Information on the conference sessions for Learning Technologies 2009 will be available from November 2008.

Learning Technologies 2008 conference sessions

The conference addressed all the key issues facing learning professionals today and there were a mixture of session types from plenaries to interactive track sessions, from case studies to theory presentations, all from leading industry figures and experts.

Delegates were able choose to attend sessions from one particular track or mix and match sessions depending on their own particular objectives.

 

Keynote addresses

Learning: all change  (D1P1)
Designing e-learning? Don't leave your brain at home!  (D2P2)
How the digital workspace will revolutionise learning  (D2P3)

 

Track 1: Learning Technology

There has been no shortage of new learning tools and technologies evolving recently. This year's Learning Technology track takes a look at the new forces in this field - almost all of them quite alien to the idea of the centrally-driven learning management system which delivered and tracked learning content. Many of these new web 2.0 tools - such as social networking systems, are not even designed for learning.

Those that are can be very high-tech, like serious gaming and simulation technology, or relatively low-tech like some of the mobile learning solutions using phones and podcasts.

This track gives you the 'What', the technologies and tools that you need to do the job. Some are free, some are not, some complex and others simple. They're all here.

 
Social networking transforming learning (T1S1)
Social networking - build don't ban! (T1S1P1)
How social networking services are changing the web (T1S1P2)
 
Learning 2.0: hype or here and now? (T1S2)
Web 2.0, e-learning 2.0 and the new learning (T1S2P1)
Open source: it works but is it really free? (T1S2P2)
 
Gaming and virtual worlds: the new learning environments (T1S3)
Engaging learning through games (T1S3P1)
Learning in virtual worlds (T1S3P2)
 
m-Learning: delivery beyond the desktop (T1S4)
Learning on the move (T1S4P1)
Mobile learning that really works (T1S4P2)
 
Learning tools: the next generation (T1S5)
The top 100 tools for learning (T1S5P1)
Choosing the right authoring tool (T1S5P2)

 

Track 2: Effective Learning

This is the 'How' track. You know what technologies and tools you are using - but what is the best way to deploy them? The answers can be found here on the Effective Learning track. And if there is a theme running through the track it is this: implementation is now faster and looser than ever before. That doesn't mean it can't demand quality.

On the contrary, from the design process to ensuring an effective implementation, having a process in place and paying attention to detail are crucial, you just have to be ready to be nimble on the way.

In the sessions on this track, we will hear the same theme reflected: it is possible to ensure great learning whether you are in the forces, communications or retail, as long as you are prepared to use readily available tools, and that you first have a plan and clear idea of your final outcome.

 
Great design for great Learning (T2S1)
Re-learning e-learning: moving beyond traditional instructional design (T2S1P1)
Learning design fit for the job (T2S1P2)
 
Rolling out learning effectively (T2S2)
Making a programme stick (T2S2P1)
Deploying e-learning to best effect (T2S2P2)
 
Building the infrastructure for today's learning (T2S3)
e-Learning in a transformation business (T2S3P1)
A pragmatic approach to supporting informal learning (T2S3P2)
 
Creating e-learning using what you have (T2S4)
Rapid e-learning design for non-specialists (T2S4P1)
Creating multi-purpose content with your SMEs (T2S4P2)
 
Deploying content that works for the business (T2S5)
Re-using and re-cycling learning content (T2S5P1)
Developing and delivering successful blended content (T2S5P2)

 

Track 3: Learning for Performance

So, you have the tools - the 'What' - and you have the techniques - the 'How'. On the Learning for Performance track we look at the 'Why'. The days are gone where we could simply push learning out for the sake of it, to fill a catalogue, or because somebody thought it was a good idea. Organisational executives recognise that their people's skills and competencies are crucial.

The challenge to the learning and development professional is to deliver against those strategic skills needs, and to show that the intervention was effective and can positively affect the performance of the organisation as a whole.

For some this is a scary prospect. It is always easier to keep to the same thing - whether it is plaudits in the classroom or designing the detail of e-learning. But for others, this is a moment of opportunity. Which is it for you?

 
Improving performance through organisational learning (T3S1)
Developing people as part of a strategic workforce plan (T3S1P1)
Which comes first: learning and development or performance? (T3S1P2)
 
Managing talent for business impact (T3S2)
Building organisational capability through learning and development (T3S2P1)
Business aligned competency development (T3S2P2)
 
Large scale learning for business success (T3S3)
Planning and delivering learning across the organisation (T3S3P1)
Quality learning through change management (T3S3P2)
 
Demonstrating and measuring value (T3S4)
Rethinking evaluation: its value and limits in learning (T3S4P1)
Using performance consulting for business-driven learning (T3S4P2)
 
The changing face of learning (T3S5)
Skills, global competition and learning in 2013 (T3S5P1)
Tough choices: what next for learning and development? (T3S5P2)