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BlueVolt’s LEAP Ahead eLearning Conference – News and Discount!

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I’m thrilled to share that I’m helping BlueVolt kick off their LEAP Ahead eLearning Conference in June. Previously BlueVolt Academy & User Group, this event is expanding into a conference format with more learning opportunities, and I’m helping out with a keynote entitled Maximum Impact with Mimimal Resources. With the increasing time and money pressures all organizations are facing, I hope this is both an energizing and instructive message.

Check out the session information here, and when you register, be sure to use the code JudyKeynote for a 25% discount — special for onehundredfortywords readers. If you’re not able to attend, follow hashtag #leapahead. Hope to see you there!

My #LSCON Sessions: Creating HTML5-Friendly Multimedia

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The first session I gave at Learning Solutions was on tools for creating HTML5-Friendly Multimedia. I started with a few inspirational — maybe aspirational — examples: websites that don’t use encapsulated multimedia and yet are all, in their own ways, stunning experiences. Here they are:

The Wilderness Downtown
All Is Not Lost
Nike Better World
MTA.me (And I think I forgot to mention that you can also “play” the routes by clicking or plucking!)

After a brief overview of some of the challenges facing those working on HTML5 delivery, we talked about some of the best tools you can use to deliver web-standard multimedia. As promised, I’m posting the links here.

One of the questions asked was how to learn more about HTML5. I’m putting together a permanent page on this site to answer that question and more; stay tuned!

Update: Here’s that permanent page on HTML5 resources that I promised.

Update: Thanks to all who blogged and tweeted this session, including Kelly Meeker of Open Sesame and Sumeet Moghle, The Learning Generalist. You guys make me blush.

#lscon 2012: Q&A from the eLearning Foundations Intensive

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Greetings from sunny Orlando! I’m at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference and Foundations Intensive this week. Yesterday I had the pleasure of talking with about twenty participants through the Foundations table talk on the pros and cons of rapid authoring tools. The main message I’ve wanted people to walk away with is that tools are important, but only so far as they serve a design (which, in turn, serves an analysis of a business need). So choose tools that are both powerful and easy to use!

A few Q&As from the table:

Q: I have legacy content that was created in Articulate Studio. What’s the easiest way to publish it for tablets?
A: Wait for Storyline to come out; convert and re-publish your content. Also, see this Rapid eLearning Blog post.

Q: Most of the elearning in my company is created by SMEs. How do I prove the importance of the designer?
A: Continue to sell what you do through great work and don’t expect change overnight. Let your org get tired of boring, inconsistent content dumps and be prepared and ready for them to come to you for solutions. Celebrate great designs regardless of who makes them. Help SMEs solve the easier challenges through style guides, templates, etc. Quit for a job at a company that places due value in what you do. There is no one right answer here (except for the first one); this is an organizational issue and any combination of the above may be right for you and your org.

Q: Will you just tell me which tool to buy?
A: Nope. But I only consider tools that have certain features; I’ll tell you more about that — and why — on Thursday!

Thanks to all participants for sharing your stories and helping each other!