Work Close Apart: Communication and Collaboration

a one-day program focused on cutting-edge technologies to conduct and support training

About This Program (MDEV 6497)

Technology has transformed design, development, and delivery of corporate training as well as the ways that the corporate training function is supported. Advances in technology have created new opportunities for training at a distance, for blended learning, and for collaboration and cooperation. This workshop provides direct, hands-on experiences with emerging, cutting-edge technologies used to conduct and support training. Workshop experiences feature demonstration and open source software and online services to provide workshop participants with no-cost trials prior to adoption or outsourcing decisions. In fact, many of the technologies to be reviewed in this workshop actually are accessible free-of-charge.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for trainers and managers of training. No special technology skills are required for participation beyond basic mouse, keyboard, and Web browser use. Computer workstations and Internet access are provided for each participant during the workshop.

You Can Learn To

• locate technologies useful for conducting and supporting training
• install and evaluate useful technologies for training
• understand how technologies can improve and extend training

Outline

Time-shifting

• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Videocasting
• RSS feeds

Communication

• Instant messaging
• Voice-over-IP
• Video-over-IP

Collaboration

• Wikis
• Group writing and editing applications
• Shared calendaring
• Database applications
• Expense tracking
• Online form design
• Cooperative note-taking
• Group outlining
• Project management
• Photo management
• Polling
• Idea futures markets
• Group spreadsheets and presentations

Learning management systems

• Content management
• SCORM standards
• Digital asset management
• Building online communities

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