During the All Member De-Brief, we asked you to provide us with some of your key learnings from each session.   Key Learnings

 Mining the #Value of Microsharing presented by Steve Nguyen
Discuss the considerations Cargill made when implementing a microsharing platform across a global enterprise.  Talk about how a grassroots effort demonstrated value throughout the organization.  Additionally, what implications did this have on the Learning and Development function? What does the future hold for social software platforms?  What have you done in this space that you can share with others? 

  Knowledge Visualization Software presented by David Amdur
Visualization software employs icons, diagrams and illustrative metaphors to facilitate learning, knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and planning. This presentation will feature an overview of free and proprietary software and demonstrations of select examples.

Information Services: Merging Information, Learning & Social Media in the Enterprise presented by Christy Confetti Higgins
Leveraging social media tools, relationships and content expertise, the Information Services team at Sun Microsystems and now the Virtual Information Services team at Oracle has integrated info/knowledge into programs like engineering, marketing, sales and learning to drive connections, discovery and knowledge sharing.  The focus is on employee learning, keeping the organization smart and providing good information to drive good decisions. You will learn about the value of information services (a form of informal learning) and see the use of various social media such as wikis, blogs, Twitter, and virtual worlds to create an integrated learning experience and drive collaboration around information for employees.

The Leader Within You - The Power of Managing Yourself  presented by Mary Texer & Michael Sunnarborg
Join Mary and Michael for an interactive discussion about the value of knowing yourself, getting in touch with your personal vision, and the attributes of effective leadership within any organization, regardless of your role.

Key Discussion Points:
- How to recognize your own areas of strength and opportunities
- Understanding the benefit of identifying personal vision and goals
- Learning how to manage and direct the leader within each of us
- How to become a more effective employee through awareness, alignment, and activation

 Audio for eLearning: Nuts and Bolts and Best Practices  presented by Jill Stanton & Josh Welsh
Have you been asked to develop eLearning with recorded audio and you’re not sure where to begin?  Have you been sent to Radio Shack on a mission to “get decent recording equipment?”  In this session, we’ll look at some best practices when designing audio for eLearning as well as provide some recommendations for getting you/your company set up with the right equipment to finish the job.  We’ll look at questions to ask before you commit to using audio, ways to ensure audio enhances learning, and ideas for achieving good production value – even on a budget. 

 Tips & Techniques for Effective eLearning Project Management  presented by Andrea May
As the 21st century workplace evolves to include global teams, telecommuting, flexible schedules, and real-time online collaboration, the need for eLearning solutions to compliment more traditional training offerings has increased dramatically. By the same token, the need for eLearning project managers has also grown, creating a new area of expertise. While many traditional project management principles still apply to an eLearning project, there are some significant differences that must be addressed in order to achieve successful outcomes.
 
This session will include:
- How to decide if eLearning is the right choice for a given project.
- The anatomy of an eLearning project.
- Differences between project management for eLearning and traditional learning projects.
- eLearning project management pitfalls and how to avoid them.
- Tips and tricks for effectively managing an eLearning project.

 Training Department into a Performance Improvement Department presented by Mara Staiger & Courtney Wasowicz
Are you intuitive enough to know that it is the "system" and not the performer that hinders productivity? Have you ever received a request for training when you know that training is not the answer? Changing from a training department into a performance improvement department maybe the solution you are looking for. By converting your department and focusing on broader issues like motivation, incentives, information, and resources you will be able to provide performance improvement solutions along with training solutions.

This session will cover a case study that provides effective steps that we took to  transform our training department into a performance improvement department.