I'm at the conference center, getting organized
I'm here at the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Conference in Orlando this week. I'm looking forward to learning a lot about instructional design, learning science, and human performance improvement in healthcare – my fields of practice.
Picking out the perfect track
This international conference is huge. With more than 10,000 attendees and a conference center the size of two football fields, It's important to plan out one's experience as carefully as possible.
There's an app for that
ATD developed an app accessible on iTunes and Google play attendees can download and schedule out their conference events. It has push-notification capabilities and will help participants maximize their experience.
My individualized track
I'll be taking a blended approach to the conference. Here's my plan:
Sunday, May 17
- 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Design Thinking for the Instructional Designer
- 3 - 4 p.m. | A Strategy for High-Impact Corporate MOOCs
- 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | When Instructional Design Met Performance Consulting
Monday, May 18
- 8 – 9:30 a.m. | General Session
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Tearing Down the Porch
- 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. | Developing Talent in Today's Changing Healthcare Environment
- 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Wearables: Just a Fad or the Future of Talent Development?
- 3 – 4 p.m. | 6 Psychological Tricks That Make Learning Stick
- 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Leadership: The Critical Factor for Creating Customer Service in Healthcare
Tuesday, May 19
- 8 – 9:30 a.m. | General Session
- 10 – 11:15 a.m. | 12 Rules of Respect: The Neuroscience of Employee Engagement
- 12 – 1 p.m. | Instant Insights
- 1 – 2 p.m. | Sink, Swim, or Set Up for Success? Preparing First-Time Leaders
- 2 – 3 p.m. | Exhibitor Experiential Sessions
- 3 – 4 p.m. | The New Social Learning
- 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | How to Engage Every Participant Without Really Trying
- 5:30 – 7 p.m. | Student Day Career Networking Social
wednesDAY, MAY 19
- 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. | Surviving C-Suite Presentations
- 10 – 11 a.m. | Leveraging Emotional Intelligence Skills to Effectively Develop Leaders
- 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Visual Storytelling: Engaging Learners Using Pictures
- 3 – 4 p.m. | General Session
Follow the event using #ATD2015
There are a number of attendees who are contributing their thoughts and experiences on the conference and conference sessions using hashtag #ATD2015.
What does it mean to learn? Is it the reception and storage of knowledge and information, or does learning encompass more than instruction and learning often exemplified in traditional classrooms?