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Co-Located Events:

Sept. 19 (pm) – 21

InnovationsSept. 15 (pm) – 17

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Sunday, September 15

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm GamiCon* Kickoff (Offsite)

Monday, September 16

8:30 am – 3:30 pm Certificate Programs*

8:30 am – 8:00 pm GamiCon

Tuesday, September 17

8:30 am – 3:30 pm Certificate Programs

8:30 am – 3:30 pm GamiCon (joins TechLearn at 4 pm)

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm TechLearn Conference Kickoff

Wednesday, September 18

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakout Sessions

9:15 am – 10:15 am General Session

10:30 am – 11:30 am Breakout Sessions

11:45 am – 12:45 pm Town Hall Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm General Session

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm General Session

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Reception and Demos

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dine Arounds* (Offsite)

Thursday, September 19

7:30 am – 8:00 am Coffee and Demos

8:15 am – 9:15 am Breakout Sessions

9:30 am – 10:30 am General Session

10:45 am – 11:45 am Breakout Sessions

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Town Hall Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Breakout Sessions

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm General Session

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm TechLearn Wrap

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm TechLearn Happy Hour (Offsite)

5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Innovations in Training* Kickoff

Friday, September 20

7:15 am – 9:00 pm Innovations in Training

Saturday, September 21

7:30 am – 1:00 pm Innovations in Training

* Additional fee; not included in TechLearn Conference fee.

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2019

Innovations

The Big Easy, and Worth ItFor TechLearn 2019, we’ve lined up a roster of experts who consistently harness today’s evolving technologies with great success. They create meaningful, memorable, and motivational learning experiences that make a difference. And they’ve pledged to share how they make their magic happen under realistic constraints. So you can, too. In truth, it’s definitely not as hard to develop great learning experiences as it can appear. So let’s learn what’s essential and what’s not. Let’s make it “as easy as possible,” but please, “not easier.” As professionals, let’s commit to making great learning happen. Every time.

Michael Allen, TechLearn’s

Chief Learning Evangelist

What If?When I was a little girl, we used to play a game called “What If?” “What if we had a million dollars? What if we made the rules?” I encourage you to bring your training “what ifs?” to our TechLearn 2019 Conference, where we’ll help you turn them into reality. You’ll learn from experts in the trenches who are using evolving technologies to design, develop, deliver, and implement engaging, impactful, measurable training. And then you’ll roll up your sleeves and try them out for yourself. What if we could transform training? We can! Join us in New Orleans, and we’ll show you how.

Lorri Freifeld, Editor-in-Chief,

Training magazine

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General SessionsFIND SOLUTIONS in interactive general sessions where you’ll be challenged to think differently about learning.

Michael Allen, eLearning Industry Pioneer; TechLearn’s Chief Learning Evangelist

Wow! You Can Do That?Yes, you can! Today’s technologies are breaking down barriers with blinding speed. How can we keep up? And how do we avoid letting seductive novelties divert our attention from instructional foundations that matter? We’ll have fun seeing and playing with some new things. And then figure out how to put the new technologies to work for us.

Lou Tedrick, VP of Global Learning & Development, Verizon Wireless

Transforming Learning at VerizonA recent study found that 91% of Learning and Development professionals believe new approaches to learning and new technologies are needed. Enter virtual reality, which has drastically improved the way individuals learn and retain information. Lou Tedrick will share how Verizon is effectively applying virtual and augmented reality to in-store robbery training; on-the-job performance support; and mobile, bite-size learning.

Anders Ericsson, Author, Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

Getting Better The world’s foremost authority on peak performance — the expert other experts turn to — psychologist Anders Ericsson offers a science-backed way to correct mistakes, overcome plateaus, adopt new skills, and achieve mastery in any field through his concept of deliberate, purposeful practice. With Anders, you’ll learn why experts aren’t born — and how they’re made.

Ulrik Juul Christensen, MD, Executive Chairman, Area9 Group

Teaching Employees Skills They Don’t Know They LackUnconscious incompetence can be found at every level in organizations. But how do we correct a competency gap no one sees? Ulrik Juul Christensen, a physician who studies cognition, biological variation, and how people learn, believes the solution is an adaptive learning model that combines the best of computer science and cognitive research to deliver exactly the learning each employee needs when they need it.

Phylise Banner, Learning Experience Design Expert

Design Thinking in ActionJoin Phylise Banner to tap into Design Thinking approaches and Learning Experience Design strategies to solve real-world learning design challenges. Explore scenario-based learner personas, dive into collaborative empathy mapping, and master the ability to devise your own innovative approaches.

Diane Elkins, Mash-Up Emcee, Author, E-Learning Uncovered

Tech Mash-UpWhat if you had to do new hire orientation — using just text messages? Could you film a procedural video — on a Nest doorbell? Questions such as these can help you think more creatively about the tools all around you. In this fast-paced, unpredictable session, our team of experts will use their knowledge, experience, and wit to pose solutions to crazy challenges you help create. You’ll never look at your tools — or your doorbell — the same way again!

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How Are Your Skills? Trainer Feedback CornerSure, you can teach. You can even teach online — we all have to do it these days. But are you any good at it? What should you keep doing and what needs improvement? Our scoring judges will provide kind and specific feedback to improve your skills and learning outcomes. Don’t be shy! You’re among friends. In the spirit of showing your work, come along and teach something, then get specific feedback from experts. Sign up for a 30-minute presentation and feedback session with our panel. Present your 10-15 minute presentation online or face-to-face (bring your own computer and login, our use ours). Receive feedback based on CompTIA’s CTT+ Trainer Competencies.

Dine Around Mixer EventExpand your NOLA dining experience and connection opportunities! Facilitated by industry veterans, you’ll choose from dedicated dining options at area restaurants that meet your budget for a fun dining event. You and your dinner participants will meet up and go to your selected restaurant together. Registration will open by early September, check www.TechLearnConference.com/2019/dine.cfm for updates. Note: this is a pay-on-your-own event.

It’s a Wrap!After all your hard work, join your TechLearn colleagues for a closing Happy Hour on Thursday for drinks and appetizers at Gordon Biersch Brewery, located just across the

street from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.

Mission Possible: Make Connections

MISSION:

POSSIBLE

Your mission, and you SHOULD decide to accept it, is to make connections who can help you move your career forward. You’ll start at Tuesday’s 4 pm kickoff where TechLearn’s Chief Learning Evangelist,

Michael Allen, will get you off on the right foot, then John Chen and his Geoteaming group will help you take the next step through an engaging mobile game. You’ll solve missions and climb the leaderboard as you make your way toward Barcadia, where you’ll meet up with other groups and enjoy appetizers, drinks, and ’80s arcade games! As always, should you or any of your TLC Force be caught, the Editor will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This offer will self-destruct in ten/five. . .good luck, colleagues! (Special bonus for those who participate in even one mission.)

Get Social. Make Valuable Contacts.

The TechLearn Conference is a focused, select, serious learning community. It’s just the right size to network and learn from others in sessions and events.

Conference Tracks include:

• Design • Strategy

• Implementation • Games for Learning

• Measurement • TechLearn Demo Room

See the Schedule at TechLearnConference.com to search by Tracks and for Session Descriptions.

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Breakout SessionsBreakout Sessions

Boost Engagement. Improve Retention. Encourage Collaboration. Increase Efficiency. Measure Impact.In your choice of eight breakout sessions, you’ll explore the best in learning technologies — what’s working, why, and practical ideas and strategies you can use for your own learning team.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

#101 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Three Non-eLearning Ways to Send xAPI Data;

Megan Torrance, CEO, TorranceLearning

• Delta Changes the Learning Game Using Virtual Reality Training; Dave Beck, Managing Partner, Foundry 45

• Engaging Virtual Classroom Activities Using Zoom, WebEx, and Adobe Connect; Kassy LaBorie, Principal Consultant, Kassy LaBorie Consulting

#102 How to Bring Your eLearning Interactions to LifeEthan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist, Allen Interactions

#103 The Unsung Superhero of eLearning — Subject Matter Experts!Alicia Raff, Account Manager; Liesl Christle, Account Manager Training Solutions, Reflection Software

#104 Right-Sizing the Learning and Development BudgetDavid Wentworth, Principal Analyst, Learning and Development, Brandon Hall Group

#105 The Best Features of Seven Different ToolsJoe Ganci, Owner, eLearning Joe

#106 Video Skilled the Training Star — Video Essentials for the Non-Video ProfessionalRob Youngberg, Video Production Manager; Jeff Johnson, Sr. Director of Production Services, VitalSmarts

#107 Designing NextGen Experiential Blended LearningAyana Azim, Senior Learning & Development Specialist, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies

#108 You Tried Motivating Your Learners — Now Try ThisValary Oleinik, Project Manager, Weil Gotshal and Manges

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

#201 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Engaging Social and Blended Learning

Experiences in Adobe Captivate Prime; Katrina Marie Baker, Senior Learning Evangelist, Adobe, Inc.

• Next-Gen Mobile VR, Latest AR Headsets and Mobile Gaming; Anders Gronstedt, President, Gronstedt Group

• Game-Based Training That Improves Employee Performance; Stephen Baer, Head of Innovation and Creative Services, The Game Agency

• Designing Bot and AI Conversations for Automated Coaching; Nancy Munro, CEO, Verbal Transactions

#202 Effective eLearning EvaluationSteven Yacovelli, Principal, TopDog Learning Group

#203 Mixed Reality’s Impact on Recruitment, Onboarding, and TrainingBobby Carlton, AR/VR Consultant, Writer, VRScout; Maxime Ros, CEO, Revinax; Dave Beck, Managing Partner, Foundry 45; Jay Fraser, Global Head of VR for Training, HP

#204 That’s Using Your Noggin: Brain-Based Principles for Better Virtual TrainingCynthia Clay, CEO, NetSpeed Learning Solutions

#205 Anatomy of a Simulation: Change Behaviors Using Video and eLearningDan Keckan, CEO, Cinécraft Productions

#206 Don’t Just Learn It; Do It! Build Micro Learning That Delivers ResultsAmy Morrisey, President, Artisan E-Learning

#207 Using Social Media for LearningJane Bozarth, Author, Social Media for Trainers

#208 Experienced-Based Learning — Content is NOT King!Michiel van Eunen, Experience/Gamification Designer, Performance Solutions

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

#301 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• The Future of Communication Training is Here:

VR for Public Speaking; Jay Fraser, Global Head of VR for Training, HP

• Leveraging the Social: What Can Corporate Learn from Higher Ed Online; Jean Marrapodi, Chief Learning Architect, Applestar Productions

• Measure Up! Show Easy Analytics with a Learning Record Store (LRS); Nate Kahl, VP Client Experience, Scrimmage

• At the Moment of Need — Interactive Augmented Reality Training; John Martin, CEO, BundlAR

#302 ILT to eLearning: A Conversion, Evolution, or Revolution? (And the Tech Use Cases to Prove It)Kate Worlton-Pulham, Senior Performance Consultant, AllenComm

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Breakout Sessions#303 Words Matter: Drive Learner

Engagement with Better ScriptingAshley Reardon, Director of Learning Design, US, Kineo City & Guilds

#304 Jazz Up Your Technical and Compliance TrainingRay Jimenez, Chief Architect, Vignettes for Learning

#305 Interact and Engage! Activities for Spectacular Live Online EventsKassy LaBorie, Principal Consultant, Kassy LaBorie Consulting

#306 Emerging Technologies Every Trainer Should Know AboutDavid Metcalf, Researcher, Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida

#307 xAPI: An Introduction for Instructional DesignersMegan Torrance, CEO, TorranceLearning

#308 Go Mobile and Transform Your Learning CultureJuliette Denny, Unleasher of Potential, Growth Engineering

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

#401 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Adaptive Learning Real-World Example: Exam

Preparation for Physicians; Nick Howe, Chief Learning Officer, Area9 Lyceum

• Training Technical Skills from the First-Person Point of View; Maxime Ros, CEO; Brandon Rosenthal, Vice President U.S., Revinax

• Cool New PowerPoint Functions in Office 365 that will Leave You Speechless; Richard Goring, Director, BrightCarbon

• Using AI to Increase Communication; Gregory Lok, CEO, Ambit Analytics

#402 Successfully Implement Your Learning Management SystemKatrina Marie Baker, Senior Learning Evangelist, Adobe, Inc.

#403 Three Strategies to Measure the Success of Virtual TrainingCindy Huggett, Author, Virtual Training Tools and Templates: An Action Guide to Live Online Learning

#404 When Fortnite Meets TrainingAnders Gronstedt, President, Gronstedt Group

#405 Chatbots — Discover This Secret Weapon to Scale Training CapabilityVincent Han, CEO, Mobile Coach

#406 Using 360-Degree Video in TrainingDestery Hildenbrand, Multimedia Learning Specialist/Immersive Experience Designer, Rockwell Collins

#407 Punch Up Your Images by Unlocking Hidden Tricks in PhotoshopPhil Cowcill, Senior eLearning Specialist, PJ Rules

#408 Game-Based Training That Improves Employee PerformanceStephen Baer, Head of Innovation and Creative Services, The Game Agency

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

#501 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Transforming Safety Compliance Training: From

the Abstract to Tangible with VR; Jay Fraser, Global Head of VR for Training, HP

• Designing Virtual Training Courses with ROI In Mind; Freya Huffman, Manager, Virtual Training, Aflac

• How to Deliver Tailored Education to Multiple Audiences (Employees, Customers, Partners) with One LMS; Philly Hayes, Outbound Manager, LearnUpon

#502 Animate your eLearning — It’s Easier than You ThinkNeal Rowland, Lead Crowd Surfer, The Crowd Training

#503 Using your Mobile Device to Create Amazing ContentNick Floro, Sealworks Interactive Studios

#504 Visualize Anything to Create Compelling eLearning, Presentations, and InfographicsRichard Goring, Director, BrightCarbon

#505 Getting Started with Adaptive LearningJD Dillon, Chief Learning Architect, Axonify

#506 How to Evaluate your Curriculum and Delivery TechnologiesJudith Hale, Author, Performance-Based Evaluation: Tools and Techniques to Measure the Impact of Training

#507 Almost Free: Building an Online Learning System on a Shoestring BudgetTerrance Sprague, Sprague Consulting

#508 The Instructional Design Game: Let’s Build a Better Mousetrap!Jean Marrapodi, Chief Learning Architect, Applestar Productions

Get Social. Make Valuable Contacts.

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Breakout Sessions

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

#601 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Build Your Own Chatbots for Scenario-Based

Learning with Twine; Paul Bills, Director of Chatbot Design, Mobile Coach

• Verizon Augmented & Virtual Reality Training and Support Demos; Ben Terrell, AR/VR Learning Technology, Verizon

• Better Than the Real Thing — VR Learning Surpassing Real-World Training; Rachel Lanham, Chief Operating Officer, Pixvana

#602 Pragmatic Instructional Design Theory & Practice — Making it WorkJason Bickle, Manager Instructional Design & Implementation Engineer, Experlogix, Inc.

#603 Radical L&D: Reimagining Corporate Learning in the Digital AgeBrandon Carson, Director of Learning, Delta

#604 Personalized Learning is Here — Are You Ready?Nick Howe, Chief Learning Officer, Area9 Lyceum

#605 How to Podcast — Zero to Launch in 60 minutesRob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations, Libsyn

#606 Smartphone Cinema for L&DSam Rogers, President, Snap Synapse LLC

#607 Creating Better Estimates for eLearningDanielle Watkins, Chief Learning Experience Officer, Zenith Performance Solutions

#608 eLearning Simulations for Shark Attack Survival Skills with Storyline 360Alexander Salas, eLearning Designer, Dell

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

#701 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Have That? Try This! Wordpress as a

Microlearning Platform; Helen Lee, Instructional Designer; Naz Maghsoudi, Coordinator of Student and Faculty Development, Justice Institute of BC

• Adaptive Learning Made Simple Using Common Authoring Tools — No AI Needed!; Domenic Caloia, Senior Learning Developer, The Center for Learner Intelligence

• Three Ways to Easily Knit Video Into Your Development Tool; Steve Haskin, Chief Creator, Industrial Strength Learning

• The Most Critical Skills You’re Not Teaching (at scale): How to Leverage Virtual Reality to Improve Emotional Intelligence in Your Workforce; Anna Strasshofer, Innovation Technologist, Mursion

#702 Preparing Your Team for the Future of L&DSean Bengry, Director, Learning Studio, PricewaterhouseCoopers

#703 Using Design Thinking to Create Better Learning ExperiencesJames Goldsmith, Learning Architect; Daniel Coco, Learning Team Lead, Accenture

#704 Designing Mobile Learning for ROIPatti Phillips, CEO; Jack Phillips, Chairman, ROI Institute, Inc.

#705 Technology on a Shoestring BudgetDebbie Richards, President, Creative Interactive Ideas

#706 Managing a Large-Scale eLearning ProjectTara Bryan, CEO, TLS Learning

#707 How to Visually Stage eLearning CoursesFrances Weber, Instructional Designer, Oracle

#708 Explain Complex Ideas with AnimationsStacy Adams, Head of Marketing, Vyond

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

#801 TechLearn Demos That Will Make You Think Differently about Training• Award-Winning Travelers xAPI Service; Becky

Goldberg, BI Talent Development & Learning, Travelers

• DYI Interactive Learning 360 VR Videos; Steven Skiles, Senior Manager Learning & Development; Bill Shafer, Manager Learning & Development, Samsung Electronics America

• Audio Post-Production Techniques To Make Your eLearning Narration Sound Great; Kevin Lang, Principal Consultant, Immersion Learning

#802 ‘Come Together Right Now’: Cross-Generational Training and the Future of WorkConstance Staley, University of Colorado

#803 Delivering Augmented and Virtual Reality to Advance TrainingFraser Bowie, President, The Bowie Group

#804 Freedom to Innovate: Where Good Design and Open Source MeetPage Chen, Chief Innovation Officer, Remote-Learner

#805 Getting Started Prototyping with Adobe XDNick Floro, Sealworks Interactive Studios

#806 10 Tips for Designing Training for MobilePhil Cowcill, Senior eLearning Specialist, PJ Rules

#807 It’s OK To Be S.A.D.D.! — Smart Adaptive Data-Driven Solutions for LearningCraig Dadoly, Managing Director, Enspire

#808 Reality-Based Scenarios: Pressure Packed! What Would You Decide?Chuck Sigmund, Senior Program Manager, Amazon Leadership Institute

Groups of 3 or more are eligible for a Team Discount.

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Kickoff at NOLA Brewery: The United Nation's 2030 SDGs Game (Offsite Sunday at 5 pm)

Experience the 2030 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Game, a multiplayer, in-person, card-based game that simulates taking the “real world” into the year 2030, has become a powerful social phenomenon and has been delivered at the United Nations! You’ll play and learn with hands-on gamified action, followed by a debrief, with a side of McClure’s BBBQ (the extra B is for beer).

Monday: You’re Not Playing Games with PlayAttempting to create imagination, innovation, and creativity for today’s learners while ensuring the information is stimulating, relevant, and engaging, is a daunting task. These 20-minute main stage presentations focus on design, innovation, and research for a new regime of gamification designers and facilitators.

Hands-On Learning LabsThe question isn’t if adults can learn from play, but what they learn. These labs focus on innovative ways of thinking and put fun and learning hand-in-hand with gameplay. By actively ‘doing,’ participants will get to experiment with trial and error, learn from their mistakes, and understand potential gaps between theory and practice.

Project ThrowdownThe GamiCon Gamification Project Throwdown Awards recognize excellence in gamification strategy, design, and implementation. You’ll explore a variety of projects and talk with the designers and developers, about the strategies, tools, and processes used to build them. (Application deadline, June 28, see https://gamicon.us/gamification-awards)

Thinking In & Out of the Box (Offsite Monday)

“Think out of the box!” A commonly heard phrase, but no one ever tells you what the box is, how to think out of it, and why you might want to think back into it. Join the creator of “The Box,” a thinking tool that has been used by more than 10,000 participants in 20 countries to improve creativity, empathy, results, and relationships. Plus, enjoy the quintessentially southern experience of Lula’s with appetizers and cocktails.

Tuesday: Formulas for SuccessGet a behind-the-scenes look as the speakers share their transition from ignorance to understanding of the application of gamification in real-world projects. These 20-minute presenta-tions focus on diverse implementations of gamification in L&D.

Gamification Design Build WorkshopIn this 1-hour intensive workshop, you will level up your design skills as you learn about gamification design methodologies, tools, and processes.

Lunch with CelebrityA 60-minute interactive discussion facilitated by a speaker/celebrity/expert of your choice.

iBeacons Ambassador AdventureThrough an interactive progress map, discovered via iBeacons, you will interact with the latest in platforms, applications, tools, games, and apps that the gamification industry has to offer. Think speed dating, but in the world of business and design.

Wrap with TechLearn 2019 KickoffOn Tuesday afternoon, GamiCon 2019 attendees will join in the opening of TechLearn 2019 with a keynote by Chief Learning Evangelist, Michael Allen, followed by a “Mission Possible” event which will end offsite at Barcadia for the GamiCon Throwdown Awards, appetizers, and drinks.

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In Partnership with

Co-Located EventSeptember 15 (5 pm) – 17

Fee: $895 when packaged with TechLearn. $995 to attend GamiCon ONLY.

WANT MORE? Don’t miss the Games for Learning Track included with a TechLearn Conference registration. See page 12 for TechLearn fees.

The only event exclusively for the design and delivery of gamified adult learning. Headlined by some of the world’s leading gamification strategists, researchers, and solution providers, this completely gamified event brings together those who seek to design and create productive outcomes with gamification for learning.

GamiCon Gamemaster

Monica Cornetti,CEO of Sententia Gamification

GamiCon Sponsors:

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InnovationsCo-Located Event

With one of America's most innovative cities as your learning lab, this exclusive field trip (limited to 50) gives you insider-access to cutting-edge learning organizations throughout New Orleans — and guides you through facilitated creative debriefs to adapt and apply these innovations in your organization.

Kickoff: A Creative Walk into InnovationIf you want to disrupt training, you need to think differently. Innovation requires creative thinking. We will start by wandering into what creativity is — and the mindsets, skill sets, and toolsets needed to make innovation happen. Our first Innovation Chat is with Maxime Ros who shares his experiential learning journey from neurosurgeon to VR entrepreneur and the skills that helped him make this transition.

The Nature of Wine and LearningIn this multi-sensory tasting experience, discover how master sommeliers learn to understand wine, what’s happening in the brain when we taste and smell wine — and how this knowledge and expertise is transferred to others. Practice looking at, smelling, and tasting wines as the experts do — to better understand how the brain perceives and learns. A pop-up dinner and reception is included.

Designing With, Not ForWe visit the Small Center for Collaborative Design at Tulane’s School of Architecture, which brings together creative makers and doers. Learn how they advance community-driven ideas through collaboration, design, education, and scrappy problem-solving to accelerate innovation. In our next Innovation Chat, hear why KPMG has chosen to invest innovation dollars in designing a bricks-and-mortar center in Florida, and how its learner-centric design will foster not only learning, but co-creation, collaboration, innovation, and engagement.

Immersive TechLearn LabThe value and impact of immersive technology for learners is promising, yet can seem complicated, costly, and overwhelming. The key is understanding what skills are needed to develop and implement this type of technology, as well as how it fits into the future of training. Get hands-on with several examples of VR, AR, and other immersive tech from Samsung, Revinax, and others to experience the possibilities first hand!

Leadership Insights from a Police Officer, a Choreographer, and HorsesVisit the New Orleans Mounted Patrol for a demonstration of horse and officer training, followed by an interactive workshop on “physical listening,” strategic thinking, and problem solving with a choreographer whose dance company includes equine and human performers. These examples of interspecies communication will provide deep lessons in personal awareness, innovation, learning, and leadership.

Innovating Teamwork Using SimulationAt the multidisciplinary Ochsner Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety Center, experience how they apply high-fidelity human patient simulators to teach clinical skills to healthcare professionals in a safe, immersive environment, while promoting patient safety.

Changing Our Thinking: A Culinary Kick in the Seat of the PantsWe’ll not only visit Tulane’s Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine — the first teaching kitchen to be implemented at a medical school — but we’ll be cooking our dinner there! Discover how the center delivers hands-on culinary medicine training for medical students and the healthcare and foodservice industries. In this hands-on, team-oriented cooking class, we will be actively involved in preparing and sharing a delicious meal.

Applied Innovation Workshop: Prototyping the Future of LearningHow can you take the innovations you have learned about at IIT and apply them in your organization? Our next Innovation Chat explores how KPMG is moving beyond “one-size-fits-all” learning by defining five distinct personas within its 36,000-person workforce. Then, our facilitators will introduce us to role of personas in gamification and human-centered design, and guide us through a design thinking process to prototype a concrete solution that you can take back and apply.

Radical Brewing, Radical LearningUrban South Brewery will be our learning lab for our final brewery-side Innovation Chat about how to transfer expert and sensory knowl edge! Urban South’s founder and their in-house cicerone (like a beer sommelier) will be our guides. We will learn what makes sensory training different, taste beer, get a VIP tour of the brewery — and discover how all this can help us better innovate training! A pop-up lunch (and beer) is included, followed by a shuttle to the airport.

September 19 (5:30 pm) – 21 (1 pm) at sites throughout New Orleans

Fee: $995 when packaged with TechLearn. $1,195 to attend Innovations in Training ONLY. Includes transportation, two lunches, and two dinners.

“ I learned a variety of innovative ways to ensure experiential learning.”

– Andrea Gunther, Visa

Sponsors:

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Jumpstart your career and become (and remain) a top performer in your field. You’ll receive a signed Training magazine certificate and an eBadge.

Fee: $895 when packaged with TechLearn; $995 for the Certificate ONLY.

September 16 & 17 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Pre-Conference: 2-Day Certificate Programs

P01 Interactivity and Instructional Design for eLearningEthan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist, Allen InteractionsCreating great eLearning depends on the combined power of instructional design and inter-activity design. Instructional design builds on what we know about how people learn to guide selec-tion of content, craft objectives, and master powerful delivery. Interactivity design guides us in crafting online experiences that motivate partici-pation, actively engage the learner’s mind, and create meaningful and memorable experiences. You’ll discover powerful ways to analyze content to establish appropriate scope for your eLearning, as well as strategies for content sequencing to maximize learner benefit and interest. Then, apply the powerful principles of instructional interactivity to design irresistible learner experiences. You’ll learn to:

• Create meaningful, instructional context.

• Manipulate risk and consequences to challenge learners.

• Break out of tedious question forms, instead focusing on meaningful behavioral outcomes.

• Employ feedback as a crucial teaching vehicle.

• Apply simple design elements to transform learner motivation.

• Develop interactivity design ideas through sketching and prototyping.

Based on the industry-leading ideas from Michael Allen’s Guide to eLearning, this program will fundamentally change the way you perceive the design and development of eLearning, and the possibilities for success!

BYOD: A WiFi-enabled laptop with PowerPoint is required (or another authoring system such as Storyline or Captivate).

P02 Articulate Storyline FundamentalsDiane Elkins, Co-Founder, Artisan E-LearningArticulate Storyline is an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use eLearning authoring tool. This two-day program covers the very basics up to insider tips

and secrets that even experienced developers don’t know. You’ll learn the basics such as setting up a course and adding content to creating inter-actions and questions, all the way to advanced techniques such as working with conditions and variables. Whether you are a beginner just getting started, an intermediate use looking to pick up a few extra tricks, or someone just curious about the possibilities, this program is for you! You’ll learn to:

• Navigate the Articulate Storyline interface and customize the Articulate Player interface.

• Organize your projects with scenes and slides; work with text; import and format images; incorporate audio and video; build questions and animate slide content.

• Create your own graphics using built-in drawing tools.

• Create learner interactions with triggers, states, and actions.

• Add conditional actions and variables to create advanced interactions.

• Record your screen for software simulations.

• Publish your Storyline project for various delivery methods.

BONUS! Receive the book, E-Learning Uncovered: Articulate Storyline 360 (2nd Ed.).

BYOD: A WiFi-enabled laptop with Storyline installed is required. The program is designed in Storyline 360 (you can use Storyline 2, 3 or 360).

P03 Designing for Deeper Learning in the Virtual ClassroomKaren Hyder, Online Event Producer, Kaleidoscope Training and Consulting; Patti Shank, Founder, Learning Peaks (appearing virtually)You’ve seen online courses that are simply content dumps with quiz questions that attempt to “prove” learning happened. Research tells us that the most important element for meaningful learning experiences is the opportunity for participants to use what they are learning. To get people from content and to application, we need to design for deep learning, where people can learn, remember, AND apply what they are learning.

In this program, you’ll apply Patti’s deeper learning design to Karen’s 20 years of virtual classroom training, coaching, and production work. You’ll experiment with virtual classroom tools and resources to gain the skills YOU need to use the virtual classroom for deeper learning. You’ll use an analysis framework to determine if virtual classroom is the right modality, design effective questions, and script micro instructions. During the two days, you’ll also use the virtual classroom to prepare for success and to deal with common problems; remove barriers to learning; plan out your session using a storyboard; build on prior knowledge to create a foundation for learning; and keep people involved and moving forward. At the end of the course, you’ll know how to use the virtual classroom to get the results your participants and organization need most.

BYOD: A WiFi-enabled laptop with Adobe Connect pre-installed is required. Detailed pre-work will be sent upon registration.

P04 Developing Engaging Learning with Adobe Captivate, XD, Photoshop, and IllustratorJoe Ganci, Owner, eLearning JoeAdobe Captivate is a great tool for creating eLearning. We all know that the best eLearning approaches involve a story, scenarios which branch depending on the learner’s choices, and more. When you use the features of Adobe XD, Photoshop and Illustrator with Captivate, you can improve and streamline the whole process of anal-ysis, design, development, and evaluation all along the way. In doing so, you can make the process of including branched scenarios which revolve around a story much easier to realize. You do not need any experience in any of these applications to take this class. You’ll learn to:

• Build a story and interactive content.

• Design and storyboard branching scenarios in XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

• Incorporate the branched scenarios easily from XD.

• Create SVG images for easy scalability and smaller files.

• Assemble it all in Captivate with round-robin editing.

BYOD: A WiFi-enabled laptop pre-installed with the latest releases of Adobe Captivate, XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator is required to take advantage of the exercises in class. You’ll be given completed exercise files if you wish to observe without participating. You may download a 30-day free trial.

Ethan Edwards Diane Elkins Karen Hyder Patti Shank Joe Ganci

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Venue, Hotel & Registration

REGISTRATION INFORMATIONHow to Register:Register online at www.TechLearnConference.comOr, complete the form on page 12 (or download a PDF form online under ‘How to Register’).

Phone: 847.620.4483 ext. 2 Fax: 847.277.7414 (Monday-Friday; 9 am – 6 pm, Eastern time)

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Mail: Lakewood Media Group c/o Netronix Corp eShow 5 Executive Ct, Suite 2 South Barrington, IL 60010

Payment Methods:Payment is accepted by credit card (Amex, Discover, MasterCard or Visa). You may also register online and select ‘Balance Due’ to generate an invoice and pay later by check or credit card. Checks are payable to Lakewood Media Group. Payment is required prior to receiving your badge on site.

Organizational Discounts on TechLearn:Special discounts are available for government/military, non-profits, academic institutions, and groups of 3 or more. For more information, visit:www.TechLearnConference.com/2019/discounts.cfm

Special Service Need/Assistance:In order for us to accommodate your special need, please contact us by Friday, August 30, for access to sessions (e.g. wheelchair, hearing impairment) OR special meal need (due to dietary restrictions/allergies).

Cancellation Policy:Should you need to cancel your paid registration, you must do so by August 30, 2019. Cancellations received by August 30, 2019, are subject to a $100 processing fee and the balance of your registration fee will be refunded. After August 30, 2019, we are happy to accept substitutions or issue a letter of credit for a future Conference or online Certificate Program, but no refunds will be given.

HOTEL RESERVATIONSSpecial Room Rate: Room rates include complimentary Internet in guest rooms and complimentary fitness center access. Room rates and types available through August 22, 2019, while supplies last. So book your room as shown below today!

$209* Single or Double Occupancy (Classic Rooms)

$219* Single or Double Occupancy (View Rooms)

* Room rates shown do not include tax. Additional guest charges may apply for certain amenities. You must present a photo ID when checking in.

Book Your Hotel Room via Connections Housing: (see below)

Online: www.TechLearnConference.com Click the ‘Book Your Hotel’ button.

Phone: Connections Housing at 800.262.9974 (toll free) or 404.842.0000 (International)

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Connections Housing is the ONLY housing agency for TechLearn 2019 — the only guaranteed method of booking your room at our special, reduced rates shown. Beware of Hotel Fraud. Unauthorized housing companies may try to contact you advertising cheaper rates. If you are contacted by another housing service trying to sell hotel rooms, please email TechLearn@ConnectionsHousing.com before providing any company or personal, credit card, or banking information.

Government Per Diem rooms are available on a limited basis online or by calling Connections Housing at 800.262.9974 (toll free) or 404.842.0000 (International). In order to be eligible for this rate, you must have valid government identification at check-in.

VENUE & HOTELTechLearn, GamiCon, and Certificate Programs will take place at:

Hilton New Orleans Riverside2 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130

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CHECK OUT THE BIG EASY!Whether you’d like to learn more about the rich local history, stunning architecture, Creole and Cajun cuisine and customs, or other local trends and products, there’s something for everyone in New Orleans. The Hilton New Orleans Riverside is centrally located, steps from Spanish Plaza and only four short blocks to the French Quarter. Like to shop? The hotel is connected to The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk and The Shops at Canal Place. Grab a coffee and beignet and check out the views of the Mississippi River. Hop a trolley from the front of the hotel to explore the city.

Who Should Attend?Training, learning, and performance professionals from both the public and private sectors...

• CLOs and Learning Directors & Managers• eLearning Managers & Analysts• Instructional Designers and Developers• Learning Experience Designers• Training & Development Practitioners • College Administrators, Instructors, and Educators• Curriculum Managers• Project Managers and Performance Consultants

2. Registration FeesTechLearn Conference (Tues, Sept 17, 4:00 pm – Thurs, Sept 19)

h Conference .............................................................................................................................................$1,495

Optional Pre- and Post-Conference Events:

GamiCon (Sun, Sept 15, 5:00 pm – Tues, Sept 17)

h Fee when packaged with TechLearn Conference .............................................................................. $895

h Fee for attending GamiCon ONLY ........................................................................................................ $995

2-Day Certificate Programs (Mon, Sept 16 – Tues, Sept 17; 8:30 am – 3:30 pm)

h Fee when packaged with TechLearn Conference .............................................................................. $895

h Fee for attending a Certificate Program ONLY .................................................................................. $995

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Innovations in Training (Thurs, Sept 19, 5:30 pm – Sat, Sept 21, 1:00 pm)

h Fee when packaged with TechLearn Conference .............................................................................. $995

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