eLearning industry stock media site

eLearningStock.com has royalty-free images and caters specifically to the eLearning industry.

With over 10 million images, selling for as low as 90¢ per image, and many specialty images, templates, and animations, eLearningStock.com is the go-to resource for the eLearning industry.

Check it out:  http://elearningstock.com/

Dec 8 Free webinar: Ten Technology Musts for 2012

Ten Technology Musts for 2012

Social. Mobile. Cloud. Virtual.

75% of enterprises are leveraging virtual solutions to serve customers, train staff and engage suppliers.  35% are leveraging social media for recruitment, marketing and collaboration.

Which technologies should you embrace? What is the impact? Where should you start?

Check out ELCE Encore and discover the ten technologies your enterprise must have to drive results in 2012. From Mobile, Social, Cloud Solutions and Engagement Tools, you will see the best in class solutions.

Sessions Topics: Dec 8th, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM PT:
•Best Engagement Tools: Mobile, Social, and Video
•Best Virtual Solutions: Web Conferencing, Virtual Classrooms and Environments
•Best Learning & Talent Systems: Development, Performance Management, Measurement
•Best E-learning Development Tools: Rapid, Engaging, Interactive Solutions

Register now:  http://events.unisfair.com/registr_form.jsp?eid=630&seid=814&language-code=en&country-code=US&page=1&no-login=false

Free Houston Seminar: Technical Training: A Leveraged Application (Part 2)

University of Houston, College of Technology, Human Resource Development Program, Brown Bag Series

Date – Dec 9^th, 2011

Time – 11:00 – 1:00 PM
Location – University of Houston, Cameron Bldg., Room 109
Directions: 4200 Wheeler, 77204 (we will provide parking tags)
Please RSVP with Consuelo at cwaight@uh.eduor 713-743.4086

The Challenge

Redesigning technical training is a mandate for many companies. Where does the redesign start? How do we create alignment?  Where does accountability for change and learning occur?  What are our lenses? How do we value our adult learners regardless of background? How do we create learning experiences that lead to performance?

The Opportunity

A free, brown bag discussion will engage the experience of industry and academic professionals regarding transforming technical training to achieve strategic results.  Please come prepared to share your experience, ask questions, and extend your learning.

 The agenda:

• Welcome
• Panel discussion highlighting strategic models, templates, and research
• Round table discussion:
• Personal observations
• Your organizations' activities towards transforming technical training
• What help/support would be useful?

Speakers:

David Demski, Training and Employee Development Manager, AtwoodOceanics, Technical Training: Achieving Competence

Jorge Luero, Global Competency and Employee Development Manager, Halliburton, Technical Training: Achieving Competence

Consuelo Waight, UH, The Role of Front-End Analyses in Creating Results-Oriented Technical Training

NB: The last 15 minutes will be used to introduce the New Executive Masters in HRD (alignment with technical training will be showcased).

Early Bird Discounts for Immersive Learning University (ILU) Conference

NexLearn is hosting the inaugural Immersive Learning University (ILU) Conference at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, LA January 18-20, 2012. I think it will be an interesting, hands-on experience and worth the cost. Plus you get the software as a bonus.

The Immersive Learning University (ILU) is chartered to educate the learning development industry with practical and advanced knowledge in the science of creating, producing, and deploying interactive learning courseware. The ILU is staffed with professionals possessing the highest level of experience and expertise in the industry of immersive adult learning. The ILU attracts students from corporations, educational institutions and government agencies that envision taking their current training and development initiatives to a state of the art next level.

January 18 - Pre-Conference all day training workshops

Attendees can choose to attend the Project Leadership Training workshop OR SimWriter Simplicity training workshop for $195.

January 19 & 20 - Main Conference

The two-day main conference is a destination to learn theories behind immersive learning, investigate simulation authoring, and look deeper into the practice of using immersive learning in the real world. We will discuss why, how, when and with what to simulate.

All Conference attendees will receive a FREE copy of SimWriter Simplicity – a value of $1495!

The regular conference fee is $695 – $100 discount to those that register by December 31st.

Check it out: http://www.immersivelearninguniversity.com/

Top Ten Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People – FREE Seminar

We design to elicit responses from people. We want them to buy, read, register, and take action of some kind. Designing without understanding about people is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. From her book, 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People, Dr. Weinschenk has picked her top 10 “things” that you need to know in order to design intuitive and engaging websites, applications and products that match the way people think, work, and play.

Date and Time: Monday, November 14, 2011 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Register:  https://student.gototraining.com/r/2843858575684957952

Note:  I think the information in the book and the webinar is of value to learning and development professionals.  Some things we should already know but there are hidden gems.  One takeaway that I found interesting was the meaning of colors vary by culture.   For example, in the U.S. white signifies purity and is used at weddings, but in other cultures white is the color used for death and funerals.

Check out the David McCandless Color Wheel that shows how different colors are viewed by different cultures.  http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures/