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FocusOn Learning 2017: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make Presentations Educational

Forj

It’s a rainy, cool day in Madison, and I find myself wishing I were back in sunny San Diego. I was there last week for the eLearning Guild’s FocusOn Learning 2017 conference. Couldn’t attend FocusOn Learning 2017? In conferences, there’s definitely a sense of comradery: you’re an instructional designer?

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Conference Circuit: Going Vascular

Associations Now

The Society for Vascular Surgery’s 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting begins in San Diego next week. Conference: 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting. Venue: San Diego Convention Center. City: San Diego. This feature has been so popular that it was expanded for 2017. Rundown Attendees: 2,700.

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Time for a Conference Chatbot?

Associations Now

But chatbot technology doesn’t need to be limited to the member services department. For instance, SXSW introduced a chatbot named Abby (shown above) to its mobile app and Facebook Messenger in 2017. Abby’s job was to help attendees navigate SXSW, find out what was happening, and get timely answers to FAQs.

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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

Coursera’s 2017 Innovation Award was given to the instructors of Learning to Teach Online , Dr. Simon McIntyre and Dr. Negin Mirriahi of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia. Metaphors can be easily made more real and memorable using green screen technology.”. #10 2 – Customize the educational journey.

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5 Ways to Use Experiential Marketing for Events

Expo Logic

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) – AR and VR technology has evolved to become one of the premier solutions to provide attendees with an immersive and interactive experience at an event and with a brand. This advanced technology is exciting for attendees to see others try out and to try out for themselves.

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Where’s ASAE?

Association Okie

Louis – August 6-9, 2011, Dallas – August 11-14, 2012 , Atlanta – August 3-6, 2013, Nashville – August 9-12, 2014 , Detroit – August 8-11 2015, Salt Lake – August 13-16, 2016, Toronto – August 12-15, 2017. So where should they be going after this string runs out? And yes, I know that cities bid to host).

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Rapid Response: What the Immigration Order Means for One Conference

Associations Now

That’s because ICA—which represents scholars in all aspects of human and mediated communication—is only three months out from its May 2017 annual conference in San Diego. While there are extra costs and technology hurdles involved, Gardner said the issue has already been on the agenda. Immediate Response.