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Mobile devices offer an enticing array of opportunities for learning and development, so it seems like a "no-brainer" for training departments to add mLearning.

But there are four key mLearning issues that should be taken into consideration before just jumping into mLearning:

• Technology
• People
• Content
• Business Value

All four of these can have a critical impact on the potential success of any plan to add mLearning to an organization’s overall training and development program.

Learn how these issues can serve as a framework for analysis/information gathering to shape your organization’s planning stages for mLearning, and even help identify prime opportunities to implement mLearning to make a true difference for your organization.

Thanks to their cost savings and extended reach, virtual classroom training tools such as Cisco WebEx, Adobe Connect and GoTo Training have become popular in many organizations. And while the benefits of may seem fantastic, the implementation often falls flat. Trainers struggle to engage participants effectively and are frustrated by the absence of eye contact and body language they use to gauge learner interest and comprehension in face-to-face classrooms.

Learners often find webinars boring. They become distracted and often multi-task throughout online sessions.

Attend this session to experience what it takes to set up and use virtual classroom tools properly.

Find out how to use ground rules to appropriately set the stage, what to consider when adapting content for virtual classroom sessions, ways to make relevant use of the software tools.

Technology has completely changed the way we live, work, play and learn. The 5 generations that work and learn together all have different experiences and learning preferences. Research has shown that multimodal learning results in significantly increased retention, especially for higher order skill development. Based on our book: Best Practices for the Virtual Classroom, this workshop will discuss new trends in learning and 7 steps to blended learning success. It will discuss a framework for blended learning, the components of a Virtual Learning Environment, key principles in architecting the learning experience and designing highly interactive virtual classroom experiences. We will then explore how these principal were considered in the design of a leadership program across the Caribbean.

One of the most common reasons associated with assignment are personal and family issues. Companies should offer support along with a full understanding of whether the assignment is a lateral move or a promotion and what happens to the assignees career upon repatriation. This webinar will focus of the full life of assignment from start to finish. We will delve into the emotional and energy level of an assignee and their family members throughout the assignment cycle. Important factors on how to choose the right candidate for the assignment support them while on assignment and retain them when they return.

This presentation, based on the experiences and "next practices" of hundreds of HR leaders and projects, will examine the five (5) critical issues that must be addressed in the critical first 100 days and beyond of HRIS project implementation.

This session will include a 100-day template to HRIS implementation excellence, and the strategic to tactical steps that must be taken to accelerate user alignment and adoption. The session will examine not only the technical aspects of launch, but also the fundamental behavioral aspects that must be considered.

Finally, the session will give several "next practice" case examples of users who successfully implemented HRIS projects in small to large scale environments.

Simulations have long been touted as an elearning best practice solution for learning engagement and effectiveness. But adoption and utilization rates have been slow, primarily due to a combination of real and perceived challenges related to cost and development timelines, as well as resistance to allowing employees to play “games” at work. Join us for an update on the current state of simulations in learning, and the trends and factors that are paving the way for actualization of the prediction that simulations and game-based learning will likely be the long-awaited “killer app” for elearning. The session concludes with an example of how the American Heart University blends both custom and off-the-shelf scenario-based simulations into their award-winning corporate learning programs.

Before HR can help organizations tackle talent challenges outside the HR function, they must successfully address their own effectiveness in leading. The first step is to assess where HR leaders stand now on their own leadership competencies, the second is to determine what improvements they should make. To answer this call, HR leadership must be “coachable”. This 60 minute applied session is geared towards talent management professionals who wish to employ best practices in building their HR team, and an opportunity to assess their own “coachability”. Dr. Baxter, SPHR will guide the discussion relying on his expertise as an executive assessor, behavioral coach, and talent strategist in aligning individual and team goals against business needs.

How does coaching apply to leading? There are three common challenges for leaders in today's organizations: Engagement, Accountability and Productivity. You will walk away from this highly practical session with new perspectives on leading others as well as easy to apply coaching tools designed to increase engagement, foster accountability and boost productivity beginning with your next conversation. We'll explore a paradigm-shifting coaching approach to leading that allows you to pinpoint fundamental causes of disengagement, unreliability and low productivity, and how to create the conditions that cultivate enjoyment, responsibility and achievement. Join us for this engaging and thought-provoking webinar and learn how to be a 'Coaching Leader.'

The hot topic of On Demand learning has sparked conversations around the world. With today's war on talent, organizations need to reevaluate how they recruit and retain key talent. By understanding and enabling your teams to partner with learning and technology you will be able to make informed decisions and consider a new perspective towards On-Demand Learning. Throughout this interactive session you will learn the key buzz words that will ensure you understand the essential concepts, processes and terminology towards technology and training. This workshop has been designed to share foundational concepts, definitions and examples that will ignite a new-age thinking that you will be able to discuss with others and consider innovative solutions that you may consider applying towards your next talent agenda.

Some people believe that learning management systems (LMS) are rigid platforms that force training on helpless learners. They believe that these learning environments create an outdated, rigid, top-down approach to learning that will eventually be replaced with more learner-driven practices. The truth is that a learning management system can provide a learning environment where learners have control over many aspects of their learning. Join Richard Nantel. VP, Enterprise Learning Solutions at Blatant Media, for fast-paced, hands-on presentation. We won’t bore you with a bunch of slides. Instead, we’ll focus on hands-on demonstrations of ways a learning management system can be used to create a flexible, personalized learning environment.