Sessions

Learning Solutions 2021 Digital Experience is taking the most anticipated sessions from the Learning Solutions program and delivering them to you in a two-week digital format!

The full conference program features 65+ live sessions and 30+ pre-recorded sessions covering key topics that will help you advance your skills and expertise in the management, design, and development of technology-based learning. In addition to the live program, full conference participants will have access to all session recordings (of both live sessions and pre-recorded content) for six months following the event, giving you the ability to truly experience ALL of what Learning Solutions has to offer.

PLEASE NOTE: All sessions below are listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST). If you click the "Add to Calendar" button within a session description, it will add the session to your calendar in your local time zone.

Week 1: Innovation Showcase Sessions (available with either the Free Innovation+ or Full Access Pass)

GS1 - L&D’s Next Big Initiative: Designing Memorable Learning Journeys

Online

45 mins

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
- Management and Strategy
Employee experience. It’s not just the buzzword of the moment—it’s the key initiative for many organizations. While HR is spearheading it, the learning and development journey is a critical component ...

Matthew Brown, VP of Learning and Brand Success - Schoox

FS01 - Gamification: Just a Fad, or Here to Stay?

Online

45 mins

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
- Games and Gamification
Not so long ago, it seemed like “gamification” was all the rage among the customer education community. Lately, however, we’ve heard a lot less about it. What happened? Was it a failed experiment? Or ...

Daniel Quick, VP of Learning Strategies - Thought Industries
FS02 - 6 Learning Trends to Know, Adopt + Grow Your Skills

Online

45 mins

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
- Emerging Tech
With the constant changing of technology, we need to understand what is possible and how to determine what is a fit for your audience. With all the buzz and solutions, let's break down the trends and ...

Nick Floro, Learning Architect & CEO - Sealworks Interactive Studios

T101 - Creating Learning That Matters

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Management and Strategy
Often we look at creating digital learning courses as passion projects and overlook the true consequences of what we do. As L&D professionals, we need to remember that meaningful learning experiences ...

Matthew Lloyd, CEO - Omniplex
T102 - Parsing the Latest Trends in Learning Platforms - Technology, UX, Interoperability and More

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Learning Platforms
The myriad learning ecosystem solutions out there today, LMS, LCMS, LXP, performance support, adoption platforms, document asset management systems, and more, all have design heuristics and trends, te ...

Chad Udell, Managing Partner, Strategy and New Product Development - Float

Evan Scronce, Director of Experience Design - Float
T103 - Using Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Other Collaboration Platforms to Deploy Chatbots for Learning

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Emerging Tech
Covid has irrevocable changed how we work and what technology we use to work. Many of us were forced to quickly adopt and deploy new tools or change tactics. As the dust settles and we switch from eme ...

Vince Han, CEO And Founder - Mobile Coach

FS03 - Digital Enablement: The Key to an Employee-centric Learning Experience

Online

45 mins

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
- Management and Strategy
Today, the average mid-market company uses 123 SaaS applications. Despite the benefits that come with technology, training, and enabling your team, these tools and the constant changes within them lea ...

Melanie Fellay, CEO & Co-Founder - Spekit

GS2 - Earn Your Seat at the Table with a Content Strategy

Online

45 mins

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
- Management and Strategy
Have you ever felt powerless to affect meaningful change in your business? Are you seeking ways to have increased impact and influence in your organization? Come hear how your content strategy can hel ...

Summer Salomonsen, Head of Cornerstone Studios - Cornerstone

FS05 - Workforce Enablement: Redefining the Learning Ecosystem 2021

Online

45 mins

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
- Management and Strategy
With the continued focus on global transformation, organizations have to adjust learning strategies to increase engagement for the remote workforce. Many organizations are undergoing restructuring of ...

Kelly Lake, Global Head of Corporate Learning - KnowledgeWorks Global Learning
FS06 - 5 Ways to Scale Your Training Academy With Video

Online

45 mins

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
- Video & Media
Are you struggling with finding an efficient and effective way to create all your organization’s training content? Learning and development professionals are already feeling the urgency, and now many ...

Mark Lagemann, Head of Enterprise Video - Panopto

T201 - 7 Steps to Use Data and Learning Science for Training Success

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Learning Platforms
All eyes have been on eLearning as organizations quickly transitioned their training programs to the digital world. Now, a full year into the pandemic, program leaders want to see the efficacy and res ...

Greg Rosen, Data Analyst - BenchPrep

Abby Spoerl, Solutions Content Manager - BenchPrep
T202 - Adopting Agile Design to Create & Collaborate: Let’s Get Inspired!

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Tools and Development
Many designers struggle with juggling requests, lack of creativity, and working without access to their audience, which can lead to poor learning results. But what if there was a way we can start to u ...

Nick Floro, Learning Architect & CEO - Sealworks Interactive Studios
T203 - The What, Why, and How of Adaptive Learning in Workforce Development

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Learning Platforms
“Adaptive learning” has become the new buzzword of L&D. Many solution and technology providers claim to offer adaptivity for workforce learning, however “adaptive” can have different meanings and flav ...

Manoj Kulkarni, CEO - Realizeit

FS07 - Support Employees in the Moment of Need, in their Context, and in Any Application

Online

45 mins

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
- Management and Strategy
Many people will be familiar with this situation: During a software rollout, all employees receive intensive training in the form of classroom training, blended learning, or purely digital training. T ...

Tobias Mrozek, Director Business Development - datango – a division of PARIS AG

FS09 - The Science of Nanolearning: Why Text-Based Courses are the Future of Learning

Online

45 mins

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
- Tools and Development
As hybrid work and Gen Z transform the workplace of the future, engagement and adoption of learning will continue to be a challenge for many employees—especially those with limited internet, laptop, o ...

Michael Ioffe, Co-founder and CEO - ARIST
FS10 - A Cut Above the Rest: Create Superior Learning Experiences Using Hyper-realistic Simulations with Assima

Online

45 mins

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
- Tools and Development
The word “simulation” is used very loosely in the eLearning space. That label often describes glorified PowerPoint presentations that give off the illusion of interactivity, without real consideration ...

Bruce McDonnell, NA Director for Finance, Insurance, and Telecom - Assima

Donovan Jackson, North American Solution Engineer - Assima

T301 - Transformative Assessments: Moving Towards Measurable Growth

Online

45 mins

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
- Data & Measurement
Every method of training evaluation shares the same significant flaw: they are all focused on elements that are external to the learner. Assessment has historically been used to measure learner reacti ...

Curt Rogers, CEO, Co-Founder - Brillium, Inc.

Lisa Leit, Founder - Happy Whole Human

D101 - Powering the Business of Learning (Thought Industries)

Online

20 mins

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
- Learning Platforms
Thought Industries offers a robust and customizable reporting suite enabling organizations of all shapes and sizes to monitor key performance indicators for their learning programs at scale. Power you ...
D102 - Mobile Coach, a Platform to Design and Manage Chatbots (Mobile Coach)

Online

20 mins

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

The Mobile Coach Platform makes it easy to design and manage robust chatbots. Chatbots are a frictionless way to connect by meeting learners on the communication channel they use daily. Put on any cha ...

D201 - VIBE (Virtual Induction Blended Experience): Engaging Solutions for Onboarding Remote Employees (KnowledgeWorks Global)

Online

20 mins

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
- Management and Strategy
With a major paradigm shift at the workplace, processes that used to be carried out only in person are now being done remotely. Virtual onboarding can ensure that all new employees are effectively int ...
D202 - Access All Areas: Digital Learning Design Agency (Omniplex)

Online

20 mins

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
- Tools and Development
Have you ever wondered what happens when you outsource your eLearning? Maintaining an in-house team to develop learning programs requires management time and resources, so what are the benefits of com ...
D203 - Five Ways to Create Low-Cost, High-Impact Training Videos (Panopto)

Online

20 mins

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
- Video & Media
Integrating learning and reskilling workers are two goals most training departments will need to tackle in 2021. Ajay will demonstrate why Panopto is the secret sauce, making it easy for trainers to u ...

D301 - Bringing Order to the Chaos: Solutions for Effective Content Distribution (Rustici Software)

Online

20 mins

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
- Learning Platforms
You invest a lot of time and energy creating courses when you build custom learning and training solutions or publish commercial content. And chances are, you don’t spend all your time creating conten ...
D302 - Authoring Powerful, Responsive Experiences with PeBL Pro (Eduworks)

Online

20 mins

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
- Tools and Development
PeBL Pro is the next evolution of elearning authoring tools, combining powerful interactivity and adaptability with mobile responsiveness to create effective learning experiences that are available an ...
D303 - Training Management Software: How Training Teams Maximize Learning Analytics (Administrate)

Online

20 mins

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
- Data & Measurement
You want your learning analytics to drive organizational outcomes, but correlating your strategies to bottomline business impact isn’t easy with a maze of disconnected systems and inaccessible data. I ...

D401 - Arist: Teach and Train via Text, Teams, and Slack (Arist)

Online

20 mins

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
- Tools and Development
Inspired by Stanford research, Arist helps leading companies and governments deliver remote-friendly training in minutes, one text message-based course at a time. By meeting people where they are and ...
D402 - How to Build an Interactive Course in 20 Minutes / iSpring Suite Max (iSpring)

Online

20 mins

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
- Tools and Development
iSpring Suite Max is an all-in-one solution that enables eLearning developers to build courses fast, collaborate on them online together with their team, and share with stakeholders for approval. The ...
D403 - BUNDLAR - Augmented Reality Made Easy (BUNDLAR)

Online

20 mins

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
- Emerging Tech
Companies have seen a 30-52% increase in the performance of their training programs by supplementing their training with immersive technology—augmented reality (AR). Imagine all the problems AR coul ...

D501 - Transform Your Online Learning Experience with BenchPrep's Modern Learning Program (BenchPrep)

Online

20 mins

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
- Learning Platforms
Advancements in digital learning programs and increased technology accessibility has transformed the learning experience. Modern learners are demanding a better experience that is personalized to thei ...
D503 - What’s New in Articulate 360 (Articulate)

Online

20 mins

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
- Tools and Development
Articulate 360 is an annual subscription that gives eLearning developers everything they need for course development. It includes award-winning authoring apps, Storyline 360 and Rise 360, an ever-expa ...

D601 - See the World’s Most Powerful Simulation Authoring Tool in Action (Assima)

Online

20 mins

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
- Tools and Development
Assima is the most effective way to create and maintain hyper-realistic simulations for software training. We’ll show you how our patented authoring tool enhances learning outcomes with simulations th ...
D603 - Get to Know Rise.com (Articulate RISE)

Online

20 mins

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
- Learning Platforms
Rise is an all-in-one training system combining easy course authoring with simple course management and tracking. In this session, we’ll give you an overview of Rise with a focus on how to: Kickstart ...

D701 - datango Platform – Authoring Tool, LMS, and Performance Support Solution (datango@PARIS)

Online

20 mins

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
- Tools and Development
datango is a provider of solutions for performance support, learning management, and is an authoring tool. We offer our customers the complete package for optimal employee enablement. We provide suppo ...