It's the summer and time for L&D conferences once again. One of which is the Virtual Learning Show, hosted by LPI CEO Colin Steed. It's a free, online, conference focusing around online facilitation and webinar delivery, how to design online learning, using the support tools that we consider "social media" and also digital content tools.... Continue Reading →
Virtual Learning Show (winter 2013) – day two
The winter Virtual Learning Show, organised by Colin Steed is now at day two. Here are my summer show and winter day one blogs. This is what the line up was for the day. All about the community Mike Collins from DPG spoke passionately and eloquently about where to start with communities. Mike said that at... Continue Reading →
Virtual Learning Show (winter 2013) – day one
The winter Virtual Learning Show, organised by Colin Steed, has come around so quick! I really enjoyed the two days in the summer (see my blogs here) and with the line up for the winter online L&D conference, it wasn't a hard decision to sign up for the free event! Colin gave an introduction to... Continue Reading →
Impressions from Virtual Learning Show 2013 day two – Julie Dirksen
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 Virtual Learning Show 2013 day two – Matt Turner
Fear and Loathing in Las Virtual Matt Turner is the Director of Live Time Learning and discussed the issue of why some are slow to move into the Virtual Classroom and what others have done to introduce it successfully. Matt started his session by focusing on what the fears are of people towards going to live... Continue Reading →
Virtual Learning Show 2013 – interview with Bianca Woods
Bianca Woods is an instructional designer and is on the panel for the second day of the Virtual Learning Show. I asked for some of her virtual thoughts… Bianca lives in Toronto, Canada and the VLS is hosted on UK time. “Ah, the joys of attending a virtual seminar located in a much different time zone!”... Continue Reading →
Virtual Learning Show 2013 – interview with Colin Steed
I spoke to Colin Steed, who has orchestrated the Virtual Learning Show - a free online conference for the Learning & Development sector. Day one was last week, the second and final day is Thursday 27th June 2013. I wanted to know a bit more about what Colin commented on in his keynote opening, what he... Continue Reading →
Impressions from The Virtual Learning Show #4
Design is everything: five techniques for designing an interactive virtual class Cindy Huggett had some great interaction from the beginning in the chat and with Cindy using polls and a separate chat window to understand our role and find out our burning questions. The five techniques for interactive virtual design: defining great design great openings... Continue Reading →