TRACKS AND TOPICS

TRACK 1: The New L&D Professional

  1. How do humans learn

  2. How to analyze what is needed for learning

  3. How to design and develop learning

  4. How to facilitate and deliver learning

  5. How to evaluate the design, the delivery, and whether learning occurred.

  6. Managing the logistics of learning.

  7. How learners are motivated and how motivation affects learning (HINT: motivation does not yield learning in of itself).

  8. How to support behavioral modification in learning design.

TRACK 2: THE EXPERIENCED L&D PROFESSIONAL

  1. Managing complex learning interventions

  2. Using data analytics: how? when? why?

  3. Deep-dive on learning evaluation

  4. Managing stakeholder involvement and expectations

  5. Evaluating and digesting learning science research

  6. Developing learning strategies for organizations

  7. The finance of L&D— how L&D professionals should think of finance in our respective field.

  8. Ed Tech— the do’s, don’ts, and musts!

  9. Beyond the “Course”— From performance to informal.

CONFERENCE APPLICATION Projects

For both tracks, attendees will be asked to personalize their own learning and engage in a project applying conference learning to their own work. They will be assigned a mentor to support them throughout the process and receive guidance and feedback as they progress.