Training Challenges and E-learning Solutions SummitTM
2017 Moments of Success
About the Summit
“Training Challenges and E-learning Solutions Summit 2018” is an interactive 1-day workshop that focuses on exploring:
- The role of eLearning and technology-enabled solutions in improving employee productivity
- How microlearning can be used to quickly develop and sustain today’s learners and employees with demanding work schedules
- Designing learner-centric courses that have the right mix of instruction and “edu-tainment”
This summit also incorporates best practices and the latest learning strategies such as spaced-retrieval practice, adaptive learning, learning analytics, mobile learning, gamification, videos, accessibility, and technological developments.
What to Expect from eLearning Solutions Summit 2018
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Are You Facing These Challenges?
Design
“We need learner-centric e-courses that engage attention, assure longer retention, and facilitate applicability on the job. How can eLearning offer this in the absence of human intervention?”
Development
“Our business is pretty dynamic, and we need employees to have access to the latest updates and developments pretty quickly. Can technology help us?”
Delivery
“How can we implement a learning portal that will help deliver training resources to globally dispersed learners and also keep track of who has completed what, with their scores?”
Translations
“We operate in many regions where employees are comfortable learning in their native languages. How can we offer them training that takes care of their linguistic and cultural preferences?”
Microlearning
“Most of our employees have jobs that don’t leave much scope for lengthy training programs. How can we ensure our training reaches them when and where they need it?”
Speakers
RK Prasad
CEO and Co-founder
RK Prasad is the CEO and Co-Founder of CommLab India, a 17-year technology-enabled learning solutions provider, empowering organizations worldwide with learning – any time, any place, and on any device, transforming the way they train their workforce.
An engaging speaker and an effective trainer, RK has 30 years of experience in sales, corporate training, and eLearning and is passionate about sharing the best practices with his customers and peers. He regularly shares his experiences and the latest developments in technology-enhanced learning through in-house seminars and workshops with customers across the US and Europe. Also shares his learning through writing and speaking at various live and web forums.
RK is an MBA and currently writing his doctoral thesis on Mobile Learning at Lancaster University, UK.
Dr. Ayesha Habeeb Omer
COO and Co-founder
The COO and Co-Founder of CommLab India, Dr. Ayesha Habeeb Omer is totally focused on delighting customers. She is an expert in understanding customers’ needs and delivering high value-for-money solutions.
A live-wire, high-energy speaker, Ayesha is passionate about customer education, building win-win long-term relations. She is also very knowledgeable about the latest learning technologies, design processes and quality assurance practices in eLearning.
Ayesha has 20 years’ experience in financial services, training, and e-learning. She is a Ph.D. in e-learning and also holds an Advanced E-learning Instructional Design Certificate from ATD, USA.
Shalini Merugu
Senior Manager Learning Design
Shalini is a versatile learning design professional with 15 years of diverse experience in Instructional Design, User Assistance Solutions, Content Writing, and Customer Training (in Europe and AsiaPac). She has worked with General Electric and SumTotal Systems, to name a few, before joining CommLab India.
She is passionate about quality and works closely with her team and clients to develop instructionally sound courses. She also provides creative strategies for designing engaging eLearning courses, drawing on her experience in classroom training to ensure none of the engaging activities of ILT are lost in transition.
Shalini has a Master’s in English Literature from the University of Hyderabad and a PG Diploma from Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL).
John Towsley
Chief Learning Architect – Canada
The Chief Learning Architect – Canada, John Towsley is responsible for learning strategy development and instructional design consultation in Canada and collaborates with the team in India.
He pioneers in developing effective solutions that decrease training costs and the time to productivity for Employee Performance Support and Electronic Performance Support Solutions (EPSS).
John was formerly associated with PC Etcetera, Knowledge Alliance, and gtslearning International.
Pushpa Siddhanti
Director – Customer Experience
Pushpa Siddhanti, Director – Customer Experience (Europe), works directly with customers in Europe and ensures their training needs are solved by CommLab India’s solutions.
Previously, as Director – Project Management, she headed the Project Management team and personally managed one of CommLab India’s largest customers.
She has an excellent understanding of eLearning design and development and outstanding communication skills. Her single-minded focus on achieving customer delight earned repeated praise (and business) from customers.
Pushpa holds a first class MBA in Finance and Human Resource from one of the premium management institutions of India.
Agenda
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Registration and Welcome Remarks
- 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Enabling and Restraining Factors in eLearning Implementation (An ice-breaking session where participants share their experiences, opinions, and observations about what enables and what constrains eLearning and microlearning implementation in their organizations)
- 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM * Speed Networking Session 1 Over Tea
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM How to Leverage Learning and Technology for Training Implementation (Learn of the trends in technology-enabled learning and how to get started with blended learning. Gain insights on how a learning portal will help you host, manage, measure, and track training programs – both classroom and online)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Designing Learner-Centric and Engaging eLearning (Best practices of eLearning design from across the world. Striking a balance between training and entertaining (“edu-tainment”), and revisiting performance-based learning objectives for adult learners)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM * Speed Networking Session 2 Over Lunch
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Microlearning Design (Determine how microlearning can be implemented in your organization to accelerate and sustain proficiency, explore the various microlearning assets that drive performance, consider how to leverage microlearning analytics as well as learn principles and a proven rapid process for designing and developing microlearning)
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM * Speed Networking Session 3 Over Tea
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Case Analysis & Presentation (Participants will analyze a real-life case study of a company that faced numerous training challenges and come up with practical solutions using all that is learned during the day)
* In speed networking participants exchange specially made cards that highlight their experience and interests. Participants will be rewarded for meeting the maximum number of people.
** This agenda is subject to further updates
Who Should Participate
- Learning & Development Specialists
- Instructional Designers
- eLearning Managers
- Training Managers
- Chief Learning Officers
- HR and Training Managers
- Learning Technology Experts
- Sales Training Managers
- Operational Transformation Managers
Summit Locations
NOVOTEL PARIS LA DEFENSE - PARIS
Sep 28, 2017
2 Boulevard de Neuilly
92081 PARIS LA DEFENSE Cedex
Tél : +33 (0) 1 41 45 24 01
STEIGENBERGER HOTEL AM KANZLERAMT - BERLIN
Oct 05, 2017
Ella-Trebe-Straße 5
10557 Berlin,Germany
Tel: +49 30 740743-933
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