Current Events

I. How to Successfully Migrate Traditional Training Program to Blended E-learning

9:00–10: 00 AM PT                                               

Today's tools and technologies can deliver "Better than Being There" learning experiences.  Now, 53% of training hours are being hosted via e-learning, blended or virtual training. It's time you put these tools to work and secure faster time to market, and time to competency, while saving considerable time and money.

Join Connie Stephens, Performance Consultant at RBC Bank, and Dr. Richard Hyde, instructional design expert, Atlantic Link,  when they share the steps and best practices of migrating ILT to impactful blended e-learning.  

In this complimentary web seminar, you will learn:

>Which training programs to target and why,
>How to develop truly engaging content that drives performance,
>Which tools to use for best outcomes,
>How to get trainers and facilitators engaged in the process.

See real-life examples of effective e-learning programs from the field; Share best practices and try your hand using award-winning tools for rapid development and collaborative authoring.    

II. Best Practices: Launching Global Blended Learning Curriculum

7:00 – 8:00 AM PT

Learn how Xerox re-engineered their learning and development function, moving from traditional classroom based training to global blended learning. Led by Joann Halle, Vice President of L&D at Xerox, these speakers will address all three phases of strategy development, technology evaluation and deployment and training implementation. See how Xerox managed the global rollout of its blended learning curriculum.

Attend this session to learn how Xerox is managing the global rollout of its blended learning curriculum and how the company was able to:

• Reduce travel and administrative costs for large-scale training sessions by hundreds of thousands of dollars annually- which is critical in the current economic environment,
• Improve access to training by enabling sales and service professionals to attend trainings throughout the year, without having to leave their offices,
• Support the delivery of 450 sessions in the first half of 2009,
• Address a variety of stakeholder requirements through ease of use and flexibility. In Europe for instance, the virtual sessions are used in 14 countries with 12 languages, whiles users worldwide require little or no training to participate in the online L&D courses.

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III. Social Learning 101

8:30 – 10: 00 AM PT

Thursday, April 29th, 2010                                           

Join this 90 minute session and see how companies are implementing social learning across their enterprises. David Mallon, Bersin & Associate's senior analyst, will review the  technologies available; what companies are doing at a tactical level with live examples; and invite users to share their experiences. Walk through the evaluation, launch and measurement phases of a social learning launch. Then, ask David and his panelists of technologists and power users questions to jump start your social learning initiative.

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IV. Ask the Experts  Panel Discussion

12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

Thursday, April 29th, 2010                                         

Ask these e-Learning experts advice, tactics or strategies, led by Lance Dublin, Learning Architect with Dublin Consulting.
Wonder what the ROI (return on investment) or ROE (return on expectations) is for e-learning? What tools should you use? How can you develop quality e-learning on a budget? What's critically important in addition to great content and effective design? This is your opportunity to ask these and other questions directly to a panel of e-learning practitioners and consultants and listen in as they share their experience and knowledge.

Register for Complimentary Session.