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Tooling Up for the Future
By Karen Mathieson | August 10, 2009
That cinema classic “2001: A Space Odyssey” opens with music by Richard Strauss accompanying weird early-humanoid figures as they wield clubs against an even stranger obelisk, and later introduces an onboard computer with an attitude. Here in 2009, we may not have made first contact with alien races, but we’re certainly in a brave new world of technology.
Among the four tracks at The Evolution of Learning, the ASTD-Cascadia 2009 Regional Conference in Salem, Oregon, is one that Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick would relish: The Evolution of the Classroom. From tyro to techie, there’s something to learn and enjoy September 23-24. No backtalk from HAL, either!
Here’s a sampling of offerings, and you’ll want to get the scoop on others while registering for the conference and a special pre-conference event on Sept. 22. (Be sure to sign up by Friday, August 21 for an especially great rate.)
Get Virtual with Mike Abrams, a leader in the movement to use the lever of technology to bring better learning experiences and enhance retention. Mike will be a speaker at a general session (lunch is provided!) on the evolution of learning into virtual worlds. He will also present a workshop to participants experienced or expert in the use of Second Life on how to highly effective training - without needing to do massive amounts of programming!
The Limitless Classroom will be Ed Warnock’s topic in a workshop with experienced workplace learning professionals. Ed has a profound understanding of how technology has opened the classroom far beyond lectures and discussions. He will provide Web 2.0 technique-tips and sources to support all learning styles with multimedia materials found on the Internet or embedded in PowerPoint.
Ten Steps to Virtual Classroom Success with Cindy Huggett will guide workshop participants to create an action plan using the additional skills needed to add virtual-learning environments to the face-to-face classroom experience. Cindy, an established learning consultant, will make this a just-in-time solution for trainers facing the realities of changing company priorities and budgets.
But wait, there’s more! Through the generous sponsorship of Turning Technologies, participant feedback for every session at The Evolution of Learning will be taken through the use of the TurningPoint audience response system. A demonstration of this flexible, powerful tool for a range of applications will also be offered just prior to Mike Abrams’ general session speech.
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