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Jillian Speaking at Learning Leaders’ Forum on June 4

May 28th, 2013

Jillian Douglas has been selected to speak at ASTD Cascadia’s Learning Leaders’ Forum, 2013 Training Trends to Watch.

This program may offer more value than many as we cover what learning leaders need to watch about 10 different topics. The program features a panel of three experienced people in our field and their insights about what’s happening on emerging trends. They’ll cover the material from a strategic rather than tactical perspective to meet the needs of learning leaders.

SAM, MOOCs, gamification, fast and lean, and tin can are all topics we’re hearing about, but what is relevant about these topics and what can be ignored? How are each of these trends developing? Who are experts on each topic and where can you get additional information that matters?

In this session, you’ll hear about these learning trends and five others. The focus is on what learning leaders need to watch or do about these topics and what we’ve learned as organizations implement these approaches or concepts.

Register Now for June Collaborative Learning Network

May 16th, 2013

This Month’s Topic: Grand Openings! Hooking Learners From the Very Beginning

With any training program you create, you’ve just got a few minutes to make your case. If your training doesn’t address this question, “Why should I spend my time on this?” you might as well be fishing on a frozen lake. How do you break the ice? How do you communicate the value of your training and the benefits it will provide for your learners? Bring your favorite example of an outstanding opening for a training program, either online or classroom style. We’ll share our examples and work together on a case study to turn a “bland opening” into a “grand opening.”

Jennie Thede from IdeaLearning Group will facilitate the free session. You can also participate or follow our live tweets @CollabLearn on twitter.

Registration is free but is required. Please give us 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel.

Register now!

Attend May’s Collaborative Learning Network

April 22nd, 2013

IdeaLearning Group invites you to our monthly series, The Collaborative Learning Network. Every month, we curate the latest insights, best practices, and techniques around a different topic related to learning and development. Innovative professionals from the learning and development community are invited to gather, share insights, and collaborate—social learning at its best.

This Month’s Topic: Learning Through Experience: The Constructivist Approach

Do people learn best through experience? How does building something help you learn? What’s the difference between teaching and guiding in a learning environment?

Join our Collaborative Learning Network session on May 1st as we explore these questions. Bring your constructivism-inspired examples to share! Jennie Thede from IdeaLearning Group will facilitate the free session. You can also participate or follow our live tweets @CollabLearn on twitter.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (PST)

Montgomery Park | Suite 103
2701 NW Vaughn St
Portland, OR 97210

Registration is free but is required. Please give us 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel to accommodate those on the wait list and to help us prepare the right quantity of refreshments.

Click here to register.

Tweeting live #CollabLearn: Training Techniques for Introverts

April 3rd, 2013

New to Collaborative Learning Network this month: participate or follow our live tweets @CollabLearn on twitter.