Cut Costs without Cutting Quality

101: Nuts and Bolts of eLearning on a Budget

Jane Bozarth, The eLearning Guild

8:15 AM – 9:30 AM PT

Getting creative with your choices can do a lot to help you create fantastic learning solutions even when you don't have fantastic amounts of money. This session will help you explore inexpensive tools and resources you can use strategically, as well as the behaviors and attitudes that can help you make the most of whatever budget you have. Learn more.

201: Better Audio and Video on a Budget

William Everhart, E-Learning Uncovered

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

Lowering your budget for audio and video doesn't necessarily have to come at the cost of lowering the quality of your final product. In this session you'll take a closer look at the tools and techniques that can help you produce great video and audio on a shoestring. Learn more.

301: Creating Interactive eBooks—Yes, eBooks!—for Learning

Judy Katz, Eduworks Corporation

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Today's eBooks can go far beyond simply displaying text. Now you have the ability to embed multimedia, deliver multiple versions of content, evaluate understanding, enable group collaboration, and much more. In this session you'll discover how to use an open-source tool to create engaging eBook experiences for free. Learn more.

401: Using your Mobile Device to Create Amazing Things!

Nick Floro, Sealworks

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Your mobile devices can give you access to a wide array of apps that can support you in all steps of your work. In this session you'll explore a wide range of free and low-cost apps that can help you with everything from coming up with project ideas, collaborating with others, creating multimedia, and more. Learn more.

501: Email Course Design: Using Digital Marketing as a Learning Strategy

Sarah Mercier, Learning Ninjas

8:30 AM – 9:30AM PT

When it comes to spaced learning, there's a trend L&D can borrow from digital marketing that's low-cost and high-impact: using email to support continual learning. In this session you'll take a closer look at how email courses can support learning and performance, including design tips and real-world examples. Learn more.

601: Creating Highly Interactive Online Events on a Low-Cost Budget

Cindy Huggett, Cindy Huggett Consulting

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

A tight budget doesn't have to mean that you're priced out of running online events and virtual classrooms. In this session you'll explore a number of low-cost online meeting tools and learn more about how to push the envelope with them to design and facilitate engaging and interactive experiences for your audience. Learn more.

701: Story on a Shoestring—You Had Me at Story

Karen Davis, The Optimal Performance Group

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Story has the power to make information engaging and easier to understand. It's also an approach that doesn't depend on a big budget to succeed. In this session you'll find out how to craft stories that make an impact—both to your audience as well as your organization. Learn more.

801: Build Your Own Chatbots for Conversation Simulation with Twine

Paul Bills, Mobile Coach

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Branched storytelling can help people practice skills and explore information in nuanced and realistic ways. In this session, discover how Twine, a free tool for creating interactive and non-linear stories, can help you build your own conversation simulations. Explore the tool itself as well as strategies for designing branched content that's effective. Learn more.