a technical trainer and a clinical diagnostic laboratorian, Andrew has a unique perspective on the educational needs of the diagnostic industry. Andrew holds a BS in medical technology from the University of Delaware and is pursuing an MBA from the University of Delaware.
