Celebrate Chicago as a world-class center for elearning. Join us at the next annual Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase for an exploration of elearning best practices and technology.

Topic: The Trainer's Toolkit: Essential Skills for Effective Workshop Delivery

The Trainer's Toolkit: Essential Skills for Effective Workshop Delivery is a practical session aimed at strengthening the core delivery skills every trainer needs. It covers key areas such as communication techniques, audience engagement, time management, and handling difficult participants. Participants will gain hands-on strategies to confidently deliver workshops that are clear, impactful, and interactive. Ideal for trainers at all levels, this masterclass ensures every session leaves a lasting impression.

Online and free!

Harness the transformative potential of storytelling to drive commitment and action for quality management systems. This engaging session will focus on how to craft and share compelling narratives that persuade and inspire leaders and peers to embrace and champion quality initiatives.

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Elevate your Learning & Development (L&D) game with a proven strategy to conquer inconsistencies, content errors, and communication gaps in training programs. This can't-miss session unveils how a Quality Management System (QMS) can streamline workflows, standardize delivery, and enhance the overall impact of your learning initiatives.

Through real-world examples and hands-on exercises, you’ll discover practical steps to identify quality challenges, implement solutions, and foster a culture of excellence across your team. Join us to learn how QMS principles can make your training more engaging, consistent, and effective—while proactively mitigating quality risks.

In this session, you'll learn how serialized storytelling in eLearning can address the engagement challenge. We'll leverage the compelling nature of serialized content by drawing on the addictive qualities of binge-watched popular TV shows. You'll gain strategies to enhance your online courses.

Developing consistent products in learning and development requires a robust quality framework. Implementing standardized guidelines ensures that teams can identify and rectify issues, enhancing organizational performance. Without a structured approach, informal processes may leave your team vulnerable to quality issues.

Online

Feedback is a critical component of any learning process, providing learners with valuable insights into their performance and guiding their development. In eLearning, designing effective feedback mechanisms is essential to enhance learning outcomes, motivate learners, and facilitate self-directed learning. This workshop focuses on the art and science of creating meaningful feedback within eLearning environments. Participants will explore different types of feedback, including formative, summative, and adaptive feedback, and learn how to incorporate these into eLearning courses effectively. The session will cover best practices for timing, tone, and content of feedback, ensuring it is constructive, supportive, and aligned with learning objectives. Attendees will also learn to use technology tools and platforms to deliver personalized feedback that resonates with learners and fosters engagement.

By the end of this workshop, instructional designers will be equipped with practical strategies to integrate effective feedback mechanisms into their eLearning designs, ultimately creating more interactive and impactful learning experiences.

Las Vegas, NV

In this session, we'll explore the fundamental question, "What is quality?" in the context of learning and development. We will discuss how to define quality beyond mere accuracy and focus on creating engaging and effective learning experiences. Understanding and defining quality is crucial for setting the foundation of your quality management efforts.

Additionally, we will guide you in crafting a mission statement for your quality management system, which serves to support and align with the quality definition your team creates. A well-crafted mission statement not only clarifies the purpose and goals of your quality management system but also unifies and inspires your team to uphold these standards consistently.

Online

Learning and development teams create products, so it’s beneficial to have standardized quality guidelines that designers and developers can follow. The benefits go beyond finding errors to being better equipped to support performance within your organization. While your team may have informal quality management processes around eLearning, any weaknesses in the system can put the team’s products and credibility at risk.