SELT101 Build Engaging Onboarding Videos in 30 Minutes
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Wednesday, October 23
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
Making onboarding videos can be time-consuming and a drain on resources. Finding ways to explain complex ideas while also keeping your employees engaged makes creating training videos even harder.
In this session, you'll learn how easy it is for anybody to build an animated video from start to finish with Vyond's drag-and-drop video editor. We'll show you how to utilize the deep asset library, customizable templates, and other dynamic features to create engaging and professional animated videos that will save you time and resources.
In this session, you will learn:
- Techniques to engage your audience through animation
- The basic functions of the Vyond Studio platform to speed up your production
- Advanced features to scale your video creation
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Lye Cwan Ng
Customer Success Associate
Vyond
Lye Cwan is a customer success associate at Vyond, an online video creation platform. She works with customers from across the enterprise, helping them tell their stories through animated video. Lye Cwan uses her expertise to teach organizations how to streamline their video-making process, and build engaging content that keeps learners asking for more. Before working at Vyond, Lye Cwan worked in Kuala Lumpur as an account executive for a leading internet and media group, as well as an account director for a global advertising agency in Shanghai. She received her master’s degree in information management & systems from Monash University.
103 Livestreaming for L&D
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, October 23
Martinique B
Shooting video according to the script is one thing, but what about when you can’t call "cut" and start over again? When there’s no fixing it in post? Or when participants are live online, as well as live in an ILT situation? How can we best leverage interactions cross-format? What technology and resources are needed to pull off livestream?
In this session, we'll explore several different models of livestreaming used for L&D purposes. Programming formats, platforms, getting the word out, and your individualized organizational needs will be addressed. We'll leverage lessons learned from the presenter's experience producing/hosting daily livestreams like "L&D Talk," weekly livestreams such as "TLDC's Video Friday," monthly livestreams with "YouTube Certified Online Partner Hangout," and livestreaming entire conferences and events. You'll learn how to keep your cool when everything goes wrong, and why this kind of content is becoming more familiar and important to our learners. We'll also look at some of the most common technologies and terms used for livestreaming in the modern age.
In this session, you will learn:
- What is important in your livestream, and what isn't
- The top 5 most common mistakes, and how to avoid them
- Technical setups that work
- Critical communications tactics
- Livestreaming strategies for ILT events and presentations
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
Technology discussed:
Audio/video production, YouTube, Crowdcast, SlingStudio, RTMP, eCamm, OBS, vMix, ManyCam, Mevo / Livestream.com, LinkedIn Live, Facebook Live
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Sam Rogers
President
Snap Synapse
Sam Rogers, the president of Snap Synapse, creates more effective, efficient, and engaging ways to deliver learning for clients including Google, Capital One, Deloitte, and AAA. He produced YouTube’s first online certification training, and he is a writer, director, producer, composer, and performer for stage and screen. Sam also writes and speaks frequently at conferences, sharing his passion for solving the problems that matter and inspiring learners to action.
SELT103 5 Ways a Video Library Can Help Trainers Overcome Top Challenges
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Wednesday, October 23
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
Every year US companies spend more than $90 billion on training and development. Yet training managers continually feel pressure to do more with less—to achieve ever-more impactful results without corresponding increases to budgets.
Fortunately, changing workforce dynamics have created new opportunities for L&D teams to identify what content, format, and delivery will best help their organizations’ employees learn and succeed.
We’ll investigate the top challenges training managers are dealing with, and how to optimize an internal video library to help relieve some pressure. We’ll also examine which training content and format types perform best, how to implement an “agile” approach to creating and modifying training videos, and how analytics can be the key to helping improve training content while providing ROI numbers to management.
In this session, you will learn:
- Which training formats perform best in a video library
- Agile approaches to training through a video library
- Using analytics to identify areas for improvement
- How to report ROI numbers to management
- Types of content that you may be overlooking
Target audience:
Developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
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Dave Dumler
Head of Product Evangelism
Panopto
Dave Dumler heads product evangelism at Panopto. His mission is to help learning professionals understand how video can be used to improve employee training, retention, communication, ROI, and organizational productivity. Prior to Panopto, Dave held a variety of technical and sales roles at a variety of companies, including a key stakeholder position at Microsoft.
203 Use Visual Design to Create Engaging eLearning
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday, October 23
Bermuda AB
The effectiveness of any eLearning experience is only as good as the instructional design put into it. But can instructional design alone make eLearning engaging and effective? The truth is, good eLearning design is more than just instructional design. An engaging eLearning experience uses visual design, graphic design, and user interface design to help elevate the instructional design and learning experience.
In this session, you'll learn how to use visual design to create engaging eLearning experiences. You'll explore how to use visual communication techniques to visualize your learning content and help your learners "see" what you're saying. Best of all, this session will focus on tips anyone can use, regardless of their current art or graphic design skills.
In this session, you will learn:
- Why visual design is difficult for most eLearning designers
- How visual design is an integral component of effective eLearning
- How to implement basic techniques to visually communicate your eLearning content
- How to combine visual design with animations to add meaning to static content
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
PowerPoint, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Illustrator
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Tim Slade
Creator
The eLearning Designer's Academy
Tim Slade is a speaker, author, award-winning freelance eLearning designer, and creator of The eLearning Designer's Academy. Having spent the last decade working to help others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content, Tim has been recognized and awarded within the eLearning industry multiple times for his creative and innovative design aesthetics. Tim is also a regular speaker at international eLearning conferences, a recognized Articulate Super Hero, and author of "The eLearning Designer's Handbook."
SELT104 Getting Started with Animation: Demystifying After Effects
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 23
Expo Hall: eLearning Tools Stage
In the field of eLearning, designers and developers are often expected to be pocket knives capable of a range of creative skills and course development methodologies. That can sometimes make approaching new techniques and technology tough, but sometimes we know more than we think and just starting is the biggest hurdle.
In this session, participants will walk through simple quick-start steps of a new animation project in After Effects that will make animation a viable option in your eLearning. It will demonstrate how you likely have skills in your toolbelt already that can help.
In this session, you will learn:
- Animation principles such as timing, spacing, and in-betweens
- Efficiency techniques for animation, pre-to post-production
- Best practices for designing in Illustrator to import and animate in After Effects
- Use cases for animating objects imported from Illustrator or drawn natively in After Effects
- Tips for designing and organizing animation for optimal editability
Audience:
Developers
Technology discussed:
iPad, Adobe Draw, After Effects, Illustrator, Audition, Storyline 360
Jessica Kohler
eLearning Specialist
Veterans United Home Loans
Jessica Kohler, MEd is a instructional designer/developer with a 15- year career in corporate and higher education. She specializes in UX design, information architecture, collaborative/gamification, technical writing, and graphic design.
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Steph Curry
Sr. Learning Experience Designer
Northwestern Mutual Insurance – Wealth Management
Steph Curry, a senior eLearning experience designer and consultant, brings over 10 years of experience in successfully managing eLearning projects and collaborating with SMEs. Steph has a proven track record of delivering high- quality eLearning solutions on time and within budget. With a keen focus on effective project management methodologies and strong communication skills, Steph has consistently fostered productive relationships with SMEs to ensure the successful completion of projects. She is excited to share her expertise and practical insights with fellow professionals.
303 Film School for Learning Professionals
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 23
St Croix AB
Most trainers today make video, but many have not had the opportunity to learn key principles for making video engaging because it's usually not taught in train-the-trainer classes or adult learning programs. It's the stuff usually taught at film schools.
In this session, you’ll learn key principles of effective video and how to use them to facilitate learning. It will be like film school for trainers; exploring how to use pictures to convey learning, how to frame shots, how to cut them together so they're smooth, how to use a camera so shots looks professional, how to make shots interesting (especially software training videos), and finally, how to add effects sparingly to give them extra polish.
In this session, you will learn:
- The key elements of video communication
- How to frame shots so they draw the eye of learners
- How to structure content so it's engaging
- How to produce content so it looks professional
- When video will and will not support learning.
Audience:
Designers, developers
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Jonathan Halls
Author, Rapid Media Development for Trainers
Jonathan Halls
Jonathan Halls, who has spent 30 years as a media trainer, started his professional life in radio hosting a daily live news talk show. Author of Rapid Media for Trainers, Rapid Video for Trainers, and Video Script Writing, he formerly headed up the BBC’s production training in Britain, and is today an adjunct professor at the George Washington University where he teaches digital media. Based in Washington, DC, he provides workshops and consulting for training organizations in how to make instructional videos and podcasts. He has trained thousands of broadcasters, journalists, and trainers in 25 countries, including people from The Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, London Times, Straits Times, Time of India, DeVolkskrant and many more.
403 Why Viewers Stop Watching Your Videos & What You Can Do About It
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, October 24
Montego A
Keeping viewer's attention with video is a challenge. There are many barriers that might keep viewers from pushing the play button. If (and when) they've clicked play, do you know what keeps people watching? Why do they stop? What elements need to be in your videos to make sure they able to learn? The good news is that there are answers, best practices, and information to these and other questions to help you create videos that work.
In this session, we will be examining and discussing survey results from almost 1,000 participants in six countries to understand their engagement, preferences, and interactions with online instructional and informational videos. Attendees will gain insights into viewer preferences, practical tips, and suggestions about the context surrounding videos. With this study running in 2013, 2016, and again at the end of 2018, we will look across five years to see what has and hasn't changed in viewer preferences. While there are no silver bullets that overcome all of the challenges, attendees will leave this session with ideas to make their videos more effective and their viewers’ experience even better.
In this session, you will learn:
- Key results from a study looking at viewer preferences and behaviors for instructional and informational videos
- Common reasons why individuals stop watching videos, and what to do about it
- Common video interactions and how to use them to maintain engagement
- The recommended length for videos, and why those recommendations may not matter
Audience:
Designers, developers
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Matthew Pierce
Learning & Video Ambassador
TechSmith
Matthew Pierce, learning & video ambassador from TechSmith, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. He is the lead behind TechSmith Academy, a free platform teaching video and image creation for business, which has been used by tens of thousands of users. He is host of The Visual Lounge Podcast from TechSmith, which streams live on Youtube and LinkedIn weekly. Matthew is a regular speaker at multiple learning and development-focused conferences and is a regular contributor to various training publications.
503 Designing a Choose-Your-Own Adventure Video Course
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Thursday, October 24
Bermuda AB
The sounds of snores from the next cubical over are because Jerry had to take that old, stale compliance course. Anyone can phone it in, click "next", and answer "C" to every multiple choice question. But that video choose-your-own adventure course? Jerry's going to make decisions and see immediate feedback and consequences for his choices. He might even take the course again and again to see what the other outcomes he could get, giving him a fully-detailed understanding of the subject matter with just one lesson! Snores or engagement: which would you choose?
In this session, you’ll explore how to design a video choose-your-own adventure (CYOA) course for when "correct/incorrect" text isn't enough. Through creating a CYOA course, you’ll learn how to significantly increase engagement while reinforcing learning objectives. You’ll find out how using a decision tree approach can give your audience real-time feedback. You’ll then look at the development tools you can use to create this kind of video course, as well as how to craft immediate and consequential feedback for the choices people make.
In this session, you will learn:
- Which tools can be used to create decision trees
- Development methods to create a CYOA course
- How to create consequential feedback to user responses
- How to implement immediate feedback to user responses
- How to create multiple experiences with the same course, while arriving at the desired objective for each user
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Lucidchart, Articulate Storyline
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Chris Perez
Senior eLearning Developer
Hitachi Vantara
Chris Perez, senior eLearning developer, got involved in education/training development with Hitachi Vantara in 2002. Chris focuses on web-based training development, video production, graphic design, HTML development, and learning technology consultation.
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Aly Gillen
eLearning Developer, Instructional Designer
Hitachi Vantara
Aly Gillen began her career at Hitachi Vantara as a technical writer. This unrooted a deep interest in making training exciting and engaging and led to her growth as an education developer. She holds a BA in English and has written over half a dozen novels.
SMNX205 The Rise of Video in Higher Education and Corporate Training
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Thursday, October 24
Expo Hall: Management Xchange Stage
Since the advent of YouTube, video has shot to prominence as a medium of knowledge transfer and training. Video has become an invaluable resource for teaching, professional development, formal instruction, and any kind of knowledge transfer. The rise in the use of video content brings along questions and challenges that we'll explore:
- Does academic research validate pedagogic effectiveness of knowledge transfer through video content?
- What are the pros and the cons of video learning?
- What are the best practices of using video learning in higher education and corporate training?
- What are the key ingredients of a good learning video and online training course?
- What can training professionals learn from the informal learning ecosystem on YouTube, Udemy, etc.?
In this interactive session we will provide answers. We will investigate the advantages and challenges of using video content in education and training, and explore different types of video and how they work. We’ll explain the key elements of good educational video content and give hands-on, practical advice on what is needed to start creating your own videos. We will explore the key impediments in formal institutions to producing effective video for learning, and how to overcome them with innovative tools. Best practice examples and case studies will show the audience how videos can be effectively used in higher education and in the business world.
In this session, you will learn:
- How the use of video can help you achieve your educational and training goals
- The effectiveness of video-based learning versus more traditional training approaches
- The key ingredients to building good learning videos and online training courses
- The ideal workflow for building great educational video content
- How to maximize your education and training budget by effectively using video content
- The different video tools you need depending on the content you need to create
Target audience:
Managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
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Dominik Lukes
Digital Learning Technologist
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Dominik Lukes is a digital education and technology specialist at the Saïd Business School, the highly ranked business school of the University of Oxford. He Is a specialist in education and technology, with interests in open education and pedagogical innovation. He has a strong background in special needs and literacy. He also has web design and development experience in Drupal and WordPress. As an independent scholar focused on human communication with expertise in metaphor theory, discourse analysis, construction grammar, and Slavic linguistics, he has special interest in cross-cultural communication and training.
Curtis Giesen
Managing Partner
Rapidmooc
603 Using Simulations to Drive Sales Productivity
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, October 24
Andros B
We all want to be able to show bottom line results from our training efforts. But how do you engage an on-the-go, never-at-their-desk sales force? At Cydcor, a face-to-face, outsourced sales company, engaging a busy learner base in a format that appealed to them was a challenge. Not only that, but the executive team was asking for tangible results. The team needed a fresh approach to meet the needs of the learners and the executive team—and quick!
In this case study session, find out how we drove learner engagement and ROI through video-based simulations. You'll explore how the team drove higher participation by engaging their learner base in the creation process. The team recorded top sales agents modeling real-life customer scenarios and created interactive video-simulations teaching the sales decision tree. You'll also learn how a focus on KPI's from the beginning led to a provable return on investment. The team wanted to decrease the days to make a sale and had a rigorous process to ensure each scenario drove that result. And it did, by 35 percent! If you are struggling with engagement, behavior change, or proving results, you’ll walk away from this session with a simple, replicable process you can apply to turn your situation around immediately.
In this session, you will learn:
- Why it's important to include your audience in the creation process to drive engagement
- How repetition of key learning objections leads to retention and behavioral change back on the job
- How to weave a consistent thread of focusing on results throughout your training creation and the inevitable outcome of ROI
- How to use video-based simulations within Articulate Storyline
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers
Technology discussed:
Articulate Storyline, video-based scenarios, Excel
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Kelli MacIver
Director, Learning & Development
Cydcor
After graduating from Gonzaga University, Kelli MacIver began working for Cydcor as a door-to-door, commission-only sales agent. Since then she has held many roles within Cydcor, including most recently being selected to build the brand-new learning & development department. With a focus on delivering results, Kelli has implemented a learner- focused culture and introduced microlearning and gamification strategies to their workforce. Kelli holds a certification in gamification and time management and has recently earned her CPLP accreditation.
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Russ Bacon
Director of Digital Learning and Innovation
Cydcor
Russ Bacon is the director of digital learning and innovation at Cydcor, the world’s largest outsourced sales specialists. Russ has spent the past decade using gamification and crowdsourcing to connect the hearts and minds of Fortune 500 companies to unleash inspired performance. His work has been featured in in Forbes, CIO magazine, and the Gartner book Gamify.
703 Creating Driveway Moments: How to Make Compelling Interview Podcasts
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Friday, October 25
Montego B
The learning podcast boom is upon us. They've got a small learning curve, are inexpensive to produce, and are fun for people to consume. One of the most popular formats is the "interview format," in which the bulk of the podcast is comprised of back-and-forth interviews. Although this format is relatively easy to produce, it’s also easy for it to fall flat and become plagued with boring conversations. When these conversations fail to engage the listener, the learning objectives are also lost. So how do the pros do it?
In this session, you'll discover what it takes to create informative and engaging interview podcasts that help the bottom line: your learning objectives. You'll explore what makes interviews really work in podcasts like This American Life, Serial, and Start Up. You'll take a closer look at what interviewing and editing techniques podcasting icons like Ira Glass, Alex Blumberg, and Jad Abumrad use to create engaging stories. You'll also learn how to marry a successful learning event into a tool like the interview podcast.
In this session, you will learn:
- The common pitfalls that can affect interview podcasts, and how to avoid them
- What techniques pros use to conduct great podcast interviews
- Techniques on how to get the most out of your interviews
- How to form stories from your interviews
- Tips for editing your interview podcasts
- How to insert learning items into your podcasts
Audience:
Designers, developers
Technology discussed:
Podcasting, mobile devices (cellphones, tablets), recording equipment
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Joe Meyer
Consultant, Digital Learning
Nationwide
Joe Meyer is currently a creative consultant in digital learning for Nationwide. For the past 15 years, he has created innovative and award-winning learning solutions and multimedia for multiple Fortune 500 companies. A frequent speaker and published author within the greater learning community, Joe favors the use of storytelling through various forms of multimedia to achieve outstanding results. He is a master’s candidate in educational technology at Louisiana State University and holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic media production from Kent State University.
803 Better Audio and Video on a Budget
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 25
Antigua A
We have all suffered through online learning content that featured poor audio and/or video. We suffered through it because the material was valuable. But have you ever stopped and asked yourself why anyone would sit through this? Why would anyone come back for more? And why don't I do something to improve the quality of my audio and video content for my learners?
In this session you’ll learn how to improve your audio and video quality by optimizing your recording workflow and making smart equipment purchases that won't break your budget. See exactly which pieces of equipment are critical for professional quality audio. Learn which software will give you the best results, and how to fine tune it to ensure you are getting the best audio and video captures. Because quality begins at the source, find out how to turn your office or a spare room into a recording booth that will dramatically improve your audio quality. Then turn attention to better quality video with a variety of techniques that will make your videos stand out. Discover how to use existing lighting to your advantage, and how to supplement it with additional lighting. Dig into your camera settings to dial in better color. Step away from that noticeable green screen and into better backdrops. Take back control of your learning content and create amazing audio and video, even if you are on a budget.
In this session, you will learn:
- What equipment you need to record great audio and video
- How to configure your camera and microphone for quality
- Ways to improve your videos with lighting
- How to improve sound quality with simple adjustments to your recording space
- Techniques for achieving better green screen results
- Which export settings you should be using for the best results
Audience:
Designers
Technology discussed:
Video cameras, mobile phones, preamps, microphones, audio interfaces, lighting, Adobe Premiere, TechSmith Camtasia, Audacity
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William Everhart
Lead Developer
Artisan E-Learning
William Everhart is a lead developer at Artisan E-Learning, helping clients fulfill their learning needs. His favorite thing in life is witnessing "aha!" moments in his students’ faces—that moment when they finally grasp a concept or technique that has eluded them for so long. As an Adobe Certified Instructor, William has taught thousands and continues to do so as a contributing author at LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight. Through classroom training, one-on-one coaching, and online programs, he helps people learn to create amazing learning content.
815 BYOD: Improve Learner Experience with Six Simple Graphic Design Principles
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, October 25
St Thomas AB
A common challenge many instructional designers face is the need to be both instructionally design-minded and also graphically adept. And even if you have good instincts on what looks good, you may not always know why certain graphic design decisions support learning and others don't. Being able to quickly review and update visual content is key, but you also want to make sure the design decisions you're making have the greatest impact on improving the learner's experience. Not only that, but the number of design and development tools available to you can also be overwhelming, and even simple tools now include more graphic design features. Does this now mean you need a graphic design background to use visual design approaches and tools effectively? The good news is not necessarily.
In this session you’ll learn simple design tips and tricks that can help anyone improve their visuals. Simple tools such as PowerPoint are becoming more robust with graphic design features, so you don't need an expensive suite of high-end programs—just the right design principles to apply. In this hand-on session, you’ll learn about six graphic design principles—contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity, similarity, and symmetry—and how to apply them. You’ll find out how to create visuals that don't just look good but also effectively communicate content and facilitate learning. Then apply what you’ve learned about how to quickly evaluate and critique a visual design by editing a slide that needs some design love and attention.
In this session, you will learn:
- The six core graphic design principles
- How those principles can support learning
- Where to find some key graphic design features of PowerPoint and Storyline
- How to quickly evaluate and critique a visual design
Audience:
Designers
Technology discussed:
PowerPoint, Storyline
Participant technology requirements:
PowerPoint or Storyline
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Meg Fairchild
Instructional Designer
TorranceLearning
Meg Fairchild has been a learning experience creator for more than 10 years. What really gets her excited is thinking about the effect that better data can have on both how we teach and how we learn. As part of the team at TorranceLearning, she led and contributed to several projects that won awards through Brandon Hall, xAPI HyperDrive, and DemoFest. In her former career as an environmental educator, she taught rock climbing and high ropes classes to kids.