AG | 2008

Each morning you will have the option of joining one of more than a dozen focused “Breakfast Bytes” discussion groups. These facilitated discussions will enable you meet other conference attendees in a relaxed, casual environment so you can share your best practices, insights, and tips while learning from one other’s experiences. 

To view the Breakfast Byte schedule, click HERE.

The Annual Gathering 2008 Conference & Expo is just over two weeks away!
In preparation for the event, we’re hosting an online orientation webinar for conference attendees on Tuesday, April 1st at 10:00am Pacific Time / 1:00pm Eastern Time. This webinar is focused on preparing you for the event and can help answer any questions you might have.

AG|08 Orientation Webinar
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
10:00am Pacific Time / 1:00pm Eastern Time
Login: Click HERE

Don’t forget to bring questions!

Download the new AG|08 Brochure HERE.

The Master Class schedule is starting to fill up. These sessions will take place in the Exposition Lab, located in the Expo Hall and Expo Only participants may attend them.

To view the Master Class schedule, click HERE.

Many new session descriptions have been posted for AG|08 Concurrent Sessions!
To learn more about each session, click HERE.

Over TWENTY Guildcasts have now been posted!  Take a listen to these highly informative interviews with AG|08 speakers HERE.  Want to subscribe to the Guildcasts so you can download them to your mp3 player?  Subscribe HERE.

Group Genius - The Creative Power of Collaboration

In this fascinating opening keynote, Keith Sawyer tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity and erects new principles in their place. He reveals that creativity is always collaborative-even when you’re alone. The Guildcast for this Keynote presentation has now been posted. Click Here to Listen…

They just keep coming!

P6 - Designing Web 2.0 Learning Communities with Moodle
P4 - Using Media to Make Your Courses Shine!
P2 - How to Create Engaging e-Learning Using PowerPoint
P10 - A Knowledge Management Strategy: Distributing Information in the Workplace
106 - Situation-based Learning Design: A Research-inspired Model for Wildly Enhanced Performance
112 - DIY Audio
210 - This Isn’t your Mama’s Training: Implementing Learning 2.0 at eBay
404 - 5 Ways to Improve Online Synchronous Project Management Training Programs
503 - Wink and a Wiki
707 - Telling Stories with Pictures
803 - Analyze This! Use Web Analytics to See if Your e-Learning is Truly Engaging
901 - Implementing a CRM Tool Using Blended Learning: Salesforce.com Case Study

 To listen to the newest Guildcast recordings, click HERE.
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The following new GuildCasts have been released:

S4 - The Mobile Learning Symposium
204 - ID 2.0 — Collaboration in a Multi-Department Training Organization

To listen to the GuildCasts, click HERE.

by Donna Safko, Mudpuddle Creations

Curb appeal is the staging of the exterior of a house to increase the property’s value. This concept is also important for e-Learning. If the learner’s first impression of a lesson is that it looks uninviting, or not relevant, they can disengage before ever getting to the content. Tight budgets and deadlines often require the instructional designer to also create the page layouts and graphics. Most ISD professionals have an extensive background in education, but have not been trained in how to make their e-Learning more visually inviting. Not all the skills used by a graphic designer rely on artistic talent, some are based on a knowledge of best practices.

To learn more about this session, listen to the Guildcast HERE.