Expand Your Learning Capabilities

101: You Be the Judge: What Makes a Visual Design Good?

Rachel Dillon, Franklin Templeton

8:15 AM – 9:30 AM PT

Strong visual design can boost how our work helps people learn. If you don't have these skills, though, it can be tricky to know what makes a design good. In this session you'll take an approach used by professional graphic designers—design critiques—and use it to build your own practical visual design vocabulary and skills. Learn more.

201: Reskilling Your Workforce with Video

Stacy Adams, Vyond

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

Reskilling workers allows businesses to be agile in the face of constant technological change, while investing in and showing loyalty to their existing workforce. In this session we’ll break down three skill areas critical to the future of work and investigate how video training can help your workforce to achieve proficiency in learning new skills. Learn more.

301: Capturing Ideas and Concepts with Visual Narratives through Sketchnoting

Kevin Thorn, NuggetHead Studioz

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Sketchnoting is a popular approach for capturing key ideas into a visual story. The techniques from it also transfer to other situations where visuals can help get your ideas across to others. In this session you'll look at how to start sketchnoting yourself—regardless of your art skills—and use fundamental visual building blocks to clearly summarize and communicate concepts. Learn more.

401: The Cognitive Science of Video

Josh Cavalier, American Tire Distributors (ATD)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Want to make videos that aren't just fun to watch but are also great at transferring knowledge? Science is here to help! In this session you'll discover cognitive science insights and approaches that grab people's attention and make video content easy to learn from. Learn more.

501: 3, 2, 1 Action: Getting Started with Video Workflows

Matt Pierce, TechSmith Corporation

8:30 AM – 9:30AM PT

Videos are easier than ever to film and edit. But if you want your videos to teach people skills or information, it takes a bit more planning to have them work well. In this session, you’ll look at the workflow steps you should consider to help you create the videos you need, including scripts, storyboarding, video types, and post-production processes. Learn more.

601: Creating Driveway Moments: How to Make Compelling Interview Podcasts

Joseph Meyer, Nationwide

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

Interview podcasts can be a great way to get started with the medium. But how do you make sure the interview really engages the listener? In this session you'll discover what it takes to create informative and engaging interview podcasts that also help the bottom line: your learning objectives. Learn more.

701: Creating Memorable Animated Explainer Videos in 60 Minutes or Less

Sarah Dewar, Michael Garron Hospital

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Rapid animation tools make creating videos easier than ever but making those videos effective requires more than just mastering your development tool. In this session you'll find out how storytelling, music, narration, images, and simple animation effects can all come together make your animated explainer videos memorable. Learn more.

801: Visual Design Workflow Habits of Graphic Designers You Can Steal Today

Jessica Kohler & Stephanie Curry, Veterans United Home Loans

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Graphic designers use a wide range of clever time-saving tips and tricks in their workflow to efficiently craft strong visual designs. In this session, you'll learn about the key techniques, creative priming, and decision-making habits you can borrow from them to help you create visually appealing eLearning content. Learn more.