Learn about Serious Games, Immersive Learning Simulations, and Collaborative Learning

The use of new Web 2.0 technologies such as Blogs, Wikis, Social Networks, and other collaborative tools, and the explosion of Immersive Learning Simulations (ILS) and Serious Games in learning are the two most talked about trends in learning. But putting these technologies to work in organizations successfully presents new, and potentially difficult, challenges.

This summer you have the opportunity to attend two great seminars taught by four of our industry’s best known experts on these topics. These two seminars will give you the theory AND the practical knowledge to apply successful solutions to the use of these technologies in your organization.

To register and for more information click HERE.

Creating Innovative Instructional Content – Advanced Theory and Application

Some argue that ADDIE is dead, and that ISD is a useless approach for designing e-Learning. Others say that with the rise of serious games, virtual worlds, collaborative environments, and learner-driven content there is no need for any kind of instructional design, and yet others argue that without good design there is no learning … just lots of random content and floundering learners. The next Online Forum, Creating Innovative Instructional Content – Advanced Theory and Application, to be held  July 17 & 18, 2008, examines the varied and evolving approaches to e-Learning design.  For more information and to register click HERE.

Mainstreaming Mobile Learning

Discussion of Mobile Learning (m-Learning) has been going on for almost ten years, and we only now seem to be approaching actual deployment. However, there are still some barriers. In anticipation of the upcoming Guild Research 360° Report on Mobile Learning, industry expert Ellen Wagner in this weeks article, Mainstreaming Mobile Learning, presents a summary of what it will take to bring m-Learning to real life in whatever neighborhood you happen to find yourself.

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Guild Research Survey – Vote Early and Vote Often!

As you may know, Guild research never takes down a survey as we want members to always be able to provide fresh profile and survey data. While we do take “snap shots” of the data for our printed 360° reports, we’re also able to take the pulse of Guild members at any time and get a fresh-up-to-the-minute reading. And what allows us to do this? You, by keeping your surveys and profile information up to date. So, please take a few minutes this week and take/update a survey or update your profile. You can do this by clicking HERE.

DevLearn 2008 — Register by Friday, June 27th and Save $200!

DevLearn 2008 is your best choice for exploring what is new in e-Learning, best practices, and practical solutions for your e-Learning design, development and management challenges. This year’s program will offer over 100 concurrent sessions, over a dozen pre-conference workshops and symposia, and great keynote presenters. This year also includes DemoFest, the Great ILS Challenge, and many new activities including the conference-within-a-conference, Training-in-Action. You won’t find a better deal for your professional development! Register by this Friday and receive an additional $200 off your registration fee. Click HERE for more information. To register click HERE.

Still Time to Register for this Week’s Online Forum: Managing e-Learning Content

This week’s Online Forum on June 26 & 27 looks at how to address the ongoing and ever growing issue of managing e-Learning content. As more and more information and education is put online, how do you stay abreast of the deluge of content, maintain and update the content, or adapt the content for multiple uses? This two-day, online event will give you great case studies to learn from and access to experts in the field including:

• Managing Learning Content: LCMS vs CMSAnn Rockley, The Rockley Group Inc.
• SCO’s, Sharable Content, SCORM, and a Lot of Other Things People Talk AboutAnita Rosen, ReadyGo Inc
• Improving User Experience by Increasing Online Course QualityEvelyn Jackson, Microsoft
• Designing Today’s e-Learning Content for Tomorrow’s Training ToolsStuart Grossman, Xyleme, Inc.
• Keys for Managing, Maintaining, and Repurposing ContentPaul Schneider, GeoLearning and Rick Judson, Sales Performance International
• Be a Shared Content Organization Simply!William J. Ryan, Humana, Inc.
• Managing and Reusing Content – What We Can Learn from the User Assistance/Technical Documentation CommunitySteve Wexler, The eLearning Guild
• Building Effective Online Instruction through Modular DesignPaula Jones, Eastern Kentucky University
• Managing Quality: Creating a Quality Report CardLaura Campbell & Karin Jacobson, Allen Communication Learning Services
• The Future of Learning ContentEd Cohen, Plateau

For more information and to register click HERE.