Sharing what you've learned will not only benefit others in your workplace, it may help you take better notes and stay more organized during the conference. The pressure of knowing that you'll need to convey the best of the conference tends to help a person plan ahead. Check out her live blogging notes from TechKnowledge 2012 (scroll down to see all of her notes). Here is his curated backchannel of TechKnowledge 2012. When it comes to conferences, a better slogan would be, "What happens in Vegas should NOT stay in Vegas." Don't let them stay in Vegas! MORE >>

explore many more in The Gamification of Learning and Instructio n which will be out in May and in my talk at TechKnowledge 2012 —coming up shortly. We need to use story elements, plot, characters, resolution, scene setting to help put learning back into context. Providing frequent opportunities for students to respond during a lesson helps with learning as shown in research. Game-based thinking and mechanics can help learning designers think about continuous corrective feedback. So on this posting, let’s define Gamification. Stories bring context back. Game MORE >>

Past years eLearning Conferences 2012 , eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. December 2012 November 29-December 1, 2012 International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference in conjunction with the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Convention , Atlanta, Georgia, USA. link] or https://www.acteonline.org/ November 30-December 1, 2012 Cyberspace, 10 th conference, organized by Masaryk University and the European Academy of Law and ICT , Brno, Czech Republic. Clayton R. link]. MORE >>

He not only offered some insightful posts about how “gamification” is affecting the world of learning, he kept us abreast of happenings at ASTD TechKnowledge 2012. However, Connie is probably most well-known for The eLearning Coach ( [link] ), which is her own blog where she shares actionable strategies, practical content, product reviews, and resources to help practitioners design, develop, and understand online learning. Much thanks to Karl for guest blogging in January. In February, the LC Blog invites Connie Malamed to take the helm. MORE >>

Because I knew the business and had helped design our software package, and because I was pretty good in front of a crowd, I ended up doing the training. ASTD’s TechKnowledge (coming up January 30-February 1, 2013 in San Jose) is a great place to learn more about elearning and connect with other learning geeks. What helps you create and sustain passion for this work? Once upon a time, I worked at a small company. My new job title: “instructional designer.” 16 years later I’m still at it, designing elearning programs for the (mostly) corporate market. What about you? MORE >>