SMNX101 4 Freedoms for eLearning Success: Vistaprint Case Study
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Wednesday, October 24
Expo Hall: Management Xchange Stage
It’s a common story: An organization implements a proprietary learning platform that promises to meet the company’s every need. This pairing seems to be a match made in heaven... until it isn’t. Gone are the days of a “one-size-fits-all” solution. In today’s rapidly changing eLearning ecosystem, companies require a flexible solution that can be customized to meet a plethora of needs—from onboarding to PD to eCommerce and more.
Open-source solutions are now the key to a “happy-ever-after” LMS choice. In this session, you will learn how you can utilize the four freedoms that open-source platform Totara Learn provides: the freedom to innovate, save, choose, and learn—to achieve eLearning success. By leveraging an open-source learning platform, organizations are able to adapt their training solutions to meet evolving eLearning needs, allowing them to effectively future-proof their learning system and investment. This session will explore how Vistaprint uses Totara Learn to educate and empower its CARE specialists across the globe to achieve business objectives while enjoying the freedom to learn.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to structure your training programs with longevity in mind (and why the technology your LMS uses matters)
- Why current trends in the corporate eLearning ecosystem encourage the use of a flexible and interoperable learning platform
- How the robust functionality and endless integrations of open-source platforms like Totara Learn provide a scalable, customizable, best-of-breed, and future-proof eLearning solution
- How Vistaprint has encouraged educational and business success by embracing the four freedoms of Totara Learn
Audience:
Novice to intermediate managers, senior leaders (CLO, CIO, executive, etc.), and directors/VPs of IT, distance learning, eLearning, training, etc.
Technology discussed in this session:
Totara Learn (LMS).
Daniel Vecchi
VP of Channel Operations, Americas
Totara Learning
Daniel Vecchi is a vice president of channel operations at Totara Learning, supporting the Totara Partner Network across the Americas. As an established leader in internationalization, Daniel has successfully led teams into new and competitive markets developing complex projects with multiple stakeholders in the private sector, government, and educational institutions. Having spent most of his life and career working in new countries in the Western Hemisphere, Daniel speaks English and Spanish. He holds an MA in international relations and economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Courtney Bentley
Vice President of Services
eThink Education
Courtney Bentley is a vice president of services at eThink Education, which she joined in 2015 with nearly 15 years of IT experience. She works closely with the customer solutions, implementation, and support services teams to oversee the eThink client lifecycle. Courtney has extensive experience developing strategies for technology transitions; organizing successful technology testing; leading technology adoption, educator training, and course planning; and teaching and training with technology. She holds a BA from Louisiana College and an MA from the University of Memphis.
STRS101 Reaching Every Device with Articulate 360
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Wednesday, October 24
Expo Hall: Strategic Solutions Stage
Learners aren’t just taking courses at their desks anymore. They’re on their phones and tablets looking for quick reference info, performance support content, product guides, and more. And they need your content to look great and work perfectly—because they don’t have time to troubleshoot.
Provide learners with an engaging learning experience on any device—without spending countless hours tweaking content for various screen sizes. With Rise, the responsive course authoring app in Articulate 360, all you need is a web browser to quickly create beautiful courses that are automatically optimized for every device. In this session, you’ll learn how to build beautiful, fully responsive courses in Rise. You’ll find out how to create engaging learner experiences by building custom lessons with modular blocks. You’ll also see how to share your courses with learners.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create responsive eLearning with Rise, the web-based authoring app in Articulate 360
- How to organize your content with a course outline
- How to use modular blocks to create custom lessons in minutes
- How to share your courses with learners on the web or with your learning management system
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, managers, and senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate 360, Rise.
Trina Rimmer
Director, Community and Customer Engagement
Articulate
As the director of community and customer engagement with Articulate, Trina uses her many years of eLearning design and development expertise to guide the creation of inspiring content for our community of workplace learning professionals, E-Learning Heroes. Before joining Articulate, Trina worked as an instructional designer, eLearning developer, and writer focused on delivering creative, engaging, and effective learning solutions to various companies, from global aid organizations to Fortune 500s.
113 A Tool Kit for a Zero-Budget Project
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, October 24
Barbados AB
As a learning professional, your project budgets may be shrinking. You’re being asked to do more with less. Do you ever wish you had a library of free or low-cost tools at your fingertips? Now you can! There are plenty of free or low-cost tools available if you know where to look.
This session will show you how you can “design on a dime” and still deliver high-quality, engaging, and effective blended learning solutions. You will gain a budget toolkit for any situation. This toolkit has been put to the test by designing and implementing a real-life learning solution at as close to zero cost as possible. This zero-budget project will spark practical ideas and provide an amazing toolkit you can apply right away.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to stretch your budget by considering creative uses for free tools
- Which tool to use at each stage of the project (project management, design, development, and delivery)
- How to determine when it’s worth it to purchase the paid version of a tool, and when the free version is all you need
- How to leverage innovative mobile tools to engage your audience
- Clever ways to save on multimedia production (including voice-overs and translations)
- How to access free course content
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Prezi, Kahoot, Freedcamp, Hightail, Google Docs, VoiceThread, FreeConferenceCall.com, Pixabay, Creative Commons, DaFont, GoAnimate, FutureLearn, edX, eLearning Brothers, Amazon Polly, Audacity, Rev, Voice123, join.me, Poll Everywhere, QR Code Maker, Bitly, Google Sites, Latitude Learning, and SurveyMonkey.
Carol Munir
Sr. Director
ADP
Carol Munir, senior director of talent and development ops at ADP, is a learning professional and ISD with nearly 20 years’ experience who specializes in deploying innovative, global solutions for talent development. Prior to ADP, Carol was senior manager of US training at QuintilesIMS and manager of global L&D at Starwood Hotels & Resorts. She delivered “Making Virtual Training Engaging” at the 2015 DevLearn conference. Most recently, she facilitated the session “Design on a Dime” at the 2017 Learning DevCamp conference. Her passion is enhancing the learner experience by personalizing content to drive a pull, not push strategy.
Sara Walters
Content Analyst
Infotech
Sara Walters, a content analyst at Infotech, is an instructional designer with 20 years’ experience in the learning and development field. She specializes in creating blended learning solutions, with expertise in self-paced eLearning, live virtual training, performance support components, and instructor-led classroom training. Her passion is designing eLearning and virtual training that engages learners and improves performance. She began her career providing instructor-led classroom training to organizations large and small. Since 2005, she has honed her expertise in delivering engaging virtual training and eLearning development. Most recently, she delivered the session “A Tool Kit for a Zero-Budget Project” at the 2018 DevLearn conference.
115 BYOD: Exploring Accessibility Options in Captivate 2018
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, October 24
Trinidad AB
Adobe Captivate 2017 provides eLearning content creators many interactive tools, but accessibility often takes a back seat to interactivity. In December 2017, a development team was tasked with making a series of interactive presentations accessible to screen readers when they were informed a student with blindness had been enrolled for the upcoming term.
This session will explore how Adobe Captivate interacts with screen readers and how it can provide accessible interactions for students with disabilities. You’ll explore closed captioning, adding accessibility text, and creating a variety of accessible interactions; and you’ll learn about some of the challenges the team faced in converting existing content. You’ll explore the results of those challenges in a screen reader and find out how, with accessibility, you can help equip all learners with an engaging learning experience.
In this session, you will learn:
- Several tips for making your content accessible to learners with vision and hearing impairment
- How to use JAWS and NVDA screen readers to test your content in Adobe Captivate
- About some of the challenges of making Captivate interactions accessible
- About some free tools for testing the accessibility of Captivate files
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe Captivate 2017, JAWS screen reader for Windows, and NVDA screen reader for Windows.
Technology required:
PC laptop (or Mac laptop with an installed Windows partition); Adobe Captivate 2018; JAWS screen reader for Windows (offers a free 40-minute-per-session trial); and NVDA screen reader for Windows (free).
Michael Wilday
Manager of Learning Technology Solutions
Los Angeles Pacific University
Mike Wilday, manager of learning technology solutions at Los Angeles Pacific University, has been an innovator and a web and graphic designer for over 20 years. Since 2011, Mike has been working in higher education, applying his love for technology and innovation to the field of eLearning and the development of instructional media at Los Angeles Pacific University. Since 2011, Mike has been the manager of learning technology solutions working to implement innovative and advanced solutions into the learning management system while meeting the needs of learners on their higher education journey.
SMNX103 Implementing Digital Learning at Dell Technology
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Wednesday, October 24
Expo Hall: Management Xchange Stage
Learn how large enterprises have successfully implemented digital learning and measured results. Find out how Dell Technologies addressed its digital transformation and upskilling needs with EdCast’s learning experience platform (LXP). The presentation will also highlight how EdCast’s AI and machine learning solutions increase learning relevance and overall engagement at Dell.
With over 150,000 employees, Dell is a leader in the technology space. The skills and capabilities span technical, sales, HR, and professional portfolios. Learn how the company is implementing a digital solution that integrates formal and informal learning with internal and external resources to grow engagement.
In this session, you will learn:
- The best approaches to implementing enterprise-wide digital learning
- How AI and machine learning solutions increase learning relevance and engagement
- The benefits of digital transformation for the enterprise
- Why focusing on upskilling needs is relevant for the future of your organization
- How a digital learning solution can integrate formal and informal learning
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, managers, and senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
Dell’s customized PC and mobile instances of EdCast’s learning experience platform (LXP).
Becky Willis
Learning Strategist
WillLearn
Becky Willis brings a mix of learning and business leadership to learning strategy. As one of the founders and CLO of Tractus Learning, she helps customers to select and implement successful digital learning and ecosystems. Additionally, Becky founded WillLearn Consulting. At EdCast, she was the VP of engagement and led learning innovation at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Hewlett Packard, as well as other leadership positions in HR, sales, and marketing. Clients include GE, Lam Research, Harvard Business Publishing, NovoEd, and more.
Edward Bell
Director, Digital Learning Technology
Dell EMC
Ed is the Director of Digital Learning Technology at Dell. He is an education professional focused on digital learning and development technology necessary to keep pace with continuing advancements in development and delivery of training for employees, customers, and partners. With the changing attitude from instructor led learning to digital and virtual learning, Ed is focused on using technology as a key role in helping education groups keep pace with these changes and helping organizations expand and adjust to these changes.
215 BYOD: Mind-Blowing PowerPoint. No, Really!
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday, October 24
Trinidad AB
Why are most presentations so bad? Truly terrible? They’re too wordy, text-based, and generally dull. They don’t tell stories that engage, excite, or inspire. And they generally do little to actually help people learn. They are linear and non-responsive, with no interaction—pretty much everything you know doesn’t work to convey information effectively. Few people enjoy creating, delivering, or watching PowerPoint presentations, but that can change.
This is a highly practical session where participants will work together on creating half a dozen amazing slides that work effectively, and where you’ll look at how to use those skills in developing your own presentations. And, because it’s all live, you can see just how quick it is to create compelling visual presentation content, so there’s no excuse for bullet-point slides! Don your thinking caps, and get ready to critique some dreadful “before” slides and take part in transforming them into truly mind-blowing presentations that will energize your audience and make your next training course the best ever.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create visual slides using the full range of PowerPoint’s tools to generate your own graphics
- Ways to use custom highlighting to focus attention and make your point clearly
- Techniques to tell compelling stories using animations, from simple to sophisticated
- Tricks on creating interactive visual content to engage your audience, whether in person or online
- How to develop navigable presentations so that you can respond to your audience
Audience:
Designers, developers, and managers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Microsoft PowerPoint.
Technology required:
Computer running PowerPoint—ideally PowerPoint 2010 or later on Windows PC, or PowerPoint 2016 on Mac. Earlier versions will have some limited functionality.
Richard Goring
Director
BrightCarbon
Richard Goring is a director at BrightCarbon, a presentation and eLearning agency. He enjoys helping people create engaging content and communicate effectively using visuals, diagrams, and animated sequences that explain and reinforce the key points.
SELT104 Creating Motion Graphic Videos in Articulate Storyline
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 24
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
The idea of creating motion graphics in programs such as Adobe After Effects can be daunting, time consuming, and expensive—but it doesn’t have to be! If you have Articulate Storyline, you have the power to create memorable motion graphic videos that are quick and inexpensive to produce.
In this session, you’ll learn how to plan, organize, design, and quickly develop a motion graphic video utilizing Articulate Storyline and a free audio editing program called Audacity. These simple yet compelling videos are a wonderful way to tell stories and appeal to both visual and auditory learners. Get tips and guidance on how to get started making your own motion graphic videos today! Topics discussed will include script writing and storyboard planning, audio editing tools, animation and motion features in Storyline, how to structure your Storyline layers and timelines, and publishing your video.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to plan a script/storyboard for a motion graphic video
- Tips on organizing content within Storyline to make for quicker and easier editing and animating
- How to utilize Audacity (freeware audio editing) when building motion graphic videos
- How to use motion paths and animation effects in Storyline to bring your story to life
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Storyline2/360, Audacity, Adobe Premiere, screen capture software, Vimeo/Youtube.
Jackie Morrow
Sr. Change & Training Specialist
REI
Jackie Morrow is a senior change and training specialist for REI. Prior to that she spent six years as an eLearning and media specialist for Nordstrom HQ in Seattle. She has more than 15 years of experience with graphic design, animation, eLearning, video production, gamification, and UX design. Jackie’s passion is making complex concepts digestible for users by utilizing storytelling, visual design and multimedia. She holds a master’s degree in the communication of digital media from the University of Washington and has a bachelor’s degree in visual communication.
309 10 Principles for an Effective Org Social Learning Strategy
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 24
Antigua B
A recent survey by Donald H. Taylor, chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute, revealed that enterprise collaboration is falling out of favor with L&D. Forrester Research has shown that roughly 80 percent of enterprise social platform implementations fail. In recent years, social technology has fractured into social intranets, enterprise social networks, and chat platforms. What are we to make of this? Has social lost its way? Have expectations been overinflated? Should L&D let go … or do more?
In this session, you’ll examine the real value that social technology can bring to an organization through the examination of 10 principles you can leverage to guide your own efforts. You will learn strategies to set the stage for success and how to present data to paint an accurate picture of incremental workforce transformation. Finally, you’ll explore the methods you can take to grow greater partnerships with employees, management, and executives to grow work networks and increase the engagement, innovation, and agility your organization demands.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to cut through the bells and whistles and get back to the foundation of social
- How to use your L&D skills to support workflow learning
- Examples of approaches used to move individuals and groups forward
- Tips on how to identify, capture, and promote the right data to drive decisions
- Why ROI and ROE have no value and are merely vanity metrics
Audience:
Managers, directors, and senior leaders.
Technology discussed in this session:
Enterprise social technology including, but not limited to, Yammer, Jive, WorkPlace, and Slack.
Mark Britz
Director of Event Programming
Learning Guild
Mark Britz is the director of event programming at The Learning Guild. Previously he worked for more than 15 years designing and managing learning solutions with organizations such as Smartforce, Pearson Digital Learning, the SUNY Research Foundation, Aspen Dental Management, and Systems Made Simple. Mark is also an organizational social designer, helping businesses achieve the benefits of becoming more connected and collaborative to improve learning and engagement. Mark is the author of Social By Design: How to create and scale a collaborative company, and regularly presents and writes about the use of social media for learning, collaborative networks, and organizational design.
310 Layering Captivate Advanced Actions and States
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 24
Barbados AB
Getting bored with standard Adobe Captivate advanced actions and states? Dive deep into a case study of layered advanced actions and states in a real-world Captivate project. The project has overlay navigation screens, branching sections, and multi-screen knowledge checks. You will learn the benefits and challenges of each part, as well as how they might work in your projects.
In this case study session, find out how the project included several modules with the overlay navigation template. You’ll explore how the layered sections added to the sophisticated presentation of the content, and the issues that arose while developing the modules. You’ll learn how the actions and states allow users independence in exploring the interactive elements. You’ll see how the project connected multiple Captivate files, XML elements, and PDFs to provide resources for the users.
In this session, you will learn:
- How advanced actions and states were used in an “explore the terms” interaction
- How the main Captivate file connected to a secondary support file for resources
- How external resources were added to the project and made available on-demand for the users
- Benefits and warnings for designers and developers in reproducing specific interactive content
- Best practices for naming elements in a multi-module interactivity
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe Captivate.
Kirsten Rourke
Founder and CEO
Rourke Training
Kirsten Rourke is the founder and CEO of Rourke Training. She is on a mission to create engaging communication in the online presentation and speaking space. She works with business leaders to transform their voice, body language, and content into memorable virtual presentations. She runs a podcast and community, Ongoing Mastery: Presenting and Speaking, to support development and improvement in creating successful, targeted results in pitches, sales presentations, training, and high-stake events. Kirsten speaks on online presenting, creating adaptable teams, public speaking, and productivity at seminars and events across the country.
313 Doing More with Simple Learning Platforms
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 24
Montego C
Learning happens all around us and in all different forms. You want to reach your target audience in as many ways and as simply as possible. You also face budget limitations, internal IT roadblocks, and enterprises architecture or purchasing challenges.
In this session, you’ll explore real-world scenarios in which organizations solved problems by using one or more non-traditional platforms for delivering accessible learning experiences. You’ll learn the simple ways existing platforms can be used to help people learn and engage, and opportunities to measure effectiveness in these platforms.
- Simple technologies to deliver content
- Ways to combine platforms for effective learning experiences
- Methods for rapid prototyping and testing of these platforms
- Techniques for capturing data from these platforms
Audience:
Intermediate to advanced designers, developers, managers, directors, and senior leaders (VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
Mailchimp, SendGrid, Thinkific, WordPress, learning record stores, Google Analytics, xAPI, Help Desk, Knowledge Base.
Brian Dusablon
Founder
Learning Ninjas
Brian Dusablon, the founder of Learning Ninjas, is an entrepreneur, coach, and generalist who has worked in the eLearning industry for over 20 years as a trainer, developer, instructional designer, LMS administrator, project manager, and consultant. At Learning Ninjas, Brian leads a collaborative consultancy focused on creating and teaching about accessible and effective learning solutions and technologies. Working with organizations and individuals, he applies existing and emerging technologies to simplify processes, improve performance, and measure outcomes. Brian frequently speaks on a range of topics, including accessibility, user experience, innovative technologies, and entrepreneurship.
SELT106 Simplifying the Creation and Delivery of eLearning
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 24
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
eLearning has traditionally been overly complex. Learning management systems are clunky and hard to use. eLearning content must be created by experts, meaning that the turnaround time for creating content is extensive, with trainers unable to edit and update content with ease. As a result, trainers often resort to “boring” training resources, such as PDFs, Word docs, and videos. The result is a repetitive learning experience and a disengaged learner.
This session will explain the process behind building a tool that anybody can use to create and deliver engaging online training. It will break down eLearning creation and delivery into its fundamental parts, identifying the pain points of traditional eLearning and pinpointing the key areas of need for the eLearning space. You’ll then examine how to rebuild an eLearning platform in its simplest form, stripping away unnecessary complexity and creating a tool that’s accessible at any skill level. You’ll explore the step-by-step process of creating an intuitive UX and UI experience based on the psychological principles of learning, for both the trainer and trainee.
In this session, you will learn:
- How reducing the complexity of eLearning tools can lead to an enhanced learning experience, better training outcomes, and ROI
- Why simplifying the trainer experience can directly impact learner outcomes
- The pedagogical theory that informs tool design and product management
- The step-by-step process behind refactoring the UX design of a tool
Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers, developers, managers, and senior leaders (VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
eCoach.
Jude Novak
Founder, CPO
eCoach
Jude Novak is the founder and CPO of eCoach. Jude graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia, with a bachelor’s in communication. After founding a web design agency and working closely with Sydney’s top advertising agencies, Jude began developing interactive resources in the nascent online education sector, co-founding INKids Education to build applications for school children. Jude went on to work with Samsung and Apple to create educational apps, designing and building applications that were downloaded millions of times globally. With 15 years’ experience in eLearning, Jude founded eCoach, an online training platform that allows anyone to easily create and deliver training online.
SMNX107 Yukon Scavenger Hunt
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Wednesday, October 24
Expo Hall: Management Xchange Stage
Get moving and mingling with Yukon Learning, host of the DevLearn 2018 Expo Reception! You’ll have a great time navigating the Expo Hall in this fun-filled Yukon Scavenger Hunt. Discover various clues, all building up to a secret and the grand finale for a chance to walk away with the grand prize: a sleek new iPad loaded with some awesome freebies.
Ron Price
Chief Learning Officer
Yukon Learning
Ron Price has over 35 years of experience in organizational effectiveness, leadership coaching, instructional design, spiritual development, and experiential learning. His unique background has allowed him to support a wide range of customers, from schools like Duke University and Harvard Business School to multinational corporations like Sanofi, Amazon, BP, and Pepsico. In 2002, Ron founded a consulting firm and challenge course devoted to increasing organizational performance while developing authenticity and integrity. After joining Yukon, Ron worked closely with the Articulate team to design the certified training programs for the Articulate tools. He is a Guild Master.
SELT201 Effective Microlearning in Record Time with PowerPoint and iSpring
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Thursday, October 25
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
Learners don’t always want to sit through a formal training course, and they often simply don’t have the time. Microlearning is a great way to deliver just what people need, when they need it, to maximize effectiveness. But, as a learning professional, how do you create it?
This session looks at the principles supporting microlearning best practices, taking into account the wide range of devices that people use to access microlearning, including traditional laptops and mobile devices. You’ll explore practical techniques to create microlearning content quickly and easily using PowerPoint and iSpring. You’ll be amazed at the way you can use these industry-standard tools to deliver visual content with animations and rich media—and export it to video or HTML5 for easy distribution, in isolation or through your LMS. Learn how to make your microlearning an effective tool that your learners will be delighted with.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to capture your audience’s attention and maximize their retention of information in a tiny amount of time
- How to create effective microlearning incorporating compelling visuals, engaging animation, and impactful multimedia
- How to use PowerPoint to create your dynamic, visual microlearning quickly and easily
- How to output to video or HTML5 for easy distribution
Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers, developers, and anyone who uses PowerPoint and wants to unveil its power.
Technology discussed in this session:
Microsoft PowerPoint, iSpring Converter, and iSpring Suite.
Richard Goring
Director
BrightCarbon
Richard Goring is a director at BrightCarbon, a presentation and eLearning agency. He enjoys helping people create engaging content and communicate effectively using visuals, diagrams, and animated sequences that explain and reinforce the key points.
STRS201 Speeding Up Your Workflow with Articulate 360
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Thursday, October 25
Expo Hall: Strategic Solutions Stage
Articulate knows that eLearning developers face big challenges. You’re asked to create engaging courses for any device, develop gorgeous eLearning on a budget, and get projects approved on a tight schedule. And you may not have access to the budget, resources, and support you need to do your best work.
Articulate 360 is a simple subscription that includes everything you need for course development. In this session, you’ll learn how to speed up your workflow with the award-winning authoring apps in Articulate 360, Storyline 360 and Rise. You’ll see how you can develop engaging courses that work on every device—without any manual tweaking. You’ll learn how to save time by sourcing assets from Content Library, a library of over three million photos, templates, characters, videos, and more. Then you’ll see how you can simplify project reviews with Articulate Review, a web app where stakeholders can provide consolidated feedback.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to quickly and easily create custom, interactive eLearning with Storyline 360
- How easy it is to create polished, responsive eLearning with Rise, the web-based authoring app in Articulate 360
- How to easily find the assets you need for your projects in Content Library
- How to streamline project reviews with Articulate Review
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, managers, and senior leaders (VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate 360 apps, including Storyline 360, Rise, Content Library, and Articulate Review.
Trina Rimmer
Director, Community and Customer Engagement
Articulate
As the director of community and customer engagement with Articulate, Trina uses her many years of eLearning design and development expertise to guide the creation of inspiring content for our community of workplace learning professionals, E-Learning Heroes. Before joining Articulate, Trina worked as an instructional designer, eLearning developer, and writer focused on delivering creative, engaging, and effective learning solutions to various companies, from global aid organizations to Fortune 500s.
414 Using Articulate Rise to Build a Responsive Microlearning Curriculum
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, October 25
St. Croix B
For years, eLearning tools have been based on a PowerPoint-slide paradigm. However, to be truly device independent, courses need to be responsive and use a webpage style. Articulate Rise provides an easy-to-implement solution that encourages microlearning. This session will discuss using Rise to implement a full, 35-module curriculum that is both responsive and delivered in microlearning-sized chunks. Challenges and solutions will be highlighted.
After completing this session, you will know the key advantages of using Rise for responsive, device-independent projects. You will know the power of using a webpage interface compared to a slide-based tool. You will explore the interactivity types used by Rise and how to complete a quiz that can be run through your LMS or LRS. You will be able to apply the key design considerations for microlearning with Rise. You will be able to transition seamlessly back and forth between Rise and the other tools used by your organization.
In this session, you will learn:
- The basics of Articulate Rise
- How to apply interactions in Rise
- How to customize a Rise template
- How to implement microlearning for online learning
- How to transition to a cloud-based eLearning development tool
- How to transition seamlessly back and forth between Rise and other tools
Audience:
Designers, developers, and managers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Rise.Jim Hicks
President
colinRiley
Jim Hicks, President at colinRiley, has over 25 years of experience designing and programming learning delivered via computer-based means. From delivering his first course via DEC VAX minicomputers to the latest cloud-based initiatives and mobile delivery, Jim has experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of eLearning. He would have it no other way. Jim’s projects always begin with a solid foundation of instructional design. He holds a master’s degree in instructional systems technology from Indiana University. He has presented to a wide array of forums in the learning industry, and consults with multinational companies and professional associations; helping them plan, design, develop, and evaluate solutions for human performance problems and employee training.
415 BYOD: Articulate Storyline 360: Let’s Get Variable!
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, October 25
Trinidad AB
To some, variables may be an unknown function in Articulate Storyline. Many haven’t had the opportunity to use variables, or have been confused by variables and what they are capable of adding to the learning experience. Whatever the reason for pleading ignorance, this session has it covered!
In this session, you’ll learn the basics of using variables in Articulate Storyline and take your variable use to the next level by exploring how to create some powerful interactions. By the end of this session, you’ll be using variables as if you’d been using them your entire life. While this session focuses on Articulate Storyline 3 and 360, most elements discussed are also present in Storyline 2.
In this session, you will learn:
- About the variables available in Articulate Storyline
- About options available to you when using variables
- How to use variables to control navigation
- How to use variables to create a progress meter
Audience:
Designers, developers, and novice to intermediate Storyline users.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Storyline 360 (but Storyline 3 and 2 are still relevant).
Technology required:
Laptop with Articulate Storyline 360, 3, or 2 installed (trial versions OK).
Ashley Chiasson
Senior eLearning Developer
Traliant
Ashley Chiasson is an award-winning instructional designer and eLearning developer with over 15 years of experience. She is the senior eLearning developer at Traliant, where she creates high-quality, binge-worthy compliance training. She holds a masters degree in education (post-secondary studies) and a bachelor of arts in linguistics and psychology.
515 BYOD: Using Animation and Motion in Storyline
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Thursday, October 25
Trinidad AB
Using animation and motion in a Storyline course, when done well, can be a tremendous asset to the visual voice of your course. When not done well, however, it can be quite the distraction. So how can you know what animations and motions will work well in different situations and how to develop them in Storyline?
In this session, you will practice building a variety of animations and motion elements that will enhance the look and feel of a module. You will also find out how to use some of the lesser-known features and settings to create animations that are not readily available in Storyline. You’ll leave knowing a wide range of animation and motion techniques that can avoid distraction and actually enhance your work.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create an auto scrolling panel
- How to combine multiple animations for some cool effects
- How to use the new motion path features: orientation and intersection
- How the timeline can impact an animation
- How to use group objects for some unique animations
- How to add animation to a state
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Storyline.
Technology required:
PC or Mac running Windows and Articulate Storyline.
Ron Price
Chief Learning Officer
Yukon Learning
Ron Price has over 35 years of experience in organizational effectiveness, leadership coaching, instructional design, spiritual development, and experiential learning. His unique background has allowed him to support a wide range of customers, from schools like Duke University and Harvard Business School to multinational corporations like Sanofi, Amazon, BP, and Pepsico. In 2002, Ron founded a consulting firm and challenge course devoted to increasing organizational performance while developing authenticity and integrity. After joining Yukon, Ron worked closely with the Articulate team to design the certified training programs for the Articulate tools. He is a Guild Master.
SELR204 Getting Started with xAPI in Rapid Authoring Tools
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Thursday, October 25
Expo Hall: eLearning Rockstars Stage
The whole industry seems excited about xAPI. It’s a spectacular option for gaining deep insights into learner actions—or opening up the learning environment entirely. Exciting stuff indeed. Getting excited is easy; getting started is another story. How do you get started with xAPI? How can you use the rapid authoring tools you’re already familiar with to tap into the reporting potential of xAPI?
This session will look at how the big three rapid authoring tools handle xAPI. It will start with a very brief xAPI introduction. Then, you’ll take a deep dive into each tool: how Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora work with out-of-the-box statements; how to send custom statements with each tool; and constructing a launch path and testing xAPI statements.
In this session, you will learn:
- How Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora handle out-of-the-box xAPI statements
- How Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora handle custom xAPI statements
- How to construct an xAPI launch path
- How to get and use a better-than-free LRS for xAPI testing
Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
xAPI, Articulate Storyline 3 and 360, Adobe Captivate 2017, Lectora Inspire 17, and LRS/ScormCloud.
Bill Milstid
Sr. Designer/Developer
eLearning Brothers
Bill Milstid, a senior designer/developer at eLearning Brothers, has worked in the eLearning industry for roughly a decade in various roles on both the instructional design and development side. He is part of eLearning Brothers’ template division, where he spends most of his days troubleshooting new and exciting ways to help awesome folks build awesome things.
SELT204 Creating Simulated Animation in Adobe Presenter
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Thursday, October 25
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
Software and system simulations created in tools such as Captivate are a great way to engage learners and provide visual demonstrations. But when developer access to live systems is limited or system updates are frequent, creating and maintaining such simulations can be time-consuming and difficult. But what if there was a way to simulate simulation?
Creating the illusion of a simulation using PowerPoint and the Adobe Presenter plug-in is not only a viable solution, but in many cases may be a better solution in terms of both creation and maintenance. In this session, you will explore how to build a simulation using screenshots, PowerPoint animation, and the Adobe Presenter plug-in. Narrating and publishing Presenter files will also be demonstrated.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create the illusion of a simulation video
- Tips for creating realistic demos
- How to sync audio and animation
- Publishing settings and how to use them
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
PowerPoint, Adobe Presenter.
Dona Parker
Instructional Designer
Ally
SELR205 Half the Work for Twice the Results
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Thursday, October 25
Expo Hall: eLearning Rockstars Stage
With so many options at your fingertips, it’s easy to spend hours and hours wading through countless images, backgrounds, interactions, and templates. It can seem overwhelming and bottomless. If you aren’t careful, you can get distracted and lose focus.
eLearning Brothers has completely revamped its search features, template designs, display layouts, Customizable Courseware offering, and everything else. Creating rockstar content is even easier than before! Come hear about the exciting changes eLearning Brothers has rolled out.
In this session, you will learn:
- What eLearning Brothers has been working on for the past year
- How eLearning Brothers has improved user experience
- Where eLearning Brothers is headed in the future
- How you can build better courses with half the work
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, managers, and senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
eLearning Brothers Library.
Andrew Scivally
CEO & Co-founder
ELB Learning
Andrew Scivally is the co-founder and CEO of ELB Learning. He has 20 years of experience in the learning technology space, including all aspects of course design and development, as well as leading learning and development teams for financial institutions such as JPMorganChase and Zions Bank. He holds a master's degree in computer education and cognitive systems. Led by Andrew, ELB Learning has established an industry-leading brand and been featured in the Inc. 5000 for six consecutive years.
611 MacGyver Storyline with APIs
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, October 25
St. Croix A
Articulate Storyline can be used to create simple and functional interfaces and user applications when you mix in the power of APIs. You can use this tool in unexpected ways to create solutions most wouldn’t expect you could make with a rapid eLearning development tool. It’s easier than you might imagine to learn how Storyline can talk to API-enabled systems.
In this session you will learn what APIs are, and how the Postman application can be used to connect to an API and provide the necessary JavaScript you’ll use in Storyline, allowing you to use this tool in creative new ways. You’ll take a closer look at an example of this—a telephone call recording application and opt out of text message application—and then you’ll learn the basics yourself by looking at the process for creating a Storyline course that can pull in content from an external source.
In this session, you will learn:
- How Articulate Storyline can talk with other systems through the power of APIs
- How to use Postman to interact with APIs and create the JavaScript you’ll need for Storyline
- How to catch data from an external system, load it to a variable, and display it in your course
- About the basic schema of JSON and how to parse it
- Why Storyline can’t be put in a box
- Why APIs are really powerful tools
- About the utility of global variables
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Storyline, Postman, JavaScript, and JSON.
Benjamin Duffy
Director, Learning & Performance Development
Unum
Benjamin Duffy is a director of learning and performance development at Unum. With more than 25 years of experience in creating digital learning experiences and reference opportunities that span the use of floppy disk to virtual reality, Ben has led training initiatives and teams that supported Unum, Fairchild Semiconductor, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Department of Defense, MCI WorldCom, and FutureHealth. Ben led the Maine ATD eLearning Playgroup from 2007 to 2010, and he has previously presented for The eLearning Guild and at KMWorld.
615 BYOD: Getting Started on Adding JavaScript to Captivate
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, October 25
Trinidad AB
Adobe Captivate is a great tool for developing eLearning courses. However, many seasoned developers have hit walls as they want more functionality than what’s available. Adding JavaScript will open many more doors, but it can be a daunting task. Coding can be overwhelming and difficult to grasp. Even if you have an understanding in JavaScript, knowing where to place the code in Captivate can be a challenge.
This hands-on session will help guide you in learning the basics of JavaScript. You will then look at incorporating the code into Captivate in the appropriate locations. You’ll see how JavaScript can add functionality and save time in the development of your courses. This session is geared for those who are new to JavaScript.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create simple JavaScript within a webpage
- How to create a randomize function
- Approaches for inserting JavaScript into the frame of a Captivate file
- How to create random feedback using arrays
- Ways to change a multi-state object based on values in JavaScript
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe Captivate (2017) and text editors (Brackets, Adobe Dreamweaver).
Technology required:
Laptop running Captivate (2017) and a text editor (Brackets, Dreamweaver).
Phil Cowcill
Senior eLearning Specialist
PJ Rules
Phil Cowcill is senior eLearning specialist at PJ Rules. He started his career in 1983 when he was hired as a technologist at a local college. In 1985 he joined a team to develop Canada's first Interactive Videodisc. He started teaching part-time in 1989, moving to full-time in 1995. He led his class to build one of the first news websites that streamed video in 1996. In 2011 he launched the very first dedicated mobile application development program. Phil retired from full-time teaching in 2015 and moved to working as a contractor with the Department of National Defence as a senior eLearning specialist.
616 BYOD: Set Up Your Storyline Development for Speed
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, October 25
Martinique AB
Stakeholders typically want their courses fast, cheap, and good. And if you jump too quickly into developing slides, it can cost you extra time down the road—especially when they come back with change requests.
Fortunately, there are simple things you can do at the very beginning of a new Storyline project that can make the development go much faster. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to use color themes, master slides, feedback masters, and default shapes, along with other tips and shortcuts. When you set up your course with speed in mind, not only will you be able to develop slides more quickly, but you’ll also create a Storyline course that’s more consistent-looking, and you’ll make it easier for other people to jump in and help without “messing up” your design.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to use color and font themes to be more consistent and respond more quickly to changes
- How to use slide masters and feedback masters to help you create slides and interactions more quickly
- How to identify your most commonly used design elements and make them easier to access
- How to customize Storyline for more efficient development
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Storyline.
Technology required:
Laptop with Articulate Storyline (trial version OK).
Diane Elkins
Owner/Founder
E-Learning Uncovered
Diane Elkins is owner of Artisan E-Learning, a custom eLearning development company, and E-Learning Uncovered, where she helps people build courses they're proud of. She has built a reputation as a national eLearning expert by being a frequent speaker at major industry events for ATD, The Learning Guild, and Training Magazine. Her favorite topics include accessibility, instructional design, and Articulate Storyline. She is co-author of the popular E-Learning Uncovered book series, as well as E-Learning Fundamentals: A Practical Guide, from ATD Press. She is a past board member of the Northeast Florida and Metro DC chapters of ATD.
709 Free Tools for the Thrifty Learning Designer
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Friday, October 26
St. Croix A
Learning designers tend to wear many hats: project manager, instructional designer, video creator and editor, game designer, eLearning developer, technology troubleshooter, graphic designer, and marketing guru, just to name a few. To be successful wearing these many hats, you need the right tools! Unfortunately, you may not have the budget for your dream tools. So, what do you do? You need the best free tools available!
In this session, you will take a look at a list curated by fellow learning designers with over 100 free tools that they use across their projects. You will do a deep dive into the top 25 free resources recommended for stock images and videos, industry knowledge and inspiration, project management, music and sound effects, marketing design tools, and more. Learn from others and bring your favorite resources to add to the list!
In this session, you will learn:
- How to search the hottest free tools online right now for free stock photography, graphics, videos, music, and sound effects
- Where you can go for industry knowledge, templates, and visual inspiration
- About the most popular free tools that you can use for project management
- How you can use these tools to help you design beautiful marketing materials
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Everypixel, Moose, Jing, Pixlr, The Noun Project, Avataars, Battle Learning Cards, Reddit for Instructional Designers, Pexels Stock Video, Screen-O-Matic, FreeSound.com, YouTube Stock Audio, Adobe XD CC, Adobe Color, Pixie Color Identification App, Fount, Google Fonts, Font Squirrel Font Identification Tool, Fount, Trello, SCORM Cloud, Smart Mockups, and more.
Deanna Fischer
Director of Learning Design
Fischer MicroTech
Deanna Fischer is a facilitator, program developer, and speaker who specializes in creating custom learning resources for the classroom and online. She has built successful blended learning programs for global clients across a broad range of industries. She is an early adopter of technology, she loves sharing tools that help her colleagues work more efficiently and creatively, and she has a passion for mentoring individuals new to learning design.
715 BYOD: Designing for 508 Compliance in Storyline 360
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Friday, October 26
Martinique AB
As learning organizations are tasked with including Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 accessibility requirements in their eLearning content, many designers and design teams are left asking the same question: How do I take a set of bullet points from a government website and put them into practice? What is tab order? What does good alt text look like, and when should I be using it? Inquiring minds want to know!
This BYOD session will answer these types of questions while retrofitting an existing Storyline 360 course with WCAG 2.0 level AA guidelines. You’ll learn how a team took a set of design standards used primarily by web designers and incorporated them into a compliant standard for instructional designers and internal learning content. You’ll also walk away with practical approaches for making your own Storyline projects more accessible.
In this session, you will learn:
- Why customizing the tab order of slides is important, and how to do it
- How to add good alternate and directional text to your courses
- How to build best practices and stick to them
- Tips, tricks, and what to avoid
Audience:
Designers, developers, and managers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Articulate Storyline 3 or 360, JAWS, and NVDA.
Technology required:
Laptop running Articulate Storyline 2, 3, or 360.
Jaclyn Waskewicz
Sr. Training Manager
Charles Schwab
Jaclyn Waskewicz is a senior training manager at Charles Schwab & Co. with over 15 years of experience in the training and eLearning industry. She is well-versed in accessibility (Section 508 and WCAG), developing learning design, and functional testing standards for the learning organization. She designs and develops both instructor-led and web-based training programs and materials, and podcast and vodcast (video) learning elements.
813 What’s New in Open-Source Learning Technologies?
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 26
Montego C
Organizations often find difficulty adopting new learning technologies due to lack of funding or a limited ability to customize tools for business needs. But by leveraging open-source software, learning professionals can use the community of developers to affordably grow their departmental abilities.
In this session, you will learn about five open-source technologies that you can use in training and development functions, including Adapt Learning, WordPress, Learning Locker, H5P, and Sakai. You will explore the state of each of these projects, discuss implementation strategies for the technology stack, determine methods to partner with internal IT teams in the implementation of open-source solutions, and review case studies of successful open-source learning implementations.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to implement open-source solutions in your training organization
- How to work with IT business partners to launch open-source projects
- How to develop eLearning modules without buying expensive authoring software
- About successful implementation of open-source technologies in learning
- How to create a knowledge management solution using WordPress
- How to deploy an open-source LMS
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers, and senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology discussed in this session:
WordPress, Learning Locker, H5P, LAMP Stack, Sakai, StackOverflow, and Github.
Frazier Smith
Human Resources Program Manager
SnapAV
Frazier Smith is an HR training manager for SnapAV, the leading manufacturer and distributor of audio, video, networking, surveillance, power, and structured wiring products for custom integrators. Frazier has managed custom learning management systems with over 24,000 users and developed native learning experiences using Swift and xAPI. Frazier holds a master of education in instructional systems technology from UNC–Charlotte and is currently studying for his doctorate at Sam Houston State University in instructional systems technology and design. At DevLearn 2016, Frazier won the Best in Show (Non-Vendor) award for DemoFest.
816 BYOD: Developing Responsive eLearning Using Fluid Boxes in Captivate
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 26
Trinidad AB
Fluid boxes in Adobe Captivate 2017 are seemingly magical containers that allow you to create responsive eLearning courses in a snap. Just add the images, videos, animations, buttons, and other objects to the fluid boxes and they will automatically arrange on the screen based on the screen size and orientation.
During this hands-on session, you will learn how to create responsive eLearning courses using fluid boxes. You will also learn about the best practices of using fluid boxes in Captivate and make the most of them. You will receive a step-by-step guide for getting started with fluid boxes during the session.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create a responsive course using Captivate
- How to add fluid boxes to the slides
- How to modify the fluid box properties
- About the best practices of creating responsive courses in Captivate
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe Captivate.
Technology required:
Laptop and latest version of Adobe Captivate.
Pooja Jaisingh
Senior Director, Digital Learning
Icertis
Pooja Jaisingh works as a senior director of digital learning at Icertis. She has created several award-winning eLearning courses and authored books and video courses on eLearning tools and technologies. In her previous roles, she worked as a principal eLearning evangelist at Adobe and chief learning geek at a start-up. Pooja is CPTD-, and COTP-certified. She holds a master’s degree in education & economics and a doctorate in educational technology.