PADLA 9th Annual Conference & Expo
Presentation Details
9:30a to 10:15a KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Auditorium
The Future Has Moved....And Left No Forwarding Address”
Presented by Hank Moore, Corporate Strategist™
Hank presents an overview of the trends, challenges and opportunities facing businesses today so that distance learning professionals may be optimally successful. A discussion of the business culture moving forward affecting course creation, operations and positioning. And insights into what businesses in the new order will need in order to survive and thrive.
Relevant discussion points:
- Business growth strategies to move past the recession.
- Integrating business planning and consulting into distance learning offerings.
- How corporate America embraces and creates distance business opportunities.
- How the distance learning industry must see itself as a body of business experts, not just as training vendors.
- Encouraging the distance learning industry to fully value and express itself.
- What it will take to succeed in the future.
- What constitutes the Big Picture of Business.
- Business trends, challenges and opportunities.
- New ways of doing business in the future.
- Building coalitions, collaborations and joint-ventures.
- Solidifying your business in order to move forward.
TRACK ONE Academic: Auditorium
10:30a to 11:15a "Teaching Public Speaking Totally OnLine" by Professor Cara Cotellese from Kutztown University and Mary Ellen Bornak, Instructional Designer, Bucks County Community College
The presentation will consist of background about the course and why it was important for BCCC to be able to offer this course totally online. The majority of the presentation will be an explanation of how the OnSync web conferencing technology is used to teach a class. A few students will attend "virtually", and via recorded clips, to show how it works in a real setting.
TRACK TWO Corporate/Non-Profit: Rm #207
10:30a to 11:15a "All Aboard, Everywhere: Case Study in On-Boarding a Distributed Population" by Robin Eisenberg, Director of Learning and Development & Brandon Carper, Instructional Technologist, Pearson VUE
Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based testing, on-boards up to 500 part-time employees annually at 300 testing centers nationwide in the US. The on-boarding process involves paperwork, training, orientation, and social engagement. By configuring and coordinating several different computer applications, Pearson VUE standardized and streamlined its on-boarding process, while increasing opportunities for existing employees to learn and collaborate. The presenters will outline which applications and methods they used and provide suggestions for other organizations looking to efficiently on-board employees in many different locations. Though this case study is from a corporate environment, the same principles can be applied to other distributed populations, such as faculty or students.
TRACK THREE Developers/IDs: Rm #208
10:30a to 11:15a "Free Tools & Resources to Build Better e-Learning" by Susan Boyd of Susan Boyd Associates
In today’s economy, budgets are tight and resources are limited. So when the price is free, it’s worth investigating to see if you can use the tools in your own training programs. In this session, we will demonstrate various free tools and resources you can use to build better e-Learning. We encourage you to share your favorite resources as well. After the session, the participants will receive a link so they can try out the resources on their own.
TRACK ONE Academic: Auditorium
11:30a to 12:15p "Can a Game Prepare You to Teach & Train?" by Dr. David Gibson, Vice President of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
This session introduces simSchool, a dynamic classroom simulation that integrates theories of psychology, learning, teaching, and interpersonal relationships. He will describe the intelligence model and show you how to register for and use the application for preparing teachers and trainers. Participants will be given an opportunity to become research partners in a year-long study of innovation in higher education and training organizations. Stacy Kruse leads the development team and will join via telecom.
TRACK TWO Corporate/Non-Profit: Rm #207
11:30a to 12:15p “Merrill Lynch Bullish on Mobile Learning: A Case Study” by Dave Smelser, Director of the Technology Group at Intuition
Intuition will provide an in-depth look at their first foray into mobile learning with Merrill Lynch in 2006. It goes without saying that mobile technology has come a long way in five years, and the business value seen at Merrill Lynch still resonates today. Intuition will share Merrill Lynch’s compelling story in mobile compliance training and other innovative use cases in enterprise mobile learning.
TRACK THREE Developers/IDs: Rm #208
11:30a to 12:15p "The Business Tree: Growth Strategies & Tactics for Surviving and Thriving" by Hank Moore, Corporate Strategist™
In addition to being our opening keynote speaker, Hank Moore will present a breakout session on The Business Tree™. This is an organizational analysis and planning model that is ripe for adoption to distance learning. It has been used as the basis for many company performance reviews, business plans, reorganizations, and strategic plans that the author has mentored over the last 20 years.
The Business Tree™ is predicated upon change, growth, and adapting to outside influences. It is looks at each company as a whole then focuses upon each of the parts as they relate to the whole, and then back again on the whole. It takes as its premise that every organization is a growing, living organism that seemingly looks the same every day, as it sheds, erodes and stagnates, while outwardly not changing. The organization that does not address all five branches and their relationship to each other cannot remain profitable or even remain standing in the long-term.
Organizations endorsing The Business Tree™ and utilizing it for strategy development and planning include the American Institute of Architects, American Society for Industrial Security, Baker-Hughes, Burlington Resources, Cities of Dallas, Littleton, Phoenix, San Diego, Syracuse, Health South Corporation, Marriott Corporation, Texaco and UNICEF. It has been adopted as a supplementary textbook by such institutions as Harvard University, The University of Texas, Marquette University and the Drucker Institute at Claremont College.
TRACK ONE: Auditorium: Academic
1:15p to 2:00p "One Tool at a Time: OnLine French Classes" by Wilbert J. Roget, Assoc Professor, Temple University FGIS, and Carly Haines, Tech Support Spec, Temple University Distance Learning Program
Over the past two summers, the French program of the FGIS Department at Temple University has offered introductory language classes via an online learning course format. With the assistance of online course textbooks and activities, instructors slowly learned how to adapt traditional face-to-face language classes into an interactive, engaging, online learning experience. By focusing on using and adding one tool at a time, students were able to center attention on the content and pedagogical goals rather than the technology. Student testimonials reveal the courses were a tremendous success. The ability to practice and review language skills and course material with class archives served as a perk for many students. Moreover, the addition of rich multi-media activities (both live and recorded) enabled students to engage with the language and practice their skills in many different ways. The voice tools, such as voice email and voice board, played instrumental roles in helping to increase student language skills with asynchronous conversations. Through synchronous interactions in the virtual classroom, students could easily create strong bonds to one another and the instructor to increase engagement. Additionally, ease of access was paramount to student success. Students could log into virtual meetings or record voice emails/voice boards from home, the beach, or abroad. The on-the-go nature of online courses fits the student lifestyle and encourages participationundefinedand therefore the practice of course materialundefinedhelping to increase student success.
TRACK TWO Corporate/Non-Profit: Rm #207
1:15p to 2:00p "Beyond Learning: Using Technology to Support Performance" by Mary Imbornone, National Director, and Jeremy Aho, Manager of Learning Innovation, at Devereux
Learn how a national behavioral healthcare organization tackled the challenge of capturing level three evaluation data for essential treatment skills. View some electronic solutions for assessing performance in the workplace and for supporting immediate and effective feedback.
TRACK THREE: Developers/IDs: Rm #208
1:15p to 2:00p "The Future of Learning: Today" by Nick Floro, President, Sealworks Interactive Studios
Join us for this in-depth look at what tools, design and technologies we should be using in learning today and what’s just around the corner. We’ll dissect what is Web 2.0, HTML5, learning plans, gamification, and mobile and what we need to look at over the next 12 months to improve our training and learning programs. What can we learn from the buzz and new tools appearing in the consumer and corporate environments and how can we take advantage of them to help our user’s learn. This fun session will give you dozens of ideas and reboot your brain for fresh perspectives how to enhance your learning today.
TRACK ONE Academic: Auditorium
2:15p to 3:00p "Steps to be Taken When You Decide to Teach OnLine" A Panel Discussion by the Temple University OnLine Teaching Circle
This session illustrates the experiences and project ideas of a group of Temple University faculty members who participated in a semester long Online Teaching Circle. Understanding that different areas of instruction’s impact on virtual teaching strategies, approaches adopted and lessons learned will be shared.
TRACK TWO Corporate/Non-Profit: Rm #207
2:15p to 3:00p "Outsourced! A Business Case of Offshore e-Learning Development" by Dan Hoffmaster, Business Manager of Learning Systems at TE Connectivity
Many companies are considering off-shoring development of eLearning courses to India. This presentation will talk about my company’s relationship with a vendor, pros and cons, suggestions, insight, and how we went from project based work to a full extended development…and back again.
TRACK THREE Developers/IDS: Rm #208
2:15p to 3:00p "How Long Will It Take? And What Will It Cost: The Art of Pre-Planning & Proposal Writing" by Constance Bille, Director of Organizational Development & Training, LRA Worldwide, Inc
Estimation of the cost of a proposed project is always – well, almost always – the scariest part of the job. It stresses out both the manager who has to budget and spend wisely to get what the organization needs (or else) and the external provider who has to survive (and make a living) while delivering agreed-upon work (often new technologies) at the agreed-upon price. What goes into estimating cost and price? How do you deal with the known elements and the unknown elements? What tools can you use? Participants will explore the concerns and constraints on each side of the client-vendor equation as a project is requested and proposed, and then break into teams to develop cost factors and pricing for a Statement of Work.
TRACK ONE Academic: Auditorium
3:15p to 4:00p "Ten Tips to Teaching Science Totally OnLine" by Dr. Jim Brown, Ocean County College
Learn effective and creative strategies for engaging online science students. In addition to covering the advantages of hands-on labs with LabPaqs, Dr. Brown will cover ways to:
- immediately build a learning community
- provide highly interactive content
- use images and videos students produce
- capture lectures
- implement cooperative and collaborative learning, including approaches used for U.S. military deployed in remote locations
TRACK TWO Corporate/Non-Profit: Rm #207
3:15p to 4:00p "Strategies for OnLine & Live Compliance Training" by Stephanie Fillman, Project Manager, Lernia Training Solutions
With training records in place per SOP including course completion and the achievement of the required test scores, compliance training programs are presumed to instill compliance with regulatory requirements and consistent process performance. But do they? As instructional designers and training managers many of us are well aware of the drivers, requirements, and pitfalls of quickly assembling and delivering classroom and web-based compliance training courses. This session discusses case scenarios and core principles to assist participants in crafting strategies that will help their compliance training programs succeed. Community best practices will also be a part of the discussion.
TRACK THREE Developer/IDs: Rm #208
3:15p to 4:00p "Information Design in an Ubiquitous World" by Todd Cameron, Information Developer
This presentation describes the technical changes to information design brought about by the rise of personal technology such as smart phones, iPads, and eReaders. It covers the changing ubiquitous technical landscape, what ubiquitous usability looks like, and the challenges and implications for information designers to reach learners through these media.
