You are cordially invited to join us for two informative presentations that re-affirm the artist skills required to design effective e-Learning. Whether your experience ranges from a seasoned veteran to someone just beginning to explore the dynamic world of Distance/e-Learning, you will be guaranteed to learn, share, and have ample opportunities to build your professional network. This meeting features:

PRESENTATIONS

"Surviving to Thriving Online: Lessons Learned in Online Education":

Presented by Melissa Scrimo, Human Performance Consultant

To remain innovative and competitive, companies are frequently investing in continuous improvement projects relating to tangibles: products, services, processes and technology. As a learning professional, you are called in to translate information from these projects into viable educational deliverables. Why design just “training”? Use your consulting skills to create a true learning solution! In this session, you will discover 3 key tactics needed to design value added learning solutions.

"Beware of Cognitive Over/Under Load":

Presented by Karen E. Lubrecht, Proprietor of cKc Consultants.

We all want our instruction to facilitate and optimize the learning process, but effective instructional design is a delicate balance. With the availability of easily created and highly engaging user interactivity, gaming, graphics and animation, there is a temptation to overload our learning content. On the other hand, the lack of user engagement can lead to learning ineffectiveness. Consideration of the cognitive load can assist with the creation of effective e-Learning modules that optimize learners’ performance. During this session, we will discuss five cognitive considerations when developing your e-Learning.

About PADLA

Now in our 8th year, PADLA’s mission is to establish an open forum dedicated to the free exchange of ideas and information between corporate, non-profit, academic, and government professionals, concerning the issues and technological changes in the field of Distance/e-Learning and how it can be utilized to improve human performance. Bi-monthly face-to-face meetings and an annual conference (Nov 19th 2010) are held covering the latest research, trends and best practices in Distance/e-Learning presented by recognized experts and practitioners.