Conference Programme

Day 1 - Wednesday 28th January 2009
 

08.30 - 09.45 Registration
09.45 - 10.00 Introduction to the Learning Technologies Conference
x T1: Learning Technology T2: Learning in Practice T3: Learning Strategy
10.00 - 11.00 Opening Address: Learning & development: intellectual capital you can bank on!
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee
11.30 - 12.30 T1 S1
Learning technologies: the road ahead
T2 S1
Choosing the right tools for the job
T3 S1
Building learning strategy and culture
x P1: Under the radar: great technologies that you could be using P1: Making the right learning technology decision P1: Learning and technology: tying the knot
x P2: Future learning: how technology will open up access P2: To open source or not to open source? P2: Evolving a learning culture
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Visit the Exhibition
14.00 - 15.00 T1 S2
3D Learning and virtual worlds
T2 S2
Next generation L&D at work
T3 S2
Talent and competency-based learning
x P1: Virtual worlds: beyond the hype P1: From course delivery to total learning P1: The practicalities of talent management for learning
x P2: Enhancing learning in virtual environments P2: Better learning through performance support P2: Building a profession that's ready to learn
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee
15.30 - 16.30 T1 S3
Social media and learning
T2 S3
Designing e-learning with the learner in mind
T3 S3
Aligning learning to strategic objectives
x P1: Putting the social media pieces together P1: Building learning that you can't forget P1: Engaging with the business
x P2: Collaborative learning at work P2: Interactivity for better learning and retention P2: Enterprise-wide structured learning
16.30 - 17.30 Conference Champagne Reception
18.00 - 21.00 Learning Technologies 10th Anniversary Party

 

Day 2 - Thursday 29th January 2009
 

08.30 - 09.45 Registration
09.45 - 10.00 Introduction to day two of the Learning Technologies Conference
x T1: Learning Technology T2: Learning in Practice T3: Learning Strategy
10.00 - 11.00 Opening Address: Learning and technology: success and strategy in a digital world
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee
11.30 - 12.30 T1 S4
The future of learning and content management
T2 S4
Embracing new technology to reach widespread learners
T3 S4
Growing the learning and development function
x P1: Does the LMS have a place in a web 2.0 world? P1: Using portable devices for skills training that works P1: Scaling up for big e-learning challenges
x P2: Managing content for great learning impact P2: Using technology to fit learning into life P2: Overcoming the barriers to effective organisational learning
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Visit the Exhibition
14.00 - 15.00 T1 S5
Learning 2.0 in the real world
T2 S5
Rapid development in the real world
T3 S5
Learning engagement in the real world
x P1: Getting social with web 2.0 P1: Beyond 'quick and dirty' P1: Making e-learning stick
x P2: Supporting learning using collaborative tools P2: Maintaining quality at speed P2: Winning over the management
x P3: Driving adoption - the value of partnering with HR P3: User-generated rapid e-learning P3: Planning for learning adoption
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee
15.30 - 16.30 Closing Address: Learning for tomorrow: what a difference a decade makes

 

For further information on the Learning Technologies conference please call +44 (0)1730 817601 or email info@learningtechnologies.co.uk