We do this thing called “the Download”

The next Download is on Friday, June 1, 2012. Click here to register!

It’s not really a conference. Not even a mini-conference. Well, sort of. The Download is a unique way for learning and development professionals to connect, learn and share. If you want to catch a smattering of what’s going on in learning, pick up some new ideas to put a new spark in your work, or share your latest ideas & thoughts, this is the place to be.

Here’s how it works.  We run several really short, concurrent discussions on a wide range of topics, all related to learning and development. You choose what you want to see, wander about as you wish. Did you notice that?  They’re called “discussions” not “sessions” — and that’s on purpose. While the person facilitating certainly has something to share, the Q&A goes in all directions. Many of the sessions don’t even use PowerPoint or demos (egad!).

Got something to share? Bring it on!  We’d love to hear about your approach, your ideas, even your book. But … you don’t even have to be the expert to facilitate a session. Bring some ideas, bring some questions, and get ready for a lively discussion. (Honestly, it’s just as much fun and people really do learn from a peer-to-peer discussion.) We ask everyone who joins us for a Download to come with the same spirit of giving and paying it forward. Read a blog post about the Download experience.

Topics we’ve discussed at the Download in the past …

  • Writing with Images
  • Developing a Learning Culture
  • Book Discussion: The Inmates are Running the Asylum
  • Learning Transfer: Making it stick after they leave the classroom
  • iPads & Kindles, & Nooks – Oh My!
  • Mobile Learning Tips and Trends from the Learning 2011 conference
  • A Few of TL’s Favorite Tools
  • Expanding on Storytelling Techniques for Learning
  • Photos + Movement = Photeo
  • The TorranceLearning Big Bang Book Club
  • Personal Video Guidance: eLearning with Interactive Recorded Video
  • Asynchronous Learning & Under-Prepared Learners
  • Badass Powerpoint Techniques
  • The Many Faces of Performance Support
  • Leadership: What’s next?
  • Best Practices in Instructor-Led eLearning
  • Experiential Learning in Practice: The 4S Model
  • Getting it Right: Organization Factors that Contribute to Successful Learning Interventions
  • What’s Your Story? Storytelling for Organizational Learning
  • Ethics in Learning: Who develops what? Who owns what when we live in a world of Free content?
  • How do you Sell Learning Within the Organization?
  • Using Video & Elearning to turn classrooms upside down
  • A Strategic Planning & Learning Space
  • Social Networking and the learning environment: What is it doing for you?
  • Things are a-Changin’: Org Flux & Its Impact on Learning
  • The Big Picture: Visual Storytelling
  • Getting it Done: A few of TL’s favorite tools
  • Choose Wisely: Key Pieces to the Talent Selection Puzzle
Kerry Group