STRS101 What’s New in Articulate 360 Since DevLearn Last Year
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Wednesday, October 23
Expo Hall: Strategic Solutions Stage
Articulate knows that eLearning pros don’t always have time to keep up with the latest features in the apps they use—and they want to know what’s new. Articulate 360 has everything eLearning developers need to simplify the course creation process. It includes award-winning authoring apps Storyline 360, and Rise 360, which make it easy to create courses that look great on any device; an ever-expanding library of 4.5+ million course assets; an easy-to-use project review app; and online training.
We’re adding new features and content continuously, and it’s all included with an Articulate 360 subscription. In this session, we’ll give you the scoop on all the latest features in Articulate 360 that we’ve added since DevLearn 2018. You’ll learn about all the latest new features and content in Storyline 360, Rise 360, Content Library 360, and Review 360.
In this session, you will:
- Learn about the new features we’ve added to Articulate 360 to help you create eLearning quickly and easily
- Explore examples that will help you learn how to use Articulate 360 features in your projects
Technologies discussed:
Articulate 360 apps, including Storyline 360, Rise 360, Content Library 360, and Review 360
Target audience:
Designers, developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
114 eLearning Prototyping with Adobe XD
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, October 23
Antigua A
Storyboarding and prototyping are more important than ever, but too often we're making do with substandard tools or skipping the process altogether because the tools don't make it easy. If only there were tools that would help! Have you heard of Adobe's free tool, XD? It's part of the Creative Cloud but you can download and use it for free, even if you don't subscribe.
In this session learn about Adobe XD, a prototyping tool that can be used in a number of ways, including storyboarding your lessons. You’ll learn how to quickly mock up your lesson and share them with your key stakeholders. Once approved, you can then use that prototype to create your lessons in your authoring tool. You’ll learn a proven, best practices approach you can apply to your next project.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to prototype in XD and share with key stakeholders easily
- To set up your XD slides to correspond to your authoring tool's slides or pages
- How to export your prototype element and import into your tool for faster development
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe XD, Captivate
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Joe Ganci
President
eLearning Joe
Joe Ganci is the owner and president of eLearning Joe, a custom learning company. Since 1983, he has been involved in every aspect of multimedia and learning development. Joe holds a computer science degree, writes books and articles about eLearning, and is widely considered an eLearning development guru. He consults worldwide and also teaches at conferences and client sites. Joe writes tool reviews and has received several awards for his work in eLearning, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and an eLearning Guild Master Award in 2013. His mission is to improve the quality of eLearning with practical approaches that work.
116 BYOD: Creating Stunning System Recordings with Articulate 360
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, October 23
St Thomas AB
Many eLearning designers and developers need to teach systems. It can be quite labor and time intensive to teach face-to-face. Hiring a vendor to build system simulations is another option, but with its own challenges. Vendors have to learn your internal processes, your organization may not have a secure way of giving a non-employee access, and changes to your systems may lead to additional costs to have the vendor-built simulation content updated.
Learning how to create your own great looking screen recordings and tutorials in Articulate 360 can help address system training needs in easier, more cost-effective ways. In this hands-on BYOD session, you’ll practice recording and editing a system recording in Storyline, using the best practices Yukon Learning has been implementing and improving over the years with its customers. You’ll also briefly look at how Peek 360 and Replay 360 can be used for screen recording in an eLearning module.
In this session, you will learn:
- Tips for determining which Articulate tool is right for the need at hand
- How to perform a simple screen recording in Peek 360 or Replay 360
- Techniques for recording a system simulation using Storyline 3/360
- How to adjust the recording canvas in Storyline 3/360 to ensure the best quality recording possible
- Adjustment options for the different screen recording modes in Storyline 3/360
- Ways to use “Action Fine Tuning” to edit the slides
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Articulate 360
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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.
STRS102 Just-in-time Learning: The Key to Tools Adoption for Bluewater Learning
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, October 23
Expo Hall: Strategic Solutions Stage
Bluewater has helped over 1,000 clients including ADP, United Airlines, and Frito Lays maximize their investments in HCM’s and LMS’s. As experts in the learning and training industry, their team has experimented with just about every digital training solution on the market. Yet, when they were looking for help keeping up with their own internal applications training on tools and processes, most fell short. Digital walkthrough solutions were bulky, labor intensive, and difficult to manage. LMS tools were great for storing tons of content, but terrible at surfacing that content at the point of engagement, within a user’s workflow.
With systems and processes changing on a daily basis, they needed something dynamic and flexible. They needed a way to surface answers instantly, directly within a users’ workflow, across applications. They needed just-in-time learning.
In this session, you will learn:
- What is just-in-time learning
- What separates just-in-time learning platforms from other solutions
- About the evolution of learning and enablement in the workplace, and the different ways Bryan and the Bluewater team tried to address the enablement challenge of frequently updating software and changing processes
- The benefits of just-in-time learning for applications training
- How to use microlearning to address frequent changes in technology and process, and to crowdsource knowledge
- How Bryan’s team implemented microlearning to deliver contextual knowledge at the point of engagement
- How any company can easily incorporate just-in-time learning into their existing training methodologies
Technologies discussed:
Salesforce and Spekit
Target audience:
Designers, developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
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Melanie Fellay
CEO & Co-Founder
Spekit
Melanie Fellay is the CEO and co-founder of Spekit. Spekit was born out of the first-hand pain that Melanie and her co-founder Zari felt trying to drive tool adoption and enabling employees using outdated and ineffective solutions that couldn't keep up with today's pace of growth and change. Melanie is a BizOps and Enablement enthusiast with expertise driving Salesforce transformations and architecting employee-centric learning solutions. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in accounting & finance.
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Bryan Miller
Vice President, Ultimate Software Practice
Bluewater Learning
As the vice president of Ultimate Software Practice at Bluewater Learning, Bryan Miller ensures that Bluewater has the right tools and data to remain agile and scalable enough to respond to rapidly changing market conditions. He works with leadership to establish and report on KPIs relevant to individual business needs. Bryan has 20 years of project management, systems design, and operations management experience and is a certified Project Management Professional. He has a passion for strategic operations and servant leadership and leverages his experience in multi-million dollar portfolio management to support and enable the members of the Bluewater family.
201 Let’s Talk Captivate: The Ins, the Outs, and the Affordances
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday, October 23
Martinique A
With the vast number of awesome features included in Adobe Captivate, it can quickly become overwhelming to identify which approach to take on a project. Should you utilize screen capture, program simulations, create a page-by-page presentation, maybe use videos and audio? Don’t get me started on activities and quizzes! And what about the new VR functionality Captivate offers?
In this session, we’ll explore the various features and affordances of Captivate, and how you can best select from them for your specific project needs. We’ll discuss the strengths and limitations of each, and why, when, and how each feature can be made most useful. Finally, we will walk through some common tips and tricks to exponentially increase your understanding of one of the most powerful eLearning authoring tools available.
In this session, you will learn:
- Potential use cases for various Captivate features
- An overview of various Captivate features to leverage in your projects
- To assess the pros and cons of specific Captivate features
- Tips and tricks to enhance your use of Captivate
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
Adobe Captivate
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Kevin Newsome
eLearning Developer and LMS Administrator
Utah State Board of Education
Kevin Newsome currently works as an eLearning designer and LMS administrator for the Utah State Board of Education. He has over six years of experience working as a trainer, instructional designer, and eLearning developer. Graduating from Purdue University with a masters in learning design and technology, Kevin has focused his career on the design and development of engaging and effective asynchronous eLearning for professional development.
214 Authoring Tools Showdown: Captivate vs. Storyline
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday, October 23
Andros B
What's the best eLearning authoring tool out there? That's a lot like asking, "What's the best car on the road?" The answer can be very subjective, and in the end it's based on what matters most to you. Identifying key features and characteristics that differentiate tools—such as price, ease of use, interactivity, accessibility, and mobile compatibility—can help you can make the best choice to meet your needs.
In this session you’ll gain perspective on how popular eLearning authoring tools Storyline and Captivate stack up in these categories. Take a quick, under-the-hood look at both tools to get a sense of what it's like to work with them. You’ll learn some of the finer points around supporting responsive design, accessibility, and how they compare for specific use cases, such as systems training. You’ll leave this session ready to make better, more informed decisions.
In this session, you will learn:
- The key distinguishing characteristics of two popular eLearning authoring tools
- How the tools differ in terms of learning curve and ease-of-use
- How they differ in terms of pricing models
- How they differ in terms of media and interactivity
- How the two tools differ in other ways, such as mobile, accessibility, and systems training
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate
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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.
SELT105 Prototyping Learning Experiences with Adobe XD: Let’s Get Inspired!
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Wednesday, October 23
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
We often get stuck using the same patterns of delivery, without thinking about if it is helping our audience or if it’s the best fit for a challenge. Designing great user experiences for your learners is critical to the success of how they engage, utilize content, tools, and focus on the task at hand. This session will break down what's essential in designing great experiences, and provide you with resources to get you started and inspired—from mobile to desktop and beyond. We'll discuss design strategies, what works and what doesn’t, how to plan & prototype, and demonstrate several examples for inspiration. You'll get several resources for taking your experiences to the next level and helping your organization jump forward.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to use Adobe XD to get started in creating your next prototype
- Why Adobe XD provides a simple UI to create, test, and gather feedback on concepts
- How to prototype and share with your audience or team
- How to take advantage of Adobe XD resources, templates, and plug-ins
- 3 ways to improve your designs
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Nick Floro
Learning Architect/Imagineer
Sealworks Interactive Studios
Nick Floro, a co-founder and learning architect at Sealworks Interactive Studios, has over 25 years of experience developing learning solutions, applications, and web platforms. Nick is passionate about how design and technology can enhance learning and loves to share his knowledge and experience to teach, inspire, and motivate. As a learning architect, Nick gets to sketch, imagine, and prototype for each challenge. He has worked with start-ups to Fortune 500 companies to help them understand the technology and develop innovative solutions to support their audiences. Nick has won numerous awards from Apple and organizations for productions and services.
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Sophia Brown
Lead Experience Designer
Sealworks Interactive Studios
Sophia Brown has an international background as a design lead and illustrator, working with startups, nonprofits, and companies across the US, the Middle East, and Europe. As a learning experience designer at Sealworks Interactive Studios, she is excited to bring her design thinking, creativity, and passion for problem solving and translate them into dynamic learning experiences.
314 Extending Captivate with JavaScript Widgets for More Efficient Development
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 23
Martinique A
Delta Air Lines Pilot Learning and Development needed a way to push Captivate beyond its off-the-shelf capabilities to meet the requirements set out by both Delta and the FAA, and to enable us to produce 15-20 lessons every three months. Widgets can be hard to use, even harder to customize, and it is almost impossible to figure out how make one on your own, however we were able to crack the code and develop some widgets that are now an essential part of our training workflow.
In this session, we will dive under the hood of widget creation and explain how JavaScript widgets are made. We will describe all the files that comprise a widget. We will open up some examples and see how they work. We will walk through the workflow in creating and testing widgets. Attendees should leave with enough knowledge to understand how widgets can decrease development time, and how to begin developing their own widgets. Example files will be made available to all attendees.
In this session, you will learn:
- The basics of creating a Javascript widget
- Strategies and techniques for combining templates and widgets for more efficient development in Captivate
- How to use widgets to automate tons of common scripting tasks in Captivate
- That is possible to create your own custom question types
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe Captivate, Adobe Brackets, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Chrome Developer Tools
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Chris May
Learning Designer
Delta Air Lines
Chris May is learning designer and developer with over 20 years of experience developing multimedia. He has worked for companies such as Verifone, Morehouse School of Medicine, Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines. Chris is as comfortable shooting video as he is writing code or creating graphics in Photoshop.
316 BYOD: Get Interactive with Camtasia! Build a Branching Simulation
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 23
St Thomas AB
Do you need a quick, reliable, and cost-effective tool for informational and instructional videos? You have it all with Camtasia. With Camtasia Studio you can record, edit, and publish a short video with branching interactivity.
In this session you’ll learn the entire Camtasia production process; from screen recording, editing, inserting media, and publishing. Along the way, you will pick up undocumented tips and tricks to make your efforts even easier. You’ll find that Camtasia has a short learning curve, making it useful for rapid development. And the best part, no Camtasia experience is required to attend this session!
In this session, you will learn:
- How to prepare and record your screen
- Best practices for producing a simulation
- How to create user-interactivity, including branching and other hyperlinking
- Efficient editing tips
- Design and development workflow for videos with and without audio
- What production settings work with interactive videos
Audience:
Designers, developers, trainers
Technology discussed:
Camtasia 2019, Microsoft Word Planning Template
Participant technology requirements:
Laptop, Camtasia 2019 (A free trial copy may be downloaded from Techsmith.com), headphones/earbuds, and a mouse, as Camtasia is tricky if using a trackpad
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Zoe Cohen
Lead Technology Training Specialist
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Zoe Cohen works in technology training and development at an AMLAW 100 law firm. She has over 15 years of experience in teaching, instructional design, project management, conducting business analysis, and eLearning development. Zoe has developed instructor-led training and eLearning in corporate, higher education, and secondary education settings. She has used many tools to build eLearning, even starting from scratch with HTML and JavaScript. Zoe is a certified Captivate specialist, avid Storyline user, and Camtasia evangelist. One of her passions is developing hybrid training programs and establishing documented and repeatable (best) practices for eLearning and other curriculum development.
STRS201 Speed Up Your Workflow with Articulate 360
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Thursday, October 24
Expo Hall: Strategic Solutions Stage
Articulate knows that eLearning developers face big challenges. You’re asked to create engaging courses that look great on any device, and develop gorgeous eLearning on a budget. You also need to get projects approved on a tight schedule. And you may not have access to the resources and support you need to do your best work.
Articulate 360 is a simple subscription that includes everything you need to create eLearning. In this session, we’ll show you how to speed up your workflow using the award-winning authoring apps in Articulate 360, Storyline 360, and Rise 360. You’ll learn how to develop engaging courses that look and work great on every device—without any manual tweaking. You’ll learn how to save time by sourcing assets from Content Library 360, a library of 4.5+ million photos, templates, characters, videos, and more. And, you’ll discover an easier way to manage project reviews with Review 360, a web-based app that lets you easily collect consolidated feedback from stakeholders.
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 360, the web-based authoring app in Articulate 360
- How to quickly find the assets you need for your projects in Content Library 360
- How to streamline project reviews with Review 360
Technologies discussed:
Articulate 360 apps, including Storyline 360, Rise 360, Content Library 360, and Review 360
Target audience:
Designers, developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
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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.
413 Create Effective Microlearning in Record Time with PowerPoint
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, October 24
Montego DE
Learners don't always want to sit through a formal training course, or simply don't have the time. Microlearning is a great way to deliver just what people need, when they need it. But, as a learning professional, how do you create it? While the idea of short learning sessions is great, they can end up taking almost as long as a full course to create, as you need high-impact video or interactive features to explain and reinforce key information quickly. It's important to be able to create microlearning efficiently, so that you ultimately have the time to serve the needs of all your learners with the full range of topics they need access to.
This session looks at the principles supporting microlearning best practice. This includes visual, dynamic, and interactive content to make it engaging, taking into account the wide range of devices (traditional laptops, tablets, and mobile) that people use to access microlearning. You’ll explore practical techniques to create microlearning content quickly and easily using PowerPoint. You’ll experience a real-time demonstration in PowerPoint, learning of different royalty-free resources that can be used for commercial purpose such as images, icons, audio, and video. You will discover how PowerPoint can help you create rich, multimedia content.
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
- To create effective microlearning incorporating compelling visuals, engaging animation, and impactful multimedia
- To use PowerPoint to create your dynamic, visual microlearning quickly and easily
- Output to video or HTML5 for easy distribution
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
PowerPoint
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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.
415 BYOD: Get Fancy with Variables: Designing Custom Multiple Choice Questions
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, October 24
St Thomas AB
When you develop an eLearning course for a client or yourself, you want to make sure your work stands out. One way to achieve this is by creating a personalized Storyline template, which can include all sorts of custom interactions. Did you know you can even create custom multiple choice questions? By adding different effects to your question and having custom feedback layers, you are able to tailor the interaction to meet your template’s needs. It sounds complicated, but as you'll learn, it doesn't have to be.
After this session, you will walk away with all the tools to create multiple choice questions with feedback layers that are tailored to fit all your (or your client's!) needs. You'll learn how to create custom multiple choice questions using shapes, states, variables, and other custom effects. You'll walk away with a fully-programmed and completely customizable multiple choice interaction that you can reuse in any other learning objects. And you'll be able to apply the theories you learn in this session to any other interaction type, allowing you to create a Storyline template that is as unique and creative as you are!
In this session, you will learn:
- How to use various shapes to design a custom multiple choice question
- Various ways to use states to manipulate buttons and shapes to add visual interest
- How to use variables to control the functionality of the question
- Tips and tricks for how to make the process efficient and repeatable
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
Articulate Storyline 360
Participant technology requirements:
Laptop with Articulate Storyline 360, 3, or 2 installed (trial versions are okay)
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Vicky Hale
Chief Learning Officer
GAAP Dynamics
Vicky Hale is a director of eLearning at GAAP Dynamics. With a degree in accounting (and a minor in visual arts) from the University of Richmond, her path to the learning community has been nontraditional. Vicky began her career as an auditor at PwC and still holds an active CPA license. A desire for teaching and the need for a more creative outlet led her to GAAP Dynamics, where she spearheaded the company's eLearning initiative. She is passionate about instructing, accounting, eLearning, and marketing, and looking for ways to combine them all!
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LaTarshia Wooten
Learning Experience Designer
LaTarshia Wooten is a learning experience designer with a background in communication and education media. She is passionate about helping others learn and understands the importance of reaching them on different platforms. She believes that learning should be fun, interactive, and provides value to the learner.
514 Case Study: Using Articulate Rise and Screenflow to Create Engaging Technology Training
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Thursday, October 24
Montego DE
Is your technology training content as dry as the Sahara Desert? Are short deadlines killing your creativity and ability to provide interesting and meaningful eLearning? Are you new to eLearning development and need a tool that’s easy to learn how to use? At ServiceNow, we had these common challenges and one more: we had technical releases two times a year. This meant that we needed a development tool that curriculum designers could learn without much difficulty and could develop with quickly, because anything that was created would be outdated and need to be replaced within six months. We also wanted a solution that would allow us to take our technology training and turn it into engaging, online content without sacrificing creativity and ease of use. Articulate's latest authoring tool, Rise, helped quench our thirst for interactive eLearning with a tool that is simple to use for design and development.
In this session, you’ll discover the Articulate Rise tips and approaches ServiceNow uses to rapidly create engaging technology training. You’ll explore ways to take mundane technical steps and convert them into appealing content through the use of blocks, text, statements, and lists. Since most of the time screenshots of an environment are needed in technical courses, you'll learn how you can use labeled images, GIFs, and microlearning videos to make this information content more engaging. You’ll also look at how you can use additional tools—such as Screenflow—to create videos, voiceover, and GIFs that can enhance your content further. Finally, you’ll find out how to accomplish all of this while applying real-world scenarios and storytelling to help your audience learn to solve the common problems they might encounter.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to configure Articulate Rise for modular learning
- Tips for how to use Articulate Rise's text and image blocks to create engaging content for technology training
- Best practices for Rise layout and color schemes
- How to incorporate GIFs to teach small technical steps through the tool Screenflow
- How to apply storytelling techniques and personas to technology training
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Articulate Rise, Screenflow
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Kim Haslam
Senior Curriculum Developer
ServiceNow
Kim Haslam is currently a senior curriculum developer for ServiceNow. She has over 15 years' experience training and creating instructor-led and eLearning courses. She has worked in many organizations, including higher education, recruitment, non-profit, and tech companies. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and her master’s in instructional systems development. Her work includes sales and product training, management and leadership career development, HR, and technical training.
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Brissa Ramos
Senior Curriculum Developer
ServiceNow
Brissa Ramos has over 13 years of experience as an instructional designer, training specialist, and consultant. Currently she is a senior curriculum developer at ServiceNow. She has developed diverse content in varying businesses such as banking, higher education, non- profit, recruitment, and technology. She holds a bachelor’s degree in technical communications.
515 BYOD: Interactive Video with Adobe Captivate 2019
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Thursday, October 24
St Thomas AB
Video has long been acknowledged as a great tool for training but has often been dismissed due to high production costs. In the last decade the landscape for video production has changed. There has been a dramatic reduction in expenses, mobile devices shoot HD video, and a wide array of YouTube-framework solutions has accelerated the role of video in corporate training. Most of the video content consumed by learners is linear and static other than basic video playback controls. The challenge for eLearning developers is to move video content beyond the traditional linear experience and incorporate engaging interactions.
In this BYOL session, you’ll explore ways to use Adobe Captivate to create an interactive video experience. You’ll review the planning process for interactive video in this tool, including the available interaction types. You’ll then find out how to modify the traditional video storyboarding process to suit this new approach. Finally, you’ll look at how you can use Captivate Actions to add branching to your videos.
In this session, you will learn:
- The planning process for interactive video in Adobe Captivate
- Approaches for storyboarding interactive video
- How to use Bookmarks and Slide Overlays
- Tips and tricks for creative video branching using Captivate Actions
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Adobe Captivate 2019
Participant technology requirements:
A laptop with Adobe Captivate 2019 loaded (trial version is acceptable)
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Josh Cavalier
Founder
JoshCavalier.ai
Josh Cavalier has been creating learning solutions for corporations, government agencies, and secondary education institutions for nearly 30 years. He is an expert in the field of learning & development and has applied his industry experience to the application of ChatGPT and other Generative AI frameworks for business and life skills. Josh is passionate about sharing his knowledge and has a popular YouTube channel that shares tips and tricks on Generative AI. He is a seasoned speaker, presenting at conferences like DevLearn, Learning Solutions, ATD ICE, TechKnowledge, NAB, and Adobe MAX.
SELT204 Meet Your New Friend Miro and Be More Agile With Visual Planning
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Thursday, October 24
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
You know what you're doing and you do it well. You know your process works. But despite using the same methods and templates you've used before, you and your SME are not seeing eye-to-eye. You need just a little something more, or maybe something different, to close the gap and be on the same page. Have you ever had that situation? I have. My trusty workbooks and templates for course design worked well until I got to this one project and then they just weren't quite working. They weren't flexible enough. I knew I had to try a different approach. That's when I accidentally learned how a tool that's typically used as a collaboration tool for remote teams can be leveraged to help visual people better understand the plan for eLearning design and development.
In this session you will be introduced to use Miro to conceptualize design and development plans in a visual way so your project team has a cohesive vision. You'll learn how an infinite digital whiteboard (but it's so much more than just that) can allow you to be agile when the plans shift, and to use it as a place to brainstorm ideas and resources, pull in project documents created in elsewhere, and get feedback from others. You'll even see how you can take notes from in-person work sessions and easily add digital versions (just by taking a picture!) to your project space. You'll leave this session excited to use Miro with your teams to collaborate and visually plan and organize your projects. This is a tool you'll definitely want to add to your toolbox. The possibilities are endless. After all, it is an infinite whiteboard.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to be more agile with your approach to design while staying true to your existing processes
- When visual planning is beneficial
- How to use Miro to collaborate on ideas
- How to seamlessly integrate takeaways from in-person brainstorming sessions into existing plans
- How to ensure your visual participants share your vision
- How to update your plans on the fly
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
Miro (previously RealTimeBoard)
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Heather Bolden
Teaching & Learning Designer
Case Western Reserve University
Heather Bolden is a teaching and learning designer at Case Western Reserve University. She enjoys brainstorming and problem-solving with faculty to come up with new ideas and solutions for engaging students in online and in-person courses, in a variety of formats. She helps faculty discover how online learning can work for them and their students by focusing on pedagogically enhancing their courses and figuring out the appropriate role technology can play.
SELR205 What’s Happening in the eLearning Space?
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Thursday, October 24
Expo Hall: eLearning Rockstars Stage
Without a knowledge of where the industry is headed you may find yourself on the wayside as technologies and techniques pass you by. Staying on top of your game means watching current trends and knowing what tools are available to make you the best eLearning professional you can be.
Join Andrew Scivally, CEO of eLearning Brothers, as he hosts a panel of eLearning thought leaders discussing current trends and the projected future of the eLearning industry. Hear from the companies that are driving this industry forward and creating next year's trends. You'll leave this session inspired and energized to implement new ideas and technologies in your training.
In this session, you will learn:
- What the top eLearning trends are right now
- What tools and best practices are shaping the future of eLearning
- New ideas and technologies to implement in your training
Target audience:
Designers, developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
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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.
SEMT205 How Learning Pool Makes Next Gen Platforms Simple
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Thursday, October 24
Expo Hall: Emerging Tech Stage
LXP, LMS, LRS, bots and more … the complexity of next generation learning technology is growing. Learning Pool is here to make life simple. This session will present a simple architecture into which you can categorize learning technology and present a seamless, simple way to bring all of the elements of a “next generation” learning ecosystem to life.
In this session we will present a simple method for architecting your learning technology ecosystem and showcase how, using mostly open source technology, Learning Pool has created a seamless set of platforms and tools to create a next generation learning experience.
We will explore the LMS vs LXP debate, seeking to understand whether the technologies should be complementary or competitive, and look at options for integrating content from multiple sources and many providers.
We will showcase some best practice examples of “learning in the flow” of work, as well as advanced analytics capabilities to help understand how your users are interacting with your ecosystem.
In this session, you will learn:
- The 3-layer architecture principle
- How LXPs, LMS, LRS and content providers can work together
- Case examples of companies making the “ecosystem” concept work
- How bots, nudges, and smart campaigns form part of the mix
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Ben Betts
Chief Executive Officer
Learning Pool
Ben Betts serves as CEO for Learning Pool. Previously, Ben served as chief product officer, where he worked to help define and develop Learning Pool's next generation of workplace digital learning platforms, with a focus on learning experience platforms and the learning analytics space. Ben's expertise is based in research, having completed his PhD researching the impact of gamification on adult social learning, Ben has authored and contributed chapters for many books, has two peer-reviewed academic papers, and has presented at conferences around the world, including TEDx.
615 BYOD: Using Camtasia to Build Scenario-based Interactive Videos
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, October 24
St Thomas AB
We’re all constantly looking for ways our audiences can apply new content in authentic, real-world scenarios. But what can you do when you don't have the time or money to build a full eLearning course, or when you realize your audience is tired of the standard eLearning "text and next" format? You could develop several scenario-based test questions, but unfortunately that won’t realistically replicate what learners will experience while on the job (since answering test questions isn’t how they will be applying what they learned). But … what if there was another way to provide realistic, scenario-based application so people actually gain confidence that they can apply what they’ve learned to their job?
In this interactive session you’ll learn how Camtasia can be used to create a scenario-based interactive video which allows the audience to apply what they’ve learned by making choices and "experiencing" the results of those choices. You’ll also find out how a learning and development professional from a Fortune 50 company leveraged this kind of user-generated video solution to help people learn insurance principles and experience the result of applying those principles in a realistic setting.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to apply Design Thinking principles as you transfer content into realistic scenarios
- How to build an interactive video in Camtasia 2018
- To use agile principles such as showcasing a minimum viable product (MVP) to your target to get feedback and make changes
- How multiple learning objects can be housed within a learning platform to create a robust learning experience
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Camtasia
Participant technology requirements:
Camtasia 2018 (or newer). A link to access working files will be provided. Be sure your device can receive downloads from the Internet.
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Jonathan Hamilton
Learning Analyst
State Farm Insurance Companies
Jonathan Hamilton received his master's degree from Florida State University in instructional design. He was recognized with the distinguished alumni service award by Florida State University. Jonathan spent three years as an educational consultant with Pearson and currently works as a learning analyst for State Farm Insurance Companies. He has been recognized for spearheading the Video on Demand (VOD) implementation at State Farm. VOD leverages an internal YouTube-like platform to help State Farm internal employees create effective and engaging videos to help other employees accomplish their work tasks.
713 Using Adapt to Create Engaging Learning Apps
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Friday, October 25
Andros A
When you're not a developer, installing frameworks using node, git, grunt and terminal can seem totally overwhelming. Type what? Where? Do what? How do I launch it? Oh, I give up! Then when you’ve finally bribed a developer to help you and you've got the framework working, what happens when it needs updating, or worse, stops working? The Adapt framework and builder have been somewhat confusing for many, and that's not to mention the lack of customization in the builder. What if there was an option out there that offered the Adapt Builder hosted in the cloud? Well there is, and it's fantastic.
In this session, you'll get a crash course in designing engaging learning apps using the Adapt Builder. You'll discover what the difference is between the Open Source Adapt Framework, Open Source Adapt Builder, and Learning Pool's Adapt Builder. You'll learn about the basics with an overview of articles, blocks, and components. Next, you’ll find out how customizing the menu and theme can bring your content in Adapt to life. You'll have the opportunity to see how the presentation and question components work, and how adding custom extensions adds more functionality. Finally, you'll find out more about publishing modules with Google Analytics, SCORM, and xAPI.
In this session, you will learn:
- Why you would want to use Adapt
- The benefits of using Adapt
- How to chunk content down into Adapt
- How to customize Adapt
- How to test/review/deploy Adapt
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
Learning Pool's Adapt Builder
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Cath Ellis
Learning Experience Designer
Cath Ellis Learning Design
Cath Ellis is a freelance learning experience designer at Cath Ellis Learning Design, a boutique eLearning company in Victoria, Australia. She has more than two decades of experience creating award-winning learning experiences for clients across the globe. She has a bachelor of adult learning and development and a master of digital technology in education from the University of Melbourne.
813 30 Things You (Probably) Don't Know PowerPoint Can Do
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 25
St Croix AB
Creating the look and feel of a course, document, or animation can be complex and require a plethora of different tools, right? Wrong! You already own one tool that can get you started on every one of these items and more—PowerPoint. With a creative approach to this common tool, you can actually edit photos, design icons, create videos, emulate software, edit audio, and lots more.
In this session you’ll explore the wide range of unexpected tasks PowerPoint can help you accomplish. You’ll take a closer look at 30 practical PowerPoint tips and tricks that beginners and experts alike can use to create professional-looking presentations, wireframes, photos, icons, vector illustrations, animations, and more. You already own PowerPoint; why not learn what it can really do?
In this session, you will learn:
- How to use photo editing functionality within PowerPoint
- Simple approaches for creating and editing vector graphics in this tool
- Ways to create animations and work with 3D images
- Techniques for recording and editing audio in your presentation file
- How to resize PowerPoint screens for print or mobile design, giving you more flexibly with how your final design can be used
- Tips for how to create more exciting presentations
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
PowerPoint 360
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Randy Meredith
Learning Technology Developer Sr
Huntington Bank
Randy Meredith is a senior learning technology developer for the performance development department of Huntington Bank. In this position, he has created more than 100 interactive courses and educational videos from inception though publication. Prior to working at Huntington Bank, Randy served as creative director for Brighter Minds Media, where he designed children’s educational software for such well-known brands as Marvel Comics, PBS, Dreamworks Animation, and more.
814 Tools, Apps, and Online Resources: Community Favorites
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 25
Montego A
With the wide range of tools, apps, and online resources being launched all the time, it’s not always easy to stay on top of what might help you out in your day-to-day work. It’s also easy with this stream of new options to miss out on great new updates or techniques that can allow you to use old favorites in new ways.
Through a series of three-minute, mini presentations, you’ll hear from a wide range of speakers about the tools, apps, and online resources they find make a noticeable difference in the work they do in L&D. You’ll discover new resources and software and new ways to use them that can assist you with designing and developing learning experiences—from tools that will help you create content to others that can help your productivity. These speakers won’t just share what these tools are, they’ll also share how they can be used specifically in our industry, and how they’ve personally leveraged them in their own work. You’ll leave this session with a list of practical new ideas for tools and resources to check out when you get back to work.
In this session, you will learn:
- What new tools and apps can help you create engaging learning experiences
- About existing tools and apps you may be able to use in new ways
- Which online resources can help you do your work more efficiently, creatively, and/or inexpensively
- Real-world use cases for how these tools, apps, and online resources can be used in L&D
Audience:
Designers, developers.
Technology discussed:
A wide range of technology related to creating learning experiences and managing work in L&D will be shared. Technology categories may include eLearning development, design, multimedia/video, productivity/project management, collaboration, and more.
Mini Presentation topics and speakers
- Airtable: Natasha Gunn
- Timeular: Kim Bettendorf
- Metaverse: Tracey Stokely
- H5P Interactive Video: Amos Glenn
- Vyond: Laurelle Bednar
- Twine: Tessa Kowaliw
- Asana: Julia Shawver
- Zoom: Nancy Terry
- Flipgrid: Colette Boynton
- Trello: Jill Hutchinson
- Twisted Wave: Maria Pendolino
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Bianca Woods
Customer Advocacy Manager
Articulate
Bianca Woods is a customer advocacy manager at Articulate. Her past experience includes working on the community and event programming for the Learning Guild, learning and communications roles at BMO Financial Group, and teaching art. Bianca is passionate about how visual design and multimedia can help people learn, loves test-driving new technology, and collects photos of bizarre warning signs.
816 CANCELLED - BYOD: Accessibility! Designing WCAG & 508-Compliant Courses in Storyline 360
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 25
Montego C
As learning organizations are focusing more on accessibility, they’re tasked with including section 508 and WCAG requirements in their eLearning content. This leaves many designers and design teams asking the same questions: 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? Do I need both captions and a transcript to be compliant? Inquiring minds want to know!
In this hands-on BYOD session, we’ll answer these types of questions and more as we retrofit a Storyline 360 course to help it meet WCAG 2.0 level AA guidelines. With easy-to-implement tips on topics like tab order, alt text, and captioning, you’ll learn how to take a set of design standards used primarily by web designers and incorporate them into a compliant standard for instructional designers and internal learning content.
In this session, you will learn:
- Why customizing the tab order of slides is important and how to do it
- The difference between captions and transcripts, and what each is solving for
- How to add good alternate and directional text to your courses
- About accessibility best practices in Storyline 360, and how to stick to them
- Accessibility tips, tricks, and what to avoid
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Storyline 360, Job Access with Speech (JAWS) screen reader
Participant technology requirements:
Participants should bring their laptop with a working version of Storyline 360 installed (this can be a trial version). A working internet browser is also needed to access an open source website for testing color contrast.
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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.