Using game design to create approach-based learning Julie Dirksen is from Usable Learning and is an instructional designer. Julie is focusing on using game design in the learning environment, but emphasises that this doesn't have to be designing whole games. This really interested me as I know I'm not going to make some immersive video game... Continue Reading →
Impressions from Virtual Learning Show 2013 day two – Claire Line
Live Online Learning at Hogan Lovells Claire Line is Learning Technologies Manager at global law firm Hogan Lovells and her session was about the journey the firm has taken to implement web conferencing and training online. Claire commented at the beginning of her session that she was going to be very open and honest about... Continue Reading →
Impressions from The Virtual Learning Show #3
Comparing Webex, Adobe Connect and Goto for your virtual sessions Karen Hyder highlighted that she was going to cover Adobe Connect, GoToTraining and the WebEx Training Centre. Karen gave us a link to a comparison of these on Wikipedia. Karen’s delivery was great to listen to and she had a scary amount of knowledge about all... Continue Reading →
Impressions from LSG 2013 Conference – Learning design challenge
Tweets from this session used #T2S3 This learning design challenge focused on compliance training and included a plethora of L&D specialists: Julie Wedgewood hosted this panel session where Matt Brewer, Niall Gavin and Craig Taylor all delivered a 10 minute overview of how they are approaching compliance training. As an audience, we then got to vote... Continue Reading →
Impressions from Learning Skills Group 2013 Summer Conference – key note
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I'm having my first reflections on another fine LSG conference.You can find information on the back channel from Kate Graham and lots of reference material from Martin Couzins on the LearnPatch website.I’m going to publish some blog posts on my initial thoughts and key takeaways from... Continue Reading →
Virtual Learning Show – Matt Turner interview – #VLS13
I caught up with Matt Turner, Director at Live Time Learning, before he put the final touches to his Virtual Learning Show (VLS) session about why there is sometimes a slow move to the virtual classroom. Matt said that he “really enjoyed last year’s VLS including the useful content, good mix of people and similar set... Continue Reading →
