The two-day Learning Technologies Conference has more than 36 sessions to attend across three tracks focused on Learning Technology, Learning in Practice and Learning Strategy.

Sessions on each day include keynote addresses, theoretical presentations, case studies and interactive sessions, ensuring that the conference content is intellectually sound, practically grounded, stimulating and interactive.

 

Keynote addresses

Each day begins with a keynote address that examines the importance of workplace learning in today’s ever changing world and the conference ends with a grand finale and call to arms as we consider the past and immediate future of our industry with the help of your comments from the floor.

Learning & development: intellectual capital you can bank on!  (D1P1)
Learning and technology: success and strategy in a digital world  (D2P2)
Learning for tomorrow: what a difference a decade makes  (D2P3)

 

Track 1: Learning technology

Learning technology is having a profound effect on the way we learn and develop corporate skills but what are the technology issues that learning professionals need to be aware of in 2009. What are the best technologies and tools? Are social media and learning 2.0 all they are cracked up to be? This is the place to find out.

 
Learning technologies: the road ahead (T1S1)
Under the radar: great technologies that you could be using (T1S1P1)
Future learning: how technology will open up access (T1S1P2)
 
3D Learning and virtual worlds (T1S2)
Virtual worlds: beyond the hype (T1S2P1)
Enhancing learning in virtual environments (T1S2P2)
 
Social media and learning (T1S3)
Putting the social media pieces together (T1S3P1)
Collaborative learning at work (T1S3P2)
 
The future of learning and content management (T1S4)
Does the LMS have a place in a web 2.0 world? (T1S4P1)
Managing content for great learning impact (T1S4P2)
 
Learning 2.0 in the real world (T1S5)
Getting social with web 2.0 (T1S5P1)
Supporting learning using collaborative tools (T1S5P2)
Driving adoption - the value of partnering with HR (T1S5P3)

 

Track 2: Learning in practice

How does an L&D department design and deliver training as effectively as possible today? This track looks at learning in practice - from choosing the right technologies, through escaping the classroom tradition to delivering learning where and when it is needed.

 
Choosing the right tools for the job (T2S1)
Making the right learning technology decision (T2S1P1)
To open source or not to open source? (T2S1P2)
 
Next generation L&D at work (T2S2)
From course delivery to total learning (T2S2P1)
Better learning through performance support (T2S2P2)
 
Designing e-learning with the learner in mind (T2S3)
Building learning that you can't forget (T2S3P1)
Interactivity for better learning and retention (T2S3P2)
 
Embracing new technology to reach widespread learners (T2S4)
Using portable devices for skills training that works (T2S4P1)
Using technology to fit learning into life (T2S4P2)
 
Rapid development in the real world (T2S5)
Beyond 'quick and dirty' (T2S5P1)
Maintaining quality at speed (T2S5P2)
User-generated rapid e-learning (T2S5P3)

 

Track 3: Learning strategy

In a competitive economy, quality people are how successful organisations will differentiate themselves and survive. If ever a learning strategy was important, it is now: from talent management to learning engagement, learning and skills are now firmly on the agenda, and this track will look at the main strategic issues that you should be considering.

 
Building learning strategy and culture (T3S1)
Learning and technology: tying the knot (T3S1P1)
Evolving a learning culture (T3S1P2)
 
Talent and competency-based learning (T3S2)
The practicalities of talent management for learning (T3S2P1)
Building a profession that's ready to learn (T3S2P2)
 
Aligning learning to strategic objectives (T3S3)
Engaging with the business (T3S3P1)
Enterprise-wide structured learning (T3S3P2)
 
Growing the learning and development function (T3S4)
Scaling up for big e-learning challenges (T3S4P1)
Overcoming the barriers to effective organisational learning (T3S4P2)
 
Learning engagement in the real world (T3S5)
Making e-learning stick (T3S5P1)
Winning over the management (T3S5P2)
Planning for learning adoption (T3S5P3)