2012
New Learning
Technologies
Conference
February 15-17, 2012
Caribe Royale Orlando Hotel
Orlando, Florida
Training, Education and Job Performance Improvement
Featuring Application Descriptions on:
Ÿ Knowledge Management Systems
Sponsored by
Ÿ Mobile Learning
Ÿ Gaming & Simulation for Training & Job
Performance Improvement
Ÿ Virtual Worlds
SALT®
Ÿ Social Media
Ÿ eLearning
Society for Applied Learning Technology®
Phone: (540) 347-0055
Fax: (540) 349-3169
Email: info@salt.org
Website: WWW.SALT.ORG
Table of Contents
General Information ....................................................... 3
About the Conference .................................................... 4
Keynote Address. ......................................................... 5
Conference Sponsor - Sealund & Assoc. ....................... 6
Technical Sessions Overview .................................... 7-9
Session Descriptions .............................................. 10-19
Exhibiting Companies .................................................. 20
Participating Organizations .......................................... 21
Session Room Locations Caribe Royale Convention Center
WEDNESDAY (FEB 15) - CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Keynote Address 9:00 - 10:00 ................. Grand Sierra E
Gaming Track .............................................. Curacao 1-2
Virtual Worlds Track .................................... Curacao 3-4
Mobile Computing Track .............................. Curacao 5-6
Blended Learning Track ............................... Curacao 7-8
Training Track ...................................................... Sierra I
THURSDAY (FEB 16) - CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Design Track ............................................... Curacao 1-2
Virtual Worlds Track .................................... Curacao 3-4
Mobile Computing Track .............................. Curacao 5-6
Social Media Track ...................................... Curacao 7-8
Training Track ...................................................... Sierra I
FRIDAY (FEB 17) - CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Knowledge Management Track .................... Curacao 1-2
Simulation Track .......................................... Curacao 3-4
Mobile Computing Track .............................. Curacao 5-6
eLearning Track ........................................... Curacao 7-8
Training Track ...................................................... Sierra I
Conference Sessions
Caribe Royale Orlando Convention Center
SALT Registration
Exhibits
Keynote
Entrance
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General Information
Conference Location
Caribe Royale Hotel
8101 World Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
Reservations: (888) 258-7501
Reference Group: SALT Conference
Hotel Accommodations
SALT is pleased to be holding the New Learning Technologies
2012 Conference at the Caribe Royale Orlando Hotel.
A limited number of rooms have been set aside at the discounted
rate of $169.00 single/double. Special room rates may not be
available after Jan 14, 2012, so please make your reservations
as early as possible. You can make your hotel reservations
through our website (www.salt.org) under the conference hotel
section or you can call reservations at (888) 258-7501 and
reference the SALT Conference.
SALT Registration Desk Hours
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
8:00 AM to 12 NOON
Conference Sponsorship
This conference is being conducted by the Learning Technology
Institute (LTI) in cooperation with the Society for Applied
Learning Technology (SALT). However, SALT assumes no
responsibility for program content, facilities, schedules, or
operations. Learning Technology Institute programs are
educational in nature and are considered continuing
professional education. Attendees are advised that some
presentations made by representatives of the U.S. Government
may be available at little or no cost by making direct request to
those presenters. While the Learning Technology Institute is
an educational organization, tax exempt under Section 501(c)3
of the Internal Revenue Code, the fees for the program described
in the brochure are considered to be tuition expenses and not
donations to the Institute.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received by Feb 1, 2012 will be refunded after
the conference less a $50 processing fee. In the event of
cancellation we also accept attendee substitutions, or your fee
may be applied to the next SALT conference. No monetary
refunds will be made after Feb 1, 2012.
Networking Reception
Program Topic Organization
WEDNESDAY (FEB 15) - 5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM
Program headings are grouped by general categories for
convenience of those who wish to focus on specific areas.
However, many presentations relate to more than one area
and attendees are encouraged to select those presentations of
greatest relevance to their needs. Schedules are arranged to
provide for attendees to change locations without disruption.
The Society for Applied Learning Technology® (SALT®) is
sponsoring this networking reception for all conference
participants. There will be a cash bar and complementary hors
d'oeuvres. The reception will be located in the exhibit hall in the
Grand Sierra F-H Ballroom near the SALT registration desk.
Employment Bulletin Board
The Caribe Royale Hotel has warranted that it complies with
ADA requirements.
A bulletin board will be available for posting of employment
information or resumes. If interested, please contact Carrie
Vespico at carrie@lti.org or call (540) 347-0055.
Program Changes
Learning Technology Institute reserves the right to make
necessary changes to this program. Every effort will be made
to keep presentations and speakers as represented. However,
unforeseen circumstances may result in the substitution or
cancellation of a presentation topic and/or speaker. For the
latest conference information visit SALT's web site at
www.salt.org.
Inquiries
Inquiries concerning this conference should be addressed to
the Society for Applied Learning Technology, 50 Culpeper
Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186, Phone: (540) 347-0055 or
fax at (540) 349-3169.
ADA Compliance
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Conference Registration Rates
Paid by
Nov 15
Paid by
Feb 1
Paid After
Feb 1
To Be
Invoiced
SALT Member: $650
$700
$750
$750
Non-Member: $700
$750
$800
$800
One-Day/Two Day Registration
For those who prefer to attend only one or two days, there is a
one-day registration fee of $400 and a two-day fee of $600.
Exhibit Hours
The exhibits will be located in the Grand Sierra F-H
Wednesday
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM & 5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
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About the SALT ® Conference
The SALT® 2012 New Learning Technologies Conference in Orlando, Florida will address the important issues that affect
individuals and organizations who are involved in designing, developing or implementing technology-based training and
education systems. The conference provides a unique opportunity to obtain a cross-disciplinary exposure to technology
applications in a concrete manner and to learn from speakers who are practitioners of the current technology. The conference
experience should provide the potential for a broad exposure to professionals from Academia, Government, Industry and the
Military who will be sharing their knowledge and experience. Attendees will hear real-world and practical examples of how your
peers came to recognize the challenges facing them and then identified the technology-based solutions to address them. These
solutions include:
Ÿ Knowledge Management Systems
• Gaming & Simulation for Training and Job Performance Improvement
Ÿ eLearning
Ÿ Mobile Learning
Ÿ Virtual Worlds
Ÿ Social Media
Who Attends the SALT ® Conference
Decision makers involved in the selection and implementation of technology-based solutions for education, training and
performance support which include the following:
CORPORATE AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINERS
Directors and managers seeking current information on E-learning, Mobile Computing Technology, and Content and Enterprise
Management Systems for their organizations’ training needs. Industry professionals who require training and communication
programs utilizing strategies which engage the learner. Corporations seeking to leverage current knowledge and investment in
technologies.
GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY PROFESSIONALS
Military and government staff tasked with integrating the latest multimedia technologies into their training, compliance and
logistics support programs. Courseware developers seeking SCORM compliant technologies to assist them in manpower
development, personnel training, and safety programs. Government agencies interested in Customizable Off The Shelf (COTS)
training solutions for their learners.
EDUCATORS
Academic Professionals and Curriculum Developers responsible for implementing technology based-systems now driving
institutions of higher education. Educators who want to know how the latest technologies are being applied to improve the
learning experience. Instructional designers who need to be on top of the latest application technology to help them exploit
existing content and develop more accessible courseware.
Ÿ University and community college professionals
Ÿ Education/Training facilitators
Ÿ Hardware and software systems developers
Ÿ Consultants
Ÿ Training and Job Performance Support Professionals
Ÿ Technology-based systems manufacturers & integrators
Ÿ Human resource development managers
Ÿ Corporate training managers
Ÿ Publishers and distributors of educational software
Ÿ Instructional design professionals
Ÿ Instructional systems professionals
Ÿ Training systems designers and developers
Ÿ Military and Homeland Security systems training professionals
Ÿ Multimedia developers and distributors
With over 90 speakers scheduled to speak in 10 different conference tracks over 3 days, the New Learning Technologies
Conference offers one of the best values in the market place. SALT® has always made it a priority to offer exceptional content to
attendees at registration rates which are competitive. By controlling overhead expenses and negotiating favorable hotel rates,
this conference offers the lowest cost with the widest program selection from recognized professionals in the field.
This conference offers you and your organization a cost-conscious method to stay up-to-date on the latest technologies for
improving learning, reducing training time and increasing employee effectiveness.
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Keynote Address - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
9:00 am to 10:00 am - Sierra Ballroom E
David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
Vice President & Team Member
WILL Interactive, Inc.
SALT® is pleased to announce that David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army, Vice
President and a member of WILL Interactive’s leadership team, will be giving the
keynote address at the upcoming conference in Orlando.
LTG(Ret) Dave Valcourt currently serves as the Vice President for WILL Interactive as
well as participates in the Army Senior Mentor program supporting US Forces Korea’s
strategic theatre level exercises.
In July, 2010 he completed a 37 year Army career culminating as the Deputy Commanding
General of TRADOC under GEN Marty Dempsey. He has commanded and trained
Soldiers at every echelon from company though Army Service Component Command.
Serving as a General Officer since 2001, he was responsible for go to war readiness of
the 2d Infantry Division as the Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver (20002002), and then later for over 28,500 Soldiers as the Commanding General of 8th US
Army (2006-2008). He has extensive experience as a cutting edge trainer as a brigade
commander during the Army’s Advanced Warfighting Experiment, Joint Fires at Ft Sill,
Live-Virtual-Constructive training venues on the Korean Peninsula, and finally as the
DCG of TRADOC.
Currently he maintains his touch with training and influencing Soldiers through his work
at WILL and the development of Virtual Experience Immersive Learning Simulations
(VEILS).
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New Learning Technologies 2012 SALT Conference
- WEDNESDAY TECHNICAL SESSION OVERVIEW Keynote Address - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
9:00 am to 10:00 am - Sierra Ballroom E
David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
Vice President & Team Member
WILL Interactive, Inc.
Track
Gaming
Virtual Worlds
Mobile Computing
Blended Learning
Training
Room
Curacao 1-2
Curacao 3-4
Curacao 5-6
Curacao 7-8
Sierra I
Helen St. Aubin, Ph.D.
Sheryl Hartman,
Ph.D.
William Peratino
Sazara Johnson
Session Terrence Redding,
Chairs
Ph.D.
Learning Game Design:
Lessons from the
Trenches
- Sharon Boller
Replicating Interactive
Graduate Student Writing
Workshops in the Virtual
Classroom: Best Practices for
Meeting Learning Objectives
and Controlling Costs
- Lyra Logan
Just-in-Time Teaching The Best of Both
Using MobileWorlds - Designing a
Optimized Web
Blended Course
Applications For
- Sara Ombres
Nonlinear Learning
- Marti Klemm, Ph.D.
- Andrew Stricker
- Cynthia Calongne,
D.CS.
- Tony Cook, Ed.D.
Lessons Learned in
120 Years of
Distance Education
- Gertrude (Trudy)
Abramson, Ed.D.
Applying Serious Game
Principles to US Military
Training
- Brian Sostak
Leveraging Virtualization to
Facilitate Online Delivery of
Technical Courses
- Stephen Gantz
- Scott Warren, Ph.D.
Why Not Make an App
for That?
- Richard Louttet
- Tristan Roscoe
Moving from Live
Training to Blended
Training
- Shannon Gattens
- Carrie O'Donnell
The Future for
Training Delivery:
Perceptions from
Illinois ASTD
Members
- Kimberly Ervin
- R. Lance Hogan,
Ph.D.
Breathing Life into Your
Presentation: Using
Games to Teach
- John Dillon
The Magic is in the Mix –
Finding the Right Blend for
Effective Virtual Learning
- Kristen Grenzebach
Developing Secured
Mobile Learning
Environments
- Eva Vincze, PhD
Meeting the Needs of
a Multi-generational
Workforce with a
Blended Learning
Approach
- Bobbie Shreiner
- Marty Murrillo
Leadership
Strategies for
Remote Learning
Programs
- Jim Barrett
2:15
From Jeopardy to
Charting a Path to an
Americas Army Effective Distance Based
Linking Serious Games Learning Strategy
to Performance
- Lee Deaner
Objectives
- John Low
New Learning
Technologies
- Mike Hassett
Assessment of a
Hybrid/Online General
Education Course
- Patricia Backer,
Ph.D.
Developing GoalBased Scenarios for
Performance-based
Learning
- Julia Carpenter
3:30
Sound Bite Training:
Using Short Game to
Powerfully Deliver
Content Online Or In
The Classroom
- John Dillon
A New Paradigm: Vertical
Learning Clouds
- Mitch Javidi, Ph.D.
The Mobile Computing
Impact on Business
and Education
- Linda Glassburn
A Different Blend:
Strategies for Merging
On-Campus and
Remote Learners
- Elissa Weeden
- Wendy Gilmore
4:15
Situated Learning in
Serious Games:
Activating Established
Principles Using
Selected Game
Features
- Anya Andrews, Ph.D.
- Corina Lechin
Learning Strategy: Envision,
Design, Develop, and Deliver
a Product Knowledge
Development Program
- Pat Golden
- Lauren Englander
Mobile Devices for
Behavior Change and
Skill Development Simulations for
Tablets
- Ken Spero
Bored with the
Discussion Board?
Collaborative
Strategies in Blended
and Online Courses
- Anna Reese
- Sara Ombres
Five Sigma
Instruction? Tutoring
Strikes Again!
- J. Dexter Fletcher,
Ph.D.
- Dr. Ralph Ernest
Chatham
- William Casebeer
10:30
11:15
1:30
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- THURSDAY TECHNICAL SESSION OVERVIEW -
Room
Session
Chairs
8:30
9:15
10:30
11:15
1:30
2:15
3:30
4:15
Design
Virtual W orlds
M obile
Computing
Social M edia
Training
Curacao 1-2
Curacao 3-4
Curacao 5-6
Curacao 7-8
Sierra I
M aria M cM eans
J. Dexter
Fletcher, Ph.D
Robert Gadd
Dr. Ralph Ernest
Chatham
W illiam
M cAndrew , Ph.D.
The Future of
Instructional Systems
Design in Learning
Technologies
- Greg Jones, Ph.D.
- Scott W arren, Ph.D.
Making Virtual
Education a Reality
- The VirGLE
Project
- Donald
Hemminger
- David Bunker
- Ronald Tuttle
Case Study: Lessons Selecting the Right
Learned Developing Social Learning
and Deploying Mobile Technology
Learning at the DAU
- Matthew Daniel
- Barbara Sealund
- Rebecca Clark
CyberSecurity
Training Framework
for the Department of
Defense
- Doug Robinson
Instructional Systems
Design for Mobile
Learning
- John Gibbs
Livemocha: A
Virtual Learning
Community
- Bob Sanregret
Beyond Speed,
Social Networking and
Portability and Glitz – Technology: It Made a
Making Mobile
Difference… .But Not
Instruction W ork
Solely for the Expected
- Keith Hopper,
Audience.
Ph.D.
- Sazara Johnson
Building Quality into
E-Learning: Four
Methods for Quality
Assurance
- Susan Codone,
Ph.D.
Extreme Course
Sharpening
Makeover: Online Edition America’s
- Russ Gazda, Ph.D.
Competitive Edge
with Virtual Learning
Environments
- Ron Burns
Open Educational
Resources and the
Future of Mobile
Learning
- Rory McGreal
ShaleNET: A
Framework for Large
Scale Talent
Selection and
Training
- Lou Camerlengo
- David Pistner
Generation W hy?
Designing Training and
Learning to Engage the
New W orkforce
- James Guilkey, Ph.D
Strategies to
Engage Remote
Learners
- Victoria Ryan
- Natalie Eide
Instructional Design for
Amazing
the Social Media
(Educational) Stuff I
Revolution
Can Do W ith My
- Vincent Flango
Handheld
- Andrew W adsworth
- Steve Downey
Developing RoleBased Security
Training with 3-D
Avatars Using a
Knowledge
Repository
- W illiam Peratino
- Courtney Cox
Delivering Learning to a
Multigenerational Mobile
W orkforce
- James Liggins
- Victoria Coskrey Ndefo
Learning in the
Cloud: The Benefits
of Cloud-Based
Learning
Applications
- Adam Vandover
- Kenneth Addis
Targeting Pads and
Mobile Devices
- Henry Ryng
Developing Rich
Community in Online
Environments
- Toni (Anthony)
Roberts
Using Distributed
Cooperative Learning
to Maximize Training
Effectiveness for
Remote Trainees
- Debbie Gordon
- Suzanne Rhodes
Live! from NASA's
International Space
Station
- Monica Trevathan
Moving the
Classroom Online:
A Model for Making
Online Learners
Feel Like they are
Live
- Lee Deaner
Mobile Device
Management
- LeRoy Dennison
Student-authored W iki
Textbooks:
Composition and
Review
- Edward Gehringer
Effectively Using
W ebEx Meeting and
Training Tools for
Training
- Rita Hartman
Using Cognitive
Neuroscience Learning
Theories and a
Technology-rich
Classroom for Deep and
Lasting Learning
- Henry Findlay
Next Gen Virtual
Mobile Learning: It’s
Classroom at
all about ME (Mobile
Accenture Experience)!
Engaging, Effective, - Kenneth Addis
Innovative, and
- Adam Vandover
Global
- Gordon Trujillo
Using Social
Networking Technology
to Enhance the
Student-Instructor
Interface
- David Royer, D.B.A.
- Beth Leslie
- Tony De Souza
Students’ Attitudes and
Appreciation Towards
Instructional Design:
Theoretical and Practical
Aspects
- Eisa Hasan, Ph.D.
Scenario
Application to
Virtual Learning
Prototypes
- Michael L. Reiss
Getting Traction with
Social Media
Technology in the
W orkplace
- Matthew Daniel
Implementing
Learning
Technologies W ithin
Your Organization:
Identifying and
Overcoming the
Challenges
- James Guilkey,
Ph.D
- John Hart
- Sazara Johnson
How Might
Institutions of Higher
Learning Harness
New Methods for
Prom oting Academic
Support Services?
- W endy Gilmore
- Elissa W eeden
Beyond the Learning
Management System:
Integrating Social
Media in Formal
Education
- Terry Anderson
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- FRIDAY TECHNICAL SESSION OVERVIEW Track
Knowledge
Management
Simulation
Mobile Computing
eLearning
Room
Curacao 1-2
Curacao 3-4
Curacao 5-6
Curacao 7-8
Sierra I
Risa Blair, Ed.D.
John Robbins,
Ph.D.
LeRoy Dennison
Kirby Crider
William McAndrew,
Ph.D.
Session
Chairs
8:30
9:15
Developing Civilian
Business Simulation-in- Mobile Learning Panel
Leadership Skills and a-Box: Inventing a New
Abilities for the Future Learning Asset for
- Bob Sanregret
- Robert Gadd
Accenture
- Thomas Hammond
- John Alonso
- John Gibbs
- Don Duralia
- James Goldsmith
- Kris Swanson
Marriott's Recipe for
Mobile E-Learning
Health Resources for Success with
SharePoint
Emergency
Responders
- John Hart
- Joseph Hughes
- Cesar Bandera
- Pertti Hakkinen
Using Your LMS to
Provide a
Personalized
Learning Experience
The Use of High Fidelity
Simulators to Train Pilot
and Sensor Operator
Skills for Unmanned
Aerial Systems
Drive Down
Development Times
and Monetize
Development
Savings!
- Tom Haritos
- John Robbins, Ph.D.
- Ginny Heenan
Improving Managerial
Using Adobe Flash to
Decision-Making Skills: Create M-Learning
Use of Cognitive
Analysis to Develop a
- Helmut Doll, Ph.D.
Modeling and
Simulation Tool
Creating Training, eLearning, and
Technical
Documentation in an
Agile Software
Development
Environment
- Charles Forty
- Salvatore LaCara
The Wizard of Oz –
Migrating From One
LMS to Another
10:30
- Risa Blair, Ed.D.
- Sheryl Hartman,
Ph.D.
- Denise Rose
Stevens, Ph.D.
- Erwin Wunderlich,
Ph.D.
- Dr. Nancy Goldstein
11:15
Launching a
Knowledge
Management System:
A Multi-Disciplinary
Approach
Computer-Based
Simulation As An
Intervention In An
Aeronautical Science
Course
- Linda McGurn
- Kevin Rigby, Ed.D.
Eliminating "One Size
Fits None" Training
- Tim Kemper
- Dana Cooperman
Using Digital Ink and
Screencasting
Technologies to
Support Problem
Solving in Engineering
Courses
The Little Engine
That Could
- Paul Makarov
- Kirby Crider
Reliability: The
Forgotten "ility" in
Advanced Distributed
Learning
- Jeff Krinock
- Roxanne Toto
Local Orlando Websites
City of Orlando - www.cityoforlando.net
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau - www.orlandoinfo.com
Orlando International Airport - www.orlandosanfordairport.com
Disney World - www.disney.go.com
Sea World - www.buschgardens.com
Universal Studios - www.universalorlando.com
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Wednesday - Gaming
9:00-9:10 Introduction and Welcome
John G. Fox, II, Executive Director, SALT®
9:10-10:00 Keynote Address - David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Learning Game Design: Lessons from the Trenches
Sharon Boller, President, Bottom-Line Performance
Learning games are a hot, hot trend - but why? And if you elect to
create one, what considerations delineate a good game from a poor
one? This session outlines the why of learning games, links games to
the learning hierarchy, and then outlines key factors in effective learning
game design. The session spends as much time showing as it does
telling, walking participants through several learning game designs and
pointing out factors that influenced the fun and effectiveness factors of
these games.
11:15-12:00 Applying Serious Game Principles to US Military
Training
Brian Sostak, Instructional Systems Designer, C2 Technologies
The Patriot Missile Crew Drills place the learners in a simulated interactive 3D environment which allows them to practice crew drills on multiplatform mobile devices or computers when access to the vehicle is
not viable. The drills take a constructivist and experiential approach to
learning, allowing the users to interact with the environment/vehicle at
their own pace while learning from their experiences and potential mistakes. As the learners progress through the different levels of difficulty,
they are provided less guidance from the application and must build
upon their previous knowledge to complete the drill under a deadline.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Using Games to Teach
John Dillon, Instructional Designer, C3 Softworks
Are your trainees really paying attention? The answer to that question
is critical to the success of any training session. This presentation will
explore the use of games to engage, motivate and energize your trainees.
2:15-3:00 From Jeopardy to Americas Army - Linking Serious Games
to Performance Objectives
John Low, Chief Creative Officer, Carney, Inc.
This presentation will examine the approach used to design and develop a serious game portal for the U.S. Army that received more than
18,000 game plays within the first two weeks of launch. The presenters
will answer the questions of why use serious games, and how to maximize game theory to achieve measurable performance outcomes. They
will then dive into a process for mapping learning and behavioral objectives to game mechanics, and making desired behaviors integral to game
play. Participants will be presented with a framework for categorizing
game genres and their applicability for addressing specific performance
objectives and available resources.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 Sound Bite Training: Using Short Game to Powerfully
Deliver Content Online Or In The Classroom
John Dillon, Instructional Designer, C3 Softworks
Take your cue from the news, and deliver your content in sound-bite
chunks that stick. Training online, or in the classroom, does not always have to be a long drawn out affair. Studies have shown that
creating training moments that are 5-10 minutes in duration can be
more impactful than more traditional (longer) presentations. In this
session, you will see examples of games that can be used to deliver
information in short, 5-10 minute increments. We’ll explore how we
can apply these principles to online (LMS, social media, web training)
and classroom training.
4:15-5:00 Situated Learning in Serious Games: Activating
Established Principles Using Selected Game Features
Anya Andrews, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Corina Lechin, Student,
Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida
While the situated learning theory has often been praised for shining
the light on the mismatch between traditional classroom instruction and
the “real world”, it has also faced a certain degree of criticism attributed
to the lack of broad-scale instructional guidelines. Although the existing
theoretical base on situated learning does not directly address the area
of immersive learning simulations and serious games, these environments lend themselves particularly well to the core concepts of situated learning. However, with the escalating popularity of virtual learning
environments, instructional designers are often left to their own devices
when trying to incorporate the principles of situated learning into simulations and games. This presentation discusses a number of established situated learning principles and serious game features capable
of activating them.
Wednesday - Virtual Worlds
9:00-9:10 Introduction and Welcome
John G. Fox, II, Executive Director, SALT®
9:10-10:00 Keynote Address - David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Replicating Interactive Graduate Student Writing
Workshops in the Virtual Classroom: Best Practices for Meeting
Learning Objectives and Controlling Costs
Lyra Logan, Vice President & General Counsel, Florida Education Fund
To help graduate students improve their writing, the Florida Education
Fund (FEF) offers online workshops via a learning management system, with Skype for presenter office hours and a synchronous virtual
classroom for collaborative writing. Evaluations show that students improve their writing as a result of the workshops. This session will discuss best practices for planning, designing, developing and implementing online writing workshops. It will detail how the FEF selected the learning management system, Skype, and the virtual classroom tool; trained
faculty and students; designed content and instruction to meet learning
objectives and support varied learning styles; delivered content as guided by Copyright law; and facilitated student interaction and collaboration.
11:15-12:00 Leveraging Virtualization to Facilitate Online Delivery
of Technical Courses
Stephen Gantz, Associate Professor, Information Assurance, University of Maryland University College, Scott Warren, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Learning Technologies Department, University of North Texas
One of the primary challenges to effective online delivery of technical
subject matter is the need to support students with varying skill levels
and computing platforms. Based on experience gained over several
years teaching information assurance courses such as intrusion detection and prevention in a distance learning format, this session will
describe the benefits and challenges associated with distributing and
using virtual machines in support of distance learning.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 The Magic is in the Mix – Finding the Right Blend for
Effective Virtual Learning
Kristen Grenzebach, Ethics & Compliance Manager, Ethics & Compliance, WellPoint Inc
WellPoint Inc., a health benefits company, has an annual commitment to effectively educate over 35,000 employees on Ethics & Compliance, Privacy, and Fraud & Abuse. By using creative instructional design techniques, we have been able to provide a behavior-changing,
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Web-based curriculum that accommodates learner diversity and their
virtual environment, job responsibilities, and limited time and attention.
Learn how to engage all participants by incorporating blended learning
strategies and understanding the importance of effective communication surrounding your program. We’ll share our lessons learned and
provide easy tips on how you can achieve best-in-class results.
2:15-3:00 Charting a Path to an Effective Distance Based Learning
Strategy
Lee Deaner, VP Training & Sales, rVibe
Research indicates that Virtual Instructor Led Training course offerings are expected to increase by 25%. However, implementation of a
distance-based learning strategy often provides ineffective training that
is no more than a PowerPoint presentation over a teleconference and
results in abandoning the program. This presentation defines a six step
Virtual Maturity Model(VMM) developed to evaluate a company’s virtual
training capabilities indicated by real world behaviors and practices. Once
a company’s VMM level is determined a systematic plan is set in place
to develop and implement an effective distance based learning strategy
leading to cost savings and greater productivity.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 A New Paradigm: Vertical Learning Clouds
Mitch Javidi, Ph.D., Founder & Chairman, Readiness Network, Ari Vidali, CEO & Founder, Readiness Network
This session describes a new technological platform for cloud-based
social learning within government and vertical industries. The presenters will highlight the concept as it is being applied to public safety. In the
last 20 years, changes in mission, technology, social expectations, and
organizational liability have been challenging. Recent economic impacts
have most agencies struggling to keep trained and ready first responders on the streets. Vertical learning clouds are solving some of these
endemic problems by providing an ecosystem that acts as connective
tissue for all stakeholders facilitating the free flow of information, learning, and vital services within a secure cloud environment.
4:15-5:00 Learning Strategy: Envision, Design, Develop, and
Deliver a Product Knowledge Development Program
Pat Golden, Director, Employee Education, Deltek, Lauren Englander,
User Experience Consultant, Deltek,
The presentation will discuss the Deltek Employee Education strategy for developing product knowledge early and reinforcing it often. They
developed a comprehensive strategy with three phases that uses a variety of methodologies and technologies. Reusable frameworks were
developed for curricula, courses, micro modules, certification programs
and learning portals. The presenters will also share their strategies with
examples and demonstrationss of cost-effective approaches that facilitated development to a dispersed workforce along with the challenges
and joys of working with a virtual team located in another country.
Wednesday - Mobile Computing
9:00-9:10 Introduction and Welcome
John G. Fox, II, Executive Director, SALT®
9:10-10:00 Keynote Address - David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Just-in-Time Teaching Using Mobile-Optimized Web
Applications For Nonlinear Learning
Andrew Stricker, Distributed Learning Architect, Innovations and Integrations Division, Air University, Tony Cook, Ed.D., Extension Education Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Cynthia Calongne, D.CS., Colorado Technical University
This presentation highlights a collaborative effort to apply Just-in-Time
Teaching (JiTT) mobile-optimized web application modules in support
of blended environments for nonlinear learning. The presentation pro-
vides an overview of the instructional system design and team roles
applied for collaborative effort on the prototype and includes a demonstration of JiTT application modules capable of being used across a
variety of mobile devices and web-based delivery options. Data will be
presented and discussed related to faculty and student perceptions of
the value and impact of the JiTT application modules on targeted learning outcomes.
11:15-12:00 Why Not Make an App for That?
Richard Louttet, Manager, Product Strategy, Canadian Standards Association, Tristan Roscoe, Sr. Learning Application Specialist, Learning
Services, Canadian Standards Association
Entering the mobile learning space may be easier than you think. Start
by understanding your marketplace and clearly documenting your needs.
This session will show how app development has progressed in the
past 5 years and how recent innovations have empowered anyone with
basic web skills to deliver high quality apps on multiple platforms using
one code base. The presenters will share their approach and lessons
learned as they stepped into mobile learning with a simple, affordable,
high quality app. The best part: it was all done by using existing internal
resources and capabilities!
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Developing Secured Mobile Learning Environments
Eva Vincze, Ph.D., Program Director - Professor, Forensic Sciences,
The George Washington University
In this presentation, we will discuss the nature of the present cyber
threats to mobile devices and cloud storage, the roles and responsibilities of designers, vendors and customers for securing these devices,
and introduce a new way of addressing the threats from an offensive
(pro-active) vs. defensive (re-active) stance.
2:15-3:00 New Learning Technologies
Ron Zamir, President & Chief Executive Officer, Allen Communication
Learning Services
In 1995, a tech writer for Newsweek declared that predictions of online classrooms and telecommuting were “baloney”. Today, some may
be making the same misguided observation about mobile technology.
The presenter will discuss emerging mobile learning technologies and
present best practices for corporate learning leaders to leverage mobile devices for their training in their organizations. This session will
present instructional strategies and case studies for optimizing training
courses for the tablet and smart-phones. By 2014, spending in the US
on mobile learning products and services is expected to reach $14 billion. Mobile learning is clearly here to stay.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 The Mobile Computing Impact on Business and Education
Linda Glassburn, Assistant Professor, Business and IT, Cuyahoga Community College
Mobile computing is revolutionizing the way we work and learn. This
presentation will look at cellular and tablet technology as to the types of
devices and operating systems available, as well as educational apps.
Mobile devices enable workers to access up-to-date information quickly, efficiently, and securely from any location and at any time. Workers
are no longer tied to an office computer and can have instant access to
data to make informed decisions. Join in this discussion of the new
social presence.
4:15-5:00 Mobile Devices for Behavior Change and Skill
Development - Simulations for Tablets
Ken Spero, Executive Director, Immersive Learning University, NexLearn
Organizations are dealing with a lot of stress as there is a lot to do
and a lot of pressure. Trainers are looking for any advantage to reach
their targeted audiences in convenient or accessible formats. Given that
Mobile devices are now everywhere and the number of apps are ever
increasing, much has been made of the potential of Mobile devices for
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learning, but there are still not a lot of good use cases. What has been
successful so far has been with respect to information-push but not
necessarily to affect skills and behaviors. Addressing skills on phones
is complicated due to the size of the screens and the user behavior with
the device. It is difficult to engage students for long enough to affect
behavior. By combining the efficacy of complex branching simulations
with the power and access of the tablet devices, trainers now have an
option to reach their targeted audiences wherever they may be.
Wednesday - Blended Learning
9:00-9:10 Introduction and Welcome
John G. Fox, II, Executive Director, SALT®
9:10-10:00 Keynote Address - David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 The Best of Both Worlds - Designing a Blended Course
Sara Ombres, Instructional Designer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Marti Klemm, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Aeronautical Science,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
When an online Instructional Designer and a face-to-face professor
collaborate to design a blended course, several challenges and opportunities can arise. In this presentation, the presenters will discuss their
experience developing a blended course. Employing the LMS Blackboard as well as Web 2.0 tools such as blogs and wikis, the presenters
designed a course that met the needs of the professor and students
while integrating the “best of both worlds” between online and face-toface courses. Specific examples from the development process as well
as student reactions to the blended experience are included.
11:15-12:00 Moving from Live Training to Blended Training
Shannon Gattens, Director of Media and Technology, O’Donnell and
Associates, Carrie O’Donnell, President & CEO, O’Donnell and Associates
Many companies are moving from conducting training in-person to a
blended learning solution where some of the training is online and some
is instructor-led. There are several reasons for this; some include streamlining training across locations, saving money and convenience to employees. As they move in this direction, they are finding that much of the
material they were using is not suitable for online use (not enough or not
in the right format). This session will discuss the process put in place
by the presenters to help facilitate the move from live to blended from
both a content and production perspective.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Meeting the Needs of a Multi-generational Workforce
with a Blended Learning Approach
Bobbie Shreiner, Senior Business Partner, Learning & Development,
Adayana, Marty Murrillo, Director, Learning & Development, Adayana
For the first time ever, there are five generations in the workforce at
one time. Finding it hard to manage? Try creating a training and development plan that meets all needs for all learners. Does one size fit all?
In this session, we will explore global best practices and challenges in
creating innovative, flexible, technology-oriented, blended solutions that
engage a multi-generational workforce.
2:15-3:00 Assessment of a Hybrid/Online General Education Course
Patricia Backer, Ph.D., Director, General Engineering, San Jose State
University
Technology and Civilization is an advanced general education course
in the College of Engineering at San José State University. Two different versions of this course are offered: a fully online course and a hybrid
in-class lecture/self-paced course. Both versions of the course use
multimedia learning materials on CD. This presentation will describe
the structure and content of this course and discuss how the course is
taught in both the online version and the hybrid version.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 A Different Blend: Strategies for Merging On-Campus
and Remote Learners
Elissa Weeden, Associate Professor, Information Sciences and Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology, Wendy Gilmore, Student
Support SpecialistCoord Supp Instruction, Student Learning Support and
Assessment, Rochester Institute of Technology
Blended learning, traditionally, harnesses the advantages of on-campus and distance learning into a course section. Though, as educational institutions try to expand their student body, a point is reached where
attending on-campus sessions is not possible. Distance education is
an option. However, distance students are often taught separately from
their on-campus counterparts. With technology it is possible to blend
on-campus and distance students into a single class. This session discusses the advantages and disadvantages of blending on-campus and
remote learners into a single course section, from faculty and student
perspectives, as well as implementation strategies and lessons learned.
4:15-5:00 Bored with the Discussion Board? Collaborative
Strategies in Blended and Online Courses
Anna Reese, Production Coordinator/Instructional Designer, Instructional
Design and Development, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Sara
Ombres, Instructional Designer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
While collaboration is encouraged in blended and online courses, many
instructional designers and online instructors find the discussion board
to be too artificial and shallow to be successful and engaging. In this
session the presenters will discuss specific examples of successful
collaborative activities that go beyond the traditional discussion board
question, including a class wiki, several group projects, and even some
suggestions on how to improve discussion board assignments that already exist.
Wednesday - Training
9:00-9:10 Introduction and Welcome
John G. Fox, II, Executive Director, SALT®
9:10-10:00 Keynote Address - David P. Valcourt, LTG (Ret) US Army
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Lessons Learned in 120 Years of Distance Education
Gertrude (Trudy) Abramson, Ed.D., Professor, Grad School Computer
& Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University
This presentation is based upon the premise that there is measurable advantage to learning from the experience of others. Distance education is not a new phenomenon; it is older than television, computers
and networks and predates any of us. Teaching and learning are phenomena that may be traced to early civilizations but not across distances. Join us for 120 years of development, implementation, and lessons
of value to everyone involved with teaching and training with applied
technologies. Our travel across time will culminate with today’s most
popular distant formats. Open discussion will follow.
11:15-12:00 The Future for Training Delivery: Perceptions from
Illinois ASTD Members
Kimberly Ervin, Student Technology Training Specialist, Center for Academic Technology Support, Eastern Illinois University, R. Lance Hogan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Eastern Illinois University
Instructional delivery methodologies are ever evolving. This presentation will examine data that was collected for a graduate thesis study of
Illinois ASTD members and instructional delivery methodologies. Specifically, attendees will gain insight of Illinois trainers and current instructional delivery methodology being employed. Further, a sense of the
perceived most effective instructional delivery methodology will be disseminated as well as the instructional methodology that Illinois ASTD
members perceive themselves utilizing in the future. Finally, recom-
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mendations will be made on how to substantiate perceptions to accurately determine instructional delivery effectiveness.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Leadership Strategies for Remote Learning Programs
Jim Barrett, Chair, Fort Hays State University
Successful leadership strategies that establish education and training programs as high quality remote learning experiences will be presented and discussed. An on-line graduate education program providing building and district leadership, special education, ESOL, reading,
counseling and library science will be described. The presenter will discuss key components of the university program that fosters and develops high quality instruction, candidate knowledge and establishes strong
positive relationships between candidates and instructors.
2:15-3:00 Developing Goal-Based Scenarios for Performancebased Learning
Julia Carpenter, Ed.D., General Dynamics Information Technology
Training organizations face the challenge of developing instruction
which not only teaches learners the skills necessary to perform a job,
but trains learners to make decisions and solve problems using what
they’ve learned. Goal-based scenarios (GBS) are one instructional strategy which can help. GBS is a learn-by-doing simulation (either computer-based or live) whereby students pursue a goal by practicing target
skills and using relevant content knowledge to help them achieve their
goal. Come see examples of how goal-based scenarios can be incorporated into performance-based online courseware to guide learners in
problem solving.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-5:00 Five Sigma Instruction? Tutoring Strikes Again!
Dr. Ralph Ernest Chatham, Consultant, Advanced Research Program
Analysis & Technology for Training, J. Dexter Fletcher, Ph.D., Member
Research Staff, Institute for Defense Analysis, William Casebeer, Program Manager, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency,
A new class of tutor teaches average students to troubleshoot realworld IT problems better than can experienced technicians. Instead of
modeling knowledge mastery inside a student’s head, the DARPA/Navy
tutor models observed student/human-tutor interactions (successful and
unsuccessful). Three separate assessments were performed in 20092010. Effect sizes comparing the Digital Tutor with other training approaches ranged from 1.90 to 4.86 in IT knowledge and in practical
troubleshooting exercises drawn from Fleet experience. Chatham discusses the tutor's origins in DARPA’s DARWARS program and early
the results. Fletcher expands on the assessment. In the second half of
this double-barreled presentation, Fletcher discusses return on investment and the economic and operational implications of this class of
digital tutor. Chatham concludes with what is missing and how this approach might be scaled to: new areas, other developers, sponsors, and
learners; and if the costs can be made acceptable. The long-winded
authors hope to leave time for discussion.
Thursday - Design
8:30-9:10 The Future of Instructional Systems Design in Learning
Technologies
Greg Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Learning Technologies Department, University of North Texas College of Information, Scott Warren, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Learning Technologies Department,
University of North Texas
This presentation will examine current and future trends of instructional systems design in the emerging field of learning technologies.
ISD is ever changing as research and implementation impacts practice
and theory. As access to technology availability continues to increase in
learning situation, ISD is stretched to respond to these challenges. This
session will examine how ISD is being successfully used in Games,
Simulations, Virtual Environments, and Mobile learning and talk about
how ISD programs are expanding to provide future designers the tools
to respond to changes of how ISD is being used.
9:15-10:00 Instructional Systems Design for Mobile Learning
John Gibbs, Instructional Design Manager, Tata Interactive Systems,
Experienced instructional developers have their processes down pat—
until their first mobile learning projects raise new questions. This session will help you prepare for success on your first mLearning deployment. We’ll address the questions to ask at each stage of the ADDIE
process regarding organizational, technology, media and instructional
elements and how they interact with one another. You’ll learn what variables to Analyze, how to Design within the limits of various mobile devices, Development tools and techniques, Implementation challenges
on the front end and back end, and how Evaluation of current training
helps you to decide what content to mobilize.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Extreme Course Makeover: Online Edition
Russ Gazda, Ph.D., Instructional Design Manager, Health Outcomes
@ ASU, Arizona State University
This presentation is a case study analysis of the redesign process for
an online graduate level nursing course. The course, originally developed in 2006, focuses on design and delivery of mediated instruction
for nursing professionals, and was updated for the spring 2011 term.
The make-over was prompted by the need for the curriculum and delivery strategies to reflect emerging trends in educational technology. The
instructional design process was informed by the internationally recognized Quality Matters (QM) Program/Rubric. Student feedback indicated generally favorable experiences interacting with the updated course
design.
11:15-12:00 Generation Why? Designing Training and Learning to
Engage the New Workforce
James Guilkey, Ph.D., President, S4 NetQuest
This presentation will examine the profile of today’s new workforce
and discuss how training must change to meet their needs and expectations. Examples of technology-based gaming and simulations geared
towards Generation ‘Y’ will be presented, and the measurable results
from these cases will be discussed. If you are concerned about how the
new workforce will affect your organization, this is the perfect presentation.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Delivering Learning to a Multigenerational Mobile
Workforce
James Liggins, Learning & Development Department, The Aerospace
Corporation, Victoria Coskrey Ndefo, The Aerospace Corporation
Learning portals and private social networks can help businesses
and organizations address the challenge of delivering learning to a multigenerational, mobile, and geographically dispersed workforce. These
versatile and powerful systems can accommodate different learning
styles, delivery preferences, and learning needs. This session will review the drivers and constraints of using learning portals or private social networks to deliver training in a business enterprise. In addition, the
session will provide an occasion to discuss solutions, opportunities,
and best practices for using these technologies in diverse organizations with different needs and goals.
2:15-3:00 Live! from NASA’s International Space Station
Monica Trevathan, Instructional Designer, Educational Technology,
Tietronix Software, Inc.
ISS Live! is a new, cutting-edge, learning and exploring technology
from the International Space Station (ISS) and brought to you by NASA.
This presentation will introduce participants to the ISS Live! website
and mobile device apps. ISS Live! brings real-time data from the ISS to
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the public, teachers and students, and lifelong learners/explorers. Not
only will the users interactively learn about one of the greatest, most
complex engineering structures, they will also be able to access the
data to use in developing apps and other tools. See how NASA is using
new learning technologies to accomplish this exciting and innovative
project.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 Using Cognitive Neuroscience Learning Theories and a
Technology-rich Classroom for Deep and Lasting Learning
Henry Findlay, Professor & Program Director, Continuing Education
Program, Tuskegee University
Recent research studies have added much to the literature and our
understanding of how the brain functions in teaching and learning. When
various technologies are combined with cognitive neuroscience learning theories – the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, education, and
psychology – significant and deep and lasting learning can be realized.
Technologies, if properly built into the instructional process, can enhance
the motivational levels and the academic performance of college students. This session will highlight how to use brain-based research findings in conjunction with a technology-rich environment to promote deep
and lasting learning.
4:15-5:00 Students’ Attitudes and Appreciation Towards
Instructional Design: Theoretical and Practical Aspects
Eisa Hasan, Ph.D., Educational Technology, PAAET
The purpose of this study was to determine the students’ appreciation of instructional design course. In this study, the students’ general
knowledge of the instructional design concept was examined. The content of the course includes both theoretical and practical aspects.
Thursday - Virtual Worlds
8:30-9:10 Making Virtual Education a Reality - The VirGLE Project
Donald Hemminger, Engineering & Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Ronald Tuttle, Director, Center for MASINT Studies &
Research, AFITENP, Air Force Institute of Technology, David Bunker,
Center for MASINT Studies & Research, Air Force Institute of Technology
Many challenges face today’s educators in their quest to provide more
effective learning experiences for their students. Two of the critical success factors identified at AFIT are the ability to provide better access to
curricula (anytime, anywhere, on their own schedule), and to address
the unique capabilities and perspectives of the “Millennial Generation”
when developing and upgrading course environments and materials.
The good news is that technology based education and training methodologies are available to assist in the production of accessible, immersive learning environments. This presentation will describe the real
world results of a project that attempts to do just that.
9:15-10:00 Livemocha: A Virtual Learning Community
Bob Sanregret, VP, Livemocha
One of the most basic ways that companies can strengthen their
ability to interact with international organizations is by simply learning
the language of the culture at hand. It goes without saying that Englishlanguage knowledge certainly helps forge strong bonds across cultures,
but a vast lingual knowledge creates a more nimble and productive corporate structure and therefore a company can create a transformation
that parallels that of the global economy. In this session, Livemocha
CEO Michael Schutzler will present case study examples of multinational corporations (such as Intel, Google and Nestle) that have provided language education as a benefit for employees in order to generate a
more productive and dynamic workforce.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Sharpening America’s Competitive Edge with Virtual
Learning Environments
Ron Burns, CEO, ProtonMedia
The economy has levied significant challenges upon our country. Yet
with these challenges comes opportunity for the learning and training
industry. Many companies have cut their training investments in recent
years, which correlates to the lack of competitiveness in many organizations. Training and learning must lead our way back to global competitiveness. Next-generation training programs that use virtual technologies are making teams smarter and better able to execute business
strategy. Learn how global companies are cutting costs, shortening training cycles, accelerating knowledge transfer, improving collaboration, and
sharpening not only their competitive edge—but America’s—with virtual
learning environments.
11:15-12:00 Strategies to Engage Remote Learners
Natalie Eide, Manager of Human Resources, HD Supply, Inc., Victoria
Ryan, Director of Learning, HD Supply, Inc.
As a learning team, what happens when 80% of your annual training
occurs in classrooms across North America and you receive a directive
from the CEO stating all travel except high priority customer-facing travel
is eliminated? You get creative. Facing a generally doubtful outlook
regarding associate readiness and openness for remote learning, HD
Supply was determined to shift this mindset and continue brining meaningful learning to our 900 associates despite these new constraints. By
October of 2009, just three months later, the first foray into multi-site
virtual training was piloted and was a tremendous success, complete
with the expected ups and downs of any such pilot and a few comical
learnings that quickly became best practices.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Learning in the Cloud: The Benefits of Cloud-Based
Learning Applications
Adam Vandover, Learning Consultant, GBS, IBM, Kenneth Addis, ALMS
CMT Courseware Director, Global Business Services, IBM
This presentation will give learning professionals perspective on the
many facets of the cloud-based learning environment (CLE). Terms such
as self-discovery, user-contributed, open-learning, openID, semantic
search, social, collaborative, and virtual environments capture the need
to consider a departure from traditional institutional and classroom-based
learning. Concepts centered around cloud-based learning can create a
worthy and relevant environment for tomorrow’s learner.
2:15-3:00 Moving the Classroom Online: A Model for Making Online
Learners Feel Like they are Live
Lee Deaner, VP Training & Sales, rVibe
Virtual training design focuses the presentation and delivery method
around the platform’s capabilities. This leads to a strong focus on the
PowerPoint presentation and using non-verbal communication methods like raising your hand or poll questions for engagement. The philosophy proposed in this presentation is an active learning model focusing
on the participant by using 2 way audio and video to bring the classroom into the virtual space. This presentation demonstrates methods
to achieve the level of engagement to keep learners involved over 4 and
6 hours of training, longer than prevailing wisdom would recommend for
virtual training classes.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 Next Gen Virtual Classroom at Accenture - Engaging,
Effective, Innovative, and Global
Gordon Trujillo, Business Architect, Accenture
Accenture is continuing our journey of creating phenomenal learning
experiences by taking virtual learning beyond the passive, lecture-driven convention and evolving it into an experience that rivals classroom
training — both in terms of engagement and effectiveness – and we
have metrics to prove it. Moreover we are doing this at a global scale
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and a fraction of the cost of traditional classroom. We’ll share our journey to reinvigorate virtual classrooms through the overhaul of technology, processes, design approaches and delivery standards.
4:15-5:00 Scenario Application to Virtual Learning Prototypes
Michael L. Reiss
Current virtual simulation allows more modification and “re-dos” to
enhance the rehearsal experience over old school, on-site exercises.
Quality scenarios that test the functionality for the audience at each
development phase are essential. The prototype scenarios play a key
role in the quality of developmental gap analysis and the final simulation
product. Initial phase scenarios must identify development gaps of the
simulation to include interactions with the site and content, actor interactions, and overall realism. Follow-on scenarios can be modifications
of the initial scenario or separate scenarios as long as simulations can
meet the functional requirements of the intended training/rehearsal.
11:15-12:00 Amazing (Educational) Stuff I Can Do With My Handheld
Andrew Wadsworth, Professor & Educational Consultant, Millikin University, University of Illinois, Steve Downey, Assistant Professor, Teacher
Education, University of South Florida
Technology convergence, increasing bandwidth, and greater processing power have provided us with very powerful handheld devices. The
plethora of available applications can be overwhelming and clearly lack
instruction for how they might be used in educational settings. And, to
top it all off, most users don’t know what the device can do, let alone
how to make it work. Educators are no different, they need help in understanding handheld technology and need creative ideas for how to
use the technology in their classrooms and curriculum. This presentation will showcase a handful of technologies that most handheld owners and teachers have never seen nor considered for use in their classes. Attendees will see what’s currently available and what else is just
around the corner.
Thursday - Mobile Computing
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
8:30-9:10 Case Study: Lessons Learned Developing and Deploying
Mobile Learning at the DAU
Barbara Sealund, President & CEO, Sealund & Associates Corporation, Rebecca Clark, Program Manager, Defense Acquisition University
Deploying Mobile Learning in its early stages to major audiences can
bring challenges and headaches. To help avoid the headaches, this
session will share the lessons learned in deploying Mobile Learning at
The Defense Acquisition University. The Defense Acquisition University
will share how its Mobile Working Group got its start from the ground
floor up, and how its contractors have played a key role in the development of successful mobile learning and application solutions. In addition to sharing standards and lessons learned, this session will demonstrate several examples of mobile applications and learning on mobile
devices as well as multiple deployments.
1:30-2:10 Targeting Pads and Mobile Devices
Henry Ryng, President, inXsol
Clients ask for it, users demand it - so what does it take to deliver
interactive elearning to today’s mobile devices? This presentation outlines the business decisions to target a cross device HTML5 technology and the migration/reformulation of Flash-based learning interactions
to the new technology foundation.
9:15-10:00 Beyond Speed, Portability and Glitz – Making Mobile
Instruction Work
Keith Hopper, Ph.D., Professor, Information & Instructional Design,
Southern Polytechnic State University
Mobile computing, with ever increasing Internet speed and bandwidth
and ever more portable and capable devices, shouts to be applied to
teaching and learning. Fabulous graphics, real time face-to-face teleconferencing, and computing power rivaling traditional PCs seem to
promise radical leaps in learner performance. But humans learn in the
same way they did 10,000 years ago before writing was developed, and
the fundamentals of instructional and information design apply more
strongly than ever. Speed, portability, and glitz do not compensate for
poor design. This presentation applies the timeworn basics of teaching
and learning to the latest technology wave.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Open Educational Resources and the Future of Mobile
Learning
Rory McGreal, UNESCOCOL Chair in Open Educational Resources,
TEKRI (Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute), Athabasca University
Higher education institutions worldwide continue to face significant
challenges related to providing increased access to high quality education, while containing or reducing costs. New developments in higher
education all speak to the efforts on the part of the traditional higher
education community, as well as more flexible providers such as open
universities, to address these challenges. Open Educational Resources (OER) constitute an important resource with the potential to facilitate the expansion of quality education and learning opportunities worldwide. The relevance of OER is augmented by the exponential growth in
online accessibility afforded by the wide range of new mobile devices.
2:15-3:00 Mobile Device Management
LeRoy Dennison, Partner & Solutions Manager, Active Storage, Inc.
You and your learners may want to use iOS devices (iPhone, iPad,
and iPod Touch) to connect to internal resources, but IT may be balking.
It’s not hard to manage mobile devices and maintain security. This presentation will focus on providing secure access to infrastructures from
mobile devices. With the current paradigm being that endpoints must
be bound to Active Directory and have the same level of security as
systems that exist on the internal wired network, IT may be having a
hard time with iOS devices. In this presentation, we will take a high-level
overview on how IT can have the same level of control and security
while allowing the iOS devices (and therefore all other devices) to access internal information.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 Mobile Learning: It’s all about ME (Mobile Experience)!
Kenneth Addis, ALMS CMT Courseware Director, Global Business Services, IBM, Adam Vandover, Learning Consultant, GBS, IBM
As mobile devices become increasingly capable, educators are
searching for ways to incorporate mobile technology into everyday learning strategies. Learners now expect to customize their learning experience beyond the classroom environment. Mobile learning is portable,
now, and on-the-go. This presentation is geared towards getting started
with Mobile Learning, what considerations should be made, advantages/disadvantages, the ever changing mobile environment, and what
learning areas are best suited for a mobile device strategy.
4:15-5:00 How Might Institutions of Higher Learning Harness New
Methods for Promoting Academic Support Services?
Wendy Gilmore, Student Support SpecialistCoord Supp Instruction, Student Learning Support and Assessment, Rochester Institute of Technology, Elissa Weeden, Associate Professor, Information Sciences and
Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology’s Academic Support Center
(ASC) provides Supplemental Instruction (SI) for students enrolled in
approximately 65 traditionally challenging course sections annually. In
an effort to reduce historically high drop-failure-withdrawal rates (>25%),
enrolled students are encouraged to attend voluntary peer-led section
study sessions each week to discuss course material with their classmates. Following the forward shift in how we use technology, the ASC
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developed a mobile device application to more effectively communicate
information about the SI program.
Thursday - Social Media
8:30-9:10 Selecting the Right Social Learning Technology
Matthew Daniel, Manager, PMO Learning Technology, Enterprise Technology Solutions, General Physics
Selecting a social learning technology approach is a new competency within the performance improvement and training communities. Navigating through these technologies can be challenging – what’s similar,
what’s different, and what’s best for my organization. During this session, the presenters will review some technical and functional requirements organizations need to gather before choosing a social learning
tool.
9:15-10:00 Social Networking and Technology: It Made a
Difference... But Not Solely for the Expected Audience.
Sazara Johnson, Corporate Project Manager, Federal Government
From underserved Los Angeles teens to affluent Wall Street corporations, from Africa to Canada, from established financial curricula to open
discussions, a net community created communication bridges between
those who might have never encountered each other. This presentation
discusses the successes and challenges of a non-profit which fought
to make a difference and won through their net community. Since 2000,
this non-profit established an online presence in a secured environment
which sustained it even until today. The presenter will explore the requirements of setting up the net community, barriers encountered, and
the technological and affective benefits granted to its members.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Beyond the Learning Management System: Integrating
Social Media in Formal Education
Terry Anderson, Professor, Athabasca University
Despite the ubiquitous use of LMS systems (Blackboard, Moodle etc),
they present a a number of challenges - most notably the ownership
and control by teachers and the isolation from the 'real world' of both
students and teachers. Teachers and learners are using a variety of
social networking tools to enhance their informal learning. Does it make
sense to integrate these tools into formal learning opportunities? This
presentation looks at the challenges of LMS systems and affordances
of social networking tools (blogs, wikis, social bookmarking etc). Through
research done with graduate and undergraduate distance education
students using the open access social networking system ELGG, the
presenters will demonstrate and explore both the successes and the
challenges of transitioning from LMS top social networking support tools
in higher education.
11:15-12:00 Instructional Design for the Social Media Revolution
Vincent Flango, Senior Instructional Systems Designer, General Dynamics
Training specialists have had to adjust to several waves of learning
technology: computer-based training, eLearning, desktop simulation and
game-based learning. Social media learning is the latest wave that introduces the concept of integrating collaborative and resource-sharing
networks into the training. This poses a challenge to both designers
and clients who hold a negative perception of social media and are unaccustomed to the mindset of learning outside the courseware. Social
media is shifting the paradigm of how information is created and shared.
This presentation will empower instructional designers to recognize its
potential, get buy-in, and identify specific uses for future courseware
development.
1:30-2:10 Developing Rich Community in Online Environments
Toni (Anthony) Roberts, PT Faculty and Educational Technology Consultant, Mount Allison University
Online learning environments have become common place over the
last decade. Additionally, students and faculty indicate that classroom
community is important, if not vital, to successfully achieving educational. Further, many report that developing online community among
students presents unique challenges compared to face to face classroom spaces and is generally more difficult to achieve. Also, participation is implicated in the development of community, whether online or
face to face. As a result, participation is explored in this presentation in
terms of the theory and development of community and as a strategy
for success in online courses.
2:15-3:00 Student-authored Wiki Textbooks: Composition and
Review
Edward Gehringer, Associate Professor, Computer Science, North Carolina State University
As wiki usage becomes common in educational settings, instructors
are beginning to experiment with student-authored wiki textbooks. Instead of reading textbooks selected by the instructor, students are challenged to read the primary literature and organize it for consumption by
the other members of the class. This has important pedagogical advantages, as students are stimulated to take responsibility for their own
learning and perform tasks similar to those in the real world. These
benefits, however, come with an array of administrative challenges, including sequencing the material to be covered, and assigning other students to peer-review the submitted work. This presentation discusses
the speakers’ experience with the process and its software support in
two courses, one on parallel computer architecture, and the other on
object-oriented software design.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:10 Using Social Networking Technology to Enhance the
Student-Instructor Interface
David Royer, D.B.A., Assistant Professor, Southeastern University, Beth
Leslie, Assistant Professor of Management, Southeastern University,
Tony De Souza, Assistant Professor of Business and Education, Southeastern University
Social networking is changing the classroom environment. Recent
studies note that 50 percent of 18-44 year olds now own smartphones
with 87 percent of users going online through their devices. Further, 58
percent of students report sending texts while sitting in class. Smartphones, iPads and iPods are the newest tools for education. Social
networks such as Twitter, Blogs, YouTube, Wikis, Podcasts, etc. are
expanding the scope of the classroom experience. Technology is enhancing the relationship between students and instructors by broadening in-class communications and by creating connections that allow
students and instructors to interact at a more personal level.
4:15-5:00 Getting Traction with Social Media Technology in the
Workplace
Matthew Daniel, Manager, PMO Learning Technology, Enterprise Technology Solutions, General Physics
This session will cover case studies and industry recommendations
for deploying social learning tools within the organization. The presenters will cover 1) communicating the purpose to leadership; 2) communicating the social tools to learners; 3) community management techniques to facilitate conversation; and 4) sustaining social learning use.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
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Thursday - Training
8:30-9:10 CyberSecurity Training Framework for the Department
of Defense
Doug Robinson, Account Executive, Nps-defense, CSC
This presentation describes a conceptual plan to effect force transformation in recognition of the needs of the DoD’s future force to employ cyber capabilities and conduct cyberspace operations. The illustrative example provided is based on a holistic training approach that
covers the training spectrum critical for an Army’s performance in this
extensive cyber operational environment – specialized individual and
unit training, collective training for operational units, and general training
required for all Soldiers. The value of this type of training framework is in
its ability to rapidly adapt to the changing technologies and priorities in
this dynamic environment and keep critical information and training current and accurate.
9:15-10:00 Building Quality into E-Learning: Four Methods for
Quality Assurance
Susan Codone, Ph.D., Technical Communication, Mercer University
Quality Assurance (QA) is an essential step in the production process for online training and e-learning. This presentation will offer four
steps for integrating QA seamlessly into the production process. By
following these steps and the detailed guidelines they present, quality
assurance can be used to produce an online training product that not
only has instructional integrity, but meets quality criteria expected by the
customer and users.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 ShaleNET: A Framework for Large Scale Talent
Selection and Training
Lou Camerlengo, President & Cofounder, Five Star Development, Inc.,
David Pistner, Director, ShaleNET Eastern Regional Hub, PA College of
Technology
ShaleNET is a $4.9 million U.S. Department of Labor grant-funded
initiative designed to help unemployed, low-income, and dislocated workers and veterans find employment in the natural gas industry. A core
strategic component of ShaleNET is an online Talent Match System
(www.shalenet.org) that enables state employment offices to match
candidates with natural gas training opportunities and job vacancies.
The Talent Match System presents job seekers with video-based realistic job previews of the positions available, screens interested candidates for potential job fit, and identifies grant-funded training programs
through which eligible candidates can receive training.
11:15-12:00 Developing Role-Based Security Training with 3-D
Avatars Using a Knowledge Repository
William Peratino, Director of Innovation, Emerging Solutions, Office of
Personnel Management, Courtney Cox, President, PowerTrain, Inc.
Use of knowledge repository objects supports multiple roles at multiple skill levels employing 3-D avatars in a simulated decision-making
environment. The Role-based security training required ten roles to address 36 objectives across beginner, intermediate and advanced skill
levels. By employing a SCORM-conformant knowledge repository, objects can be matrixed across multiple roles to provide tailored training
based on individual user requirements.
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:10 Using Distributed Cooperative Learning to Maximize
Training Effectiveness for Remote Trainees
Debbie Gordon, Principal Instructional Systems Designer, General Dynamics Information Technology, Suzanne Rhodes, Project Manager,
Instructional Systems Specialist, Technical Training and Evaluation
(20M51), US Department of Veterans Affairs
Over the past 15 years, General Dynamics Information Technology in
partnership with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has creat-
ed a unique Training and Performance Support System (TPSS) to train
high level cognitive tasks to the VBA workforce. To best train these tasks
and provide for accountability, the TPSS courses utilize cooperative
small-group learning and are delivered via their intranet. There is a need
for smaller, remote offices to train individuals without losing the benefits
of the cooperative learning methodology. The presenters will show how
they have developed a plan to use interactive networking tools to allow
remote trainees to work together collaboratively.
2:15-3:00 Effectively Using WebEx Meeting and Training Tools for
Training
Rita Hartman, Sr. Software Consultant/Instructor, Training & Development, SunGard Public Sector
This session will demonstrate how SunGard utilizes the WebEx meeting and training center for training our customers online. The attendees
will learn tips and tricks to use the WebEx meeting and WebEx training
center features to interact with the online audience.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-5:00 Implementing Learning Technologies Within Your
Organization: Identifying and Overcoming the Challenges
James Guilkey, Ph.D., President, S4 NetQuest, John Hart, Director of
Learning for IT, Learning & Development COE, Marriott International,
Sazara Johnson, Corporate Project Manager, Network Services, Federal Government, William Peratino, Director of Innovation, Office of
Personnel Management
This panel presentation will provide an interactive forum that is designed specifically for the attendee. Through the use of wireless, handheld survey devices, you will be able to share your most critical needs
and learn the most critical needs of your colleagues.
Friday - Knowledge Management
8:30-9:10 Developing Civilian Leadership Skills and Abilities for
the Future
Thomas Hammond, Learning and Development, US Strategic Command (DoD), Don Duralia, Workforce Development Specialist, US Strategic Command (DoD)
A significant demographic shift from military to civilian at the U.S. Strategic Command has provided the organization a challenge to develop
and grow civilian leadership skills and abilities for the future. To meet
this challenge, the learning and development department created functional and leadership models both complete with a list of competencies.
Implementing the program, we have used all technology at our disposal, with a heavy use of an LMS as more than just an accountability system and more as a knowledge management system. Our strategy is
rooted in ISD and we use a blended approach in implementation and
delivery.
9:15-10:00 Using Your LMS to Provide a Personalized Learning
Experience
Charles Forty, Director of Product Development, Safe Passage International
By incorporating advanced algorithms into your LMS, you can personalize the training experience for your students. By continuously evaluating student results, your LMS can use student’s strengths and weaknesses to tailor their training program. By automating this process, you
can maximize your training efficiency. Students are not taught what they
already know. Your LMS can automatically focus on the gaps. Use pretest to customize content to be delivered. Use knowledge checks to
reinforce learning concepts. Use exam results to create on-demand
remediation. Use advanced simulations to track student progress and
identify weakness areas. All this can be done automatically within your
LMS! Create one training program, deliver countless ways.
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10:30-11:10 The Wizard of Oz – Migrating From One LMS to Another
Risa Blair, Ed.D., Training Advisor, FedEx, Sheryl Hartman, Ph.D., Professor, Miami Dade College
Much like the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy’s farmhouse is spun in a
cyclone and dropped in Munchkin County in the Land of Oz, the new
LMS is dropped on instructional design teams of online universities.
Spinning in the cyclone is akin to making the LMS decision about the
upgrade. Once the decision is made and the new LMS is implemented,
the farmhouse is dropped in the Land of Oz. The Good Witch is represented by all of the new features and the best support money can buy
from the vendor. The Bad Witch is represented by all of the unknown
stumbling blocks and the witch’s castle. The path to success is represented by the Yellow Brick Road and all of the strategies to be implemented to successfully reach Emerald City. This case study will present
these different components of the new LMS implementation process,
with the focus on success strategies for implementing the new LMS
and reaching Emerald City.
10:30-11:10 Improving Managerial Decision-Making Skills: Use of
Cognitive Analysis to Develop a Modeling and Simulation Tool
Denise Rose Stevens, Ph.D., Chief Training Technologist, Worldwide
Technology Solutions Sector, General Dynamics Information Technology, Erwin Wunderlich, Ph.D., TPSS TC Course Manager, VBA Technical Training & Evaluation, Dr. Nancy Goldstein, Sr. Human Performance
Technologist, General Dynamics Information Technology
This presentation will focus on the importance of cognitive analysis to
capture and understand the factors associated with successful managerial decision-making skills. The typical methodology to examine job
performance involves the study of human behavior. However, this is an
insufficient method to capture critical managerial-level activities as they
are primarily cognitive in nature. The use of these critical factors related
to decisions allows for the development of realistic and dynamic scenarios. These scenarios form the basis for a training simulation tool
that managers will be able to use to enhance their job performance and
organizational goals.
11:15-12:00 Launching a Knowledge Management System: A MultiDisciplinary Approach
Linda McGurn, Project Manager, Dynamics Research Corporation
Establishing a knowledge management system requires much more
than just technology. It requires balancing the principle components of
KM: people, process and technology. This presentation will focus on
case studies of KM implementations for both the Army and a major
government client: GSA Supply Operations. The presenter will describe
how knowledge management was fused with lean six sigma and change
management to establish the training, tools and systems that enabled
knowledge capture and transfer.
11:15-12:00 Computer-Based Simulation As An Intervention In An
Aeronautical Science Course
Kevin Rigby, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Aeronautical Science, EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University
This session presents research performed in the area of simulation
as an intervention in an Aeronautical Science aerodynamic class. It will
include demonstrations of free simulations and how they can be integrated in the classroom for improvement of student performance. Discussion will include a background of the influence of educational materials and media on motivation. The session will discuss research based
methods to measure the influence of a particular simulation on performance and motivation in the classroom.
Friday - Simulation
8:30-9:10 Business Simulation-in-a-Box: Inventing a New Learning
Asset for Accenture
James Goldsmith, Senior Manager, Accenture
Accenture needs its 225,000+ professionals working in 52 countries
to be industry-savvy. Our current industry training uses classroom-based
games/simulations to great effect but, as Accenture grows, this approach
is not always efficient. We needed a new type of training that is very
cost effective but still delivers in-depth, high-impact, high-touch training. Our answer – the Business Simulation-in-a-Box. Join us to hear the
story of this new learning asset, from concept to successful release,
and share insights on what has been described as Accenture’s “most
sophisticated industry training asset that is not classroom-based.”
9:15-10:00 The Use of High Fidelity Simulators to Train Pilot and
Sensor Operator Skills for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Tom Haritos, Adjunct Professor CBT Simulations Manager, Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, John Robbins,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Empirical evidence suggests training accomplished in high fidelity flight
simulators promote a positive transfer of learning into the actual flight
environment for manned aircraft. The increasing demand for qualified
pilots and sensor operators in unmanned aerial system (UAS) technologies necessitates the need to analyze specific training challenges. High
fidelity simulators will serve as the platform to develop UAS pilot/sensor
operator cognitive and psychomotor skills in a safe, efficient, and costeffective manner. Researchers postulate the use of high fidelity computer-based UAS simulations will promote positive transfer of knowledge, skills and abilities required to operate unmanned aircraft in the
real world environment.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
Friday - Mobile Computing
8:30-10:00 Mobile Learning Panel
Bob Sanregret, Vice President, Live Mocha, Robert Gadd, President &
Chief Mobile Officer, OnPoint Digital, John Alonso, Founder and Chief
Technology Officer, OutStart, John Gibbs, Instructional Design Manager, Tata Interactive Systems, Kris Swanson, CCO, Intuition
There are over 2 billion mobile phones in use today as we speak.
Mobile learning is the hottest and fastest moving area in the education
space today. This panel of international experts from corporate, education and government will share examples and case studies of what
worked and what failed. The audience will be open to ask any questions
to panel members about past or future of mobile learning.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Using Adobe Flash to Create M-Learning
Helmut Doll, Ph.D., Professor, Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg
University
Apps for mobile devices have become a major component of many
training and education programs. There is a wide range of tools available to create these apps. Adobe Flash has expanded its capabilities in
the last years to include options to publish in a format that can be played
on Android and iOS devices. Since many designers and developers in
the instructional technology field are very familiar with Adobe Flash, this
has opened mobile devices to a very large group of trainers and educators. This presentation will address the process that is necessary to
create mobile apps using Flash and discuss design issues to make
successful mLearning applications.
11:15-12:00 Using Digital Ink and Screencasting Technologies to
Support Problem Solving in Engineering Courses
Roxanne Toto, e-Learning Support Specialist, Engineering Instructional
Services, The Pennsylvania State University
The presentation will look across several recent projects to explore
various ways that Tablet PC’s can be implemented to harness the pow-
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er of digital ink and screencasting to support student problem solving
both in and out of the classroom.
Friday - eLearning
8:30-9:10 Mobile E-Learning Health Resources for Emergency
Responders
Joseph Hughes, Director, WETP, NIEHS, Cesar Bandera, President,
Cell Podium, Pertti Hakkinen, Toxicologist, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Cell Podium, a small business based in the New Jersey Institute of
Technology, has pioneered multimedia training that is transmitted via
cell phone to skilled support personnel (SSP) responding to an emergency. The modules are tailored to the particular emergency and “lessons” are pushed to the phones of registered users as a refresher on
the hazards of a particular chemical or the use of certain protective
equipment. This platform is also being used to disseminate environmental health education to vulnerable demographics by building upon
their adoption of mobile multimedia messaging. NIEHS, Cell Podium
and NLM will present lessons learned in developing mobile learning and
communication tools for emergency responders.
9:15-10:00 Drive Down Development Times and Monetize
Development Savings!
Ginny Heenan, Senior Product Manager, Apollo Group
Do you know how much time it takes or how much it costs you to
build a one-hour online course? Can you do it consistently and repeatedly, and then consistently drive down that development time? This session will provide real numbers from real projects with real results. You
can see the type of content developed, how fast it can be done, and how
much it should cost to build in terms of hours and resources. You will
see real samples of XML-based courseware, rapid e-Learning using
Articulate, and mLearning/Podcasts, and the budgets broken down in
time and in dollars so that you can learn to get a handle on the cost and
time to develop.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Creating Training, eLearning, and Technical
Documentation in an Agile Software Development Environment
Dana Cooperman, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management, Medidata Solutions, Inc.
When software is developed using the common waterfall methodology, the creation of training, eLearning and technical documentation typically occurs near the end of the development process or after the software is built or deployed. As the software development industry shifts to
more iterative or agile methodologies, the software development cycles
are shorter and releases are more frequent. The development of training and documentation must evolve as well. Attendees of this session
will learn ways that training and documentation can be implemented
successfully by embracing the tenets used in an agile software development environment.
Friday - Training
8:30-10:00 Marriott's Recipe for Success with SharePoint
John Hart, Director of Learning for IT, Learning & Development COE,
Marriott International
Learn the secrets of Marriott International's successful implementation of Microsoft SharePoint and how it is being leveraged for learning
and development. Sites include ones used for online career development, talent management, change management certification, and leadership training. This double length session will include time for questions and answers around architecture, policy, support, change management, communications and training.
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Eliminating “One Size Fits None” Training
Tim Kemper, United States Strategic Command
Many organizations create “one size fits all” training focused on compliance rather than changing behavior. Shrinking training budgets are
not conducive to this “One Size Fits None” mentality. It is essential that
training plans are fluid, relevant to the learner and aligned with changing
behavior within the workplace. This session will focus on a case study
highlighting how to isolate the behavior to change, align a training plan
with operational impact, and finally how to measure and report training
success. Attendees will gain an understanding of how to prove the effectiveness of their training.
11:15-12:00 Reliability: The Forgotten "ility" in Advanced
Distributed Learning
Jeff Krinock, Managing Consultant, IBM
Learner-centric approaches to learning technology ask us to value the
learner’s experience above our own desires to advance or promulgate
technology. Several of the ADL Initiative’s “ilities” (accessibility, interoperability, reusability, affordability, etc) reflect this emphasis. The concept of reliability, however, is continually overlooked as a crucial factor
in ensuring the learner’s experience with learning technology remains
positive. This presentation suggests that viewing reliability as a foundational attribute of learning technology will enable improved ROI and will
help organizations to ensure learning technology focuses on the learner’s experience.
11:15-12:00 The Little Engine That Could
Paul Makarov, Senior Developer, Windwalker Corporation, Kirby Crider,
Instructional Systems Designer, Windwalker Corporation
Join us as we illustrate how different computer-based learning really
isn’t and discover how a little software engine with a humble beginning
is continuing to carry cart-loads of scalable courseware. Harness your
creativity, feed the pipeline, and make the engine work for you!
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Exhibiting Companies
University of North Texas - College of Information - Booth #1
Contact: Lando Ellison
landon.ellison@unt.edu Phone: (940) 369-5053
www.ci.unt.edu
The choice of more than 36,000 students, the University of North Texas offers a traditional yet innovative college experience. The College of
Information offers nationally recognized master's degree programs in
Applied Technologies, Performance Improvement, Computer Education & Cognitive Systems, and Library & Information Sciences. Discover the power of ideas at www.lt.unt.edu today!
Pepperdine University - Booth #2
Contact: Melissa Mansfield
melissa.mansfield@pepperdine.edu Phone: (310) 568-5786
gsep.pepperdine.edu
The Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology is an innovative and diverse learning community dedicated to
building knowledge, inspiring service, and creating change. Pepperdine offers a wide range of master’s and doctoral degree programs in
education at campuses located throughout Southern California. Now
through unique distance education opportunities, students can live anywhere and still pursue a graduate degree from prestigious Pepperdine
University. For more information about master’s and doctoral degree
programs in areas such as Learning Technologies and Organizational
Leadership, please stop by our booth.
C3 SoftWorks - Booth #3
Contact: Paul Michaelson
paulm@c3softworks.com Phone: (612) 332-3356
www.c3softworks.com
With great-looking templates, easy-to-create games, and dynamic interactive polling, your training suddenly becomes a hard act to follow.
Our powerful yet easy-to-use tools provide you with a customizable
interactive presentation in minutes. Deliver your presentation in the classroom, over the web or during a webinar. Take your training to a whole
new level by adding wireless keypads and get everyone in the game.
With our customizable training tools, getting the results you’ve always
wanted has never been easier.
Option Technologies - Booth #4
Contact: Mark Fite
mfite@optiontechnologies.com Phone: (407) 872-3333
www.optiontechnologies.com
Option Technologies is the world’s largest provider of audience response technology and services. OTI sells and rents the “best of class”
in interactive meeting solutions, such as the well-known OptionFinder®
System, which has been used by thousands of organizations since 1985.
Sealund & Associates - Booth #5
Contact: Barbara Sealund
barbara.sealund@sealund.com Phone: (800) 434-8000
www.sealund.com
Sealund & Associates Corporation is a global leader in the design,
development and deployment of custom eLearning, Serious Games,
3D Simulations, mLearning, 3D Stereoscopic and Virtual Learning Environments. For over 25 years, Sealund has successfully partnered
with Fortune 500 corporations and organizations to deliver leading-edge
custom training solutions. Sealund emphasizes the use of proven best
practices, including well-documented methodologies for all phases of
analysis, design, development and deployment. Sealund provides custom mLearning solutions for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry that
are user friendly and can reach all devices anytime, anywhere. Since
1985, Sealund has exceeded client expectations on every project.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education - Booth #6
Contact: Erin Davis
erin_davis@mcgraw-hill.com Phone: (212) 904-3843
www.mhhe.com
View a live product demonstrations and learn more about our newest
LMS integrations for higher education – the McGraw-Hill/Blackboard
building block and McGraw-Hill Campus.
PANOPTO, Inc. - Booth #7
Contact: Art Fisher
afisher@panapto.com Phone: (518) 258-5666
www.panopto.com
With Panopto Focus, anyone with a computer can capture expert
knowledge - presentations, meetings, brainstorming sessions, product
demonstrations, lectures, or visual communication too rich for email –
in real time, as it’s delivered. Simple enough to learn in seconds, Panopto’s powerful capture and broadcast tools let you use anything from
consumer webcams and built-in microphones to professional-grade
cameras to produce content that’s published online, chaptered, searchable, and delivered to your audience seconds after you stop recording.
Oak Grove Technologies - Booth #8
Contact: Madison Singletary
madison.singletary@oakgrovetech.com
Phone: (919) 845-1038
www.oakgrovetech.com
Oak Grove Technologies is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small
Business providing Intelligence and Analytical Services, Training, Strategic Communications, Information Technology, & language Services.
NOVA Southeastern University - Product Literature
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
Phone: (800) 986-2247 x22001 Email: scisinfo@nova.edu
www.scis.nova.edu
A major force in educational innovation, the Graduate School of Computer
and Information Sciences at Nova Southeastern University provides educational programs of distinction to prepare students for leadership roles in
its disciplines. The school’s strengths include a distinguished faculty, cutting edge curriculum, and flexible online and campus-based formats that
enable working professionals to earn a graduate degree without interrupting their career. A leader in online education since 1983, Nova Southeastern University has been nationally recognized as one of the top universities
offering distance education programs. In addition, Nova Southeastern University has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in
Information Assurance Education by the U.S. government. M.S. and Ph.D.
programs include computer science, educational technology, information
security, information technology, and information systems.
Journal of Applied Learning Technology - Product Literature
Phone: (540) 347-0055 Email: JALT@lti.org
www.salt.org
The Journal of Applied Learning Technology (JALT) is a quarterly online publication sponsored by the Society for Applied Learning Technology and published by Learning Technology Institute. This journal is devoted to the issues, problems, and applications of applied learning technologies in education, training, and job performance. Its purpose is to
inform managers, senior professionals, and developers of specific examples of applications of technology based learning systems for education, training, and job performance improvement in terms of results
that can be or have been achieved. The readers should get information
directly applicable to their jobs. Articles examine some phase technology, evolution, planning, cost, learning successes and failures of applied learning technologies. This journal embraces trainers, professionals, and educators across a broad spectrum of business, industry, and
the military, administrators and executives, and academia.
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PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
Colleges & Universities
Apollo Group
Arizona State University
Athabasca University
Bloomsburg University
Cuyahoga Community College
Eastern Illinois University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida Education Fund
Fort Hays State University
Mercer University
Mount Allison University
North Carolina State University
Nova Southeastern University
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
Rochester Institute of Technology
San Jose State University
Southeastern University
Southern Polytechnic State University
The George Washington University
The Pennsylvania State University
The University of Texas at Austin
Tuskegee University
University of Central Florida
University of Illinois
University of Maryland University College
University of North Texas College of Information
Government & Military
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
Air University
C2 Technologies
CAE
Canadian Standards Association
CSC
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Dynamics Research Corporation
Federal Government
General Dynamics Information Technology
Institute for Defense Analysis
NIEHS
Office of Personnel Management
PAAET
Readiness Network
The Aerospace Corporation
United States Strategic Command
US Strategic Command (DoD)
Health Care
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
WellPoint Inc
Training Technology Companies
Accenture
Adayana
Allen Communication Learning Services
Banks Consulting Group, LLC
Bottom-Line Performance, Inc.
C3 Softworks
Carney, Inc.
Cell Podium
CMR Institute
Deltek
DEPCO, LLC
First Data
Five Star Development, Inc.
General Physics
Hawaii Technology Academy
inXsol
JMiller Consulting, LLC
Livemocha
Macmillan
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
NexLearn
O'Donnell and Associates
OnPoint Digital
ProtonMedia
rVibe
S4 NetQuest
Safe Passage International
Sealund & Associates Corporation
Tata Interactive Systems
Tietronix Software, Inc.
Windwalker Corporation
Business & Industry
Accenture
FedEx
General Dynamics
HD Supply, Inc.
IBM
Marriott International
SunGard Public Sector
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