Conference Agenda
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101: BYOD: Visualize First: Storyboarding Design Scenarios with Canva
Storyboards are central to experience and learning design, yet many teams rely on text-heavy documents or complex design tools that slow iteration and obscure structural problems. When visual thinking is delayed, gaps in navigation, interaction,…
Topic/Track: Tools & PlatformsLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: BYOD (60 Min.)
102: BYOD: Cohesive by Design: Generate Consistent AI Icons, Illustrations & Characters
Visual consistency reduces distraction, reinforces your brand, and provides a polished look. Whether you need matching custom icons, on-brand illustrations, or scenario characters shown across multiple poses and settings, consistency matters. In this hands-on session,…
Topic/Track: Video & MediaLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: BYOD (60 Min.)
103: It's Not Rocket Science! How Pratt & Whitney Ignited Enterprise-Wide Business Acumen
Houston, we have a problem! Business acumen programs can be a special kind of torture: a 50+ slide "data dump” high on jargon but short on practical application. Some employees might find the information mildly…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
104: AI in L&D: Global Insights into AI Adoption, Emerging Operating Models & What Comes Next
AI is everywhere in L&D, yet many teams still struggle to answer basic questions. Are we behind or ahead? What are the top AI use cases? And increasingly, the biggest question of all: What does…
Topic/Track: Leadership & StrategyLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
105: Beyond Lectures: A Discovery-Driven Activity Framework for Onboarding & Learning
Onboarding and leadership programs often default to lecture, discussion, and knowledge checks because there is "a lot to cover." But that "drinking from the firehose" approach frequently produces passive participation and poor retention. In this…
Topic/Track: Games & GamificationLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
106: Use AI & Data to Demonstrate Department Impact & Inform Strategic Decisions
Data connects departmental activities with the broader goals of the university mission. Documentation of department work demonstrates impact, justifies budgets (staffing, resources), and helps improve services. We can produce reports that are customized for the…
Topic/Track: Higher EducationLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
108: Customer Education Is Distinctive: Designing Learning for External Audiences at Scale
Most learning and development practices are designed for internal employees—people who have access to corporate systems, are required to complete training, and share organizational context. When those same assumptions are applied to customers, learning often…
Topic/Track: Customer EducationLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
109: SCALE Business Results with Cohort Learning Experiences
In the fast-paced, high-stakes world of aerospace and defense, program managers are the driving force behind mission-critical success. But as programs grow larger and more complex, traditional training often falls short, leaving leaders unprepared for…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
111: Translate Business Goals Into High‑Impact Learning Priorities
Many L&D teams aspire to operate as strategic business partners, yet often find themselves reacting to requests rather than proactively shaping solutions that support organizational goals. Without clear departmental objectives tied directly to business priorities,…
Topic/Track: Leadership & StrategyLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
113: Making Impact Visible: Skills as a Shared Language
Skills provide a shared language that makes the impact of L&D easier to understand, trust, and act on. In this session, you’ll learn how to use a skills framework to communicate value in business terms—without…
Topic/Track: Data & MeasurementLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
114: Is Your Microlearning Maximizing Its Potential? Find Out with 7 Principles
Microlearning is not simply a shorter version of a longer learning experience; effective microlearning relies on different design principles. When these principles are in place, the difference is visible. When they're missing, so is the…
Topic/Track: Micro & Workflow LearningLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
201: BYOD: Digital Doodles: Creative Collaboration with Virtual Whiteboards
In today’s learning environments, whether virtual, hybrid, or face-to-face, facilitators often struggle to create meaningful collaboration that goes beyond passive participation. How do you make thinking visible? How do you engage every learner, not just…
Topic/Track: Virtual & Immersive LearningLevel: BeginnerFormat: BYOD (60 Min.)
202: BYOD: Advancing Accessibility in Learning Experiences with AI Support
Accessibility is essential to reaching every learner. Yet design oversights, such as low color contrast, reliance on color alone for meaning, missing captions, complex interfaces, poor pacing, or overstimulation, can unintentionally limit learning experiences. These…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: BYOD (60 Min.)
203: Energize Your Next Vyond Project: 7 Tips for Better Animation Sound Effects
A lot of learning designers make great animations in Vyond, but their videos still feel a little flat because the sound design does not advance their stories. Sounds like footsteps, ambient noise, or even a…
Topic/Track: Video & MediaLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
204: Clean Up Your LMMess Using Learning Governance
An LMS can become a dumping ground for anything that needs to be tracked. Subject matter experts (SMEs) want specific content for their audience, even when similar content already exists. They might go hands-off once…
Topic/Track: Tools & PlatformsLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
205: Gamification That Works: Scenarios That Build Skill, Confidence & Data-Driven Performance
The Coca-Cola Company faced an onboarding challenge: New hires supporting their contact center had to master both a complex CRM system and call flow, while incorporating the soft skills required to optimize the customer call…
Topic/Track: Games & GamificationLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
206: Embed AI in Curriculum to Prepare Students for Tech-Driven Future
Technology is rapidly reshaping higher education, pressing institutions to balance innovation with mission while preparing students for a tech-driven future. This session highlights how AI, digital platforms, and applied learning strategies can enhance teaching, streamline…
Topic/Track: Higher EducationLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
207: What Comic Book Design Principles Can Teach Us About Impactful Instruction
Sequential art is a sophisticated visual language capable of simplifying complex processes or technical concepts. Discover how to use visual iconography, semantic density, and strategic panel flow to hold attention and boost learner performance. Grounded…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
208: From Completion Rates to Revenue Signals: Operationalizing Education-Led Growth
Customer education has long been measured by completions, satisfaction scores, and ticket deflection—but these metrics rarely translate into revenue impact or earn a seat in strategic conversations. As organizations push for stronger alignment between learning,…
Topic/Track: Customer EducationLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
209: Staring at a Stack of SME Recordings? Transform Them into Inviting, Interactive eLearning!
Every learning professional knows the feeling: You've just been handed a stack of raw SME recordings. They are unstructured, jargon-packed, and overwhelming. The deadline is real, the content is a mess, and you need a…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
212: How Robroy Industries Deployed AI Across a 120-Year-Old Manufacturing Company
Many organizations talk about AI transformation. Robroy Industries actually did it—across a 120-year-old, family-owned manufacturing company with production facilities spanning multiple states. Join this session to learn the unfiltered story of how Robroy built an…
Topic/Track: Leadership & StrategyLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
213: Asking for a Friend: A Low-Judgment Intro to Data Visualization & How AI Can Help
The gap between what we're expected to know about data and what we actually know is real—and growing. Dashboards, analytics platforms, and AI tools keep raising the bar. Somewhere along the way, a lot of…
Topic/Track: Data & MeasurementLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
301: BYOD: Build Better Rubrics: A Practical Approach to Defining & Measuring Performance
Learning teams often struggle to measure real-world performance. When expectations are unclear, evaluation varies by reviewer, and feedback lacks structure, performance outcomes suffer. In this systems-focused BYOD session, you will learn how to design operational…
Topic/Track: Data & MeasurementLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: BYOD (60 Min.)
302: BYOD: Becoming Skills-Based: How Macmillan Learning Achieved Enterprise-Scale Workforce Insight
Many organizations want to become skills-based but struggle to operationalize the skills approach beyond purchasing a platform or adopting a generic framework. At Macmillan Learning, we had competencies and more than 800 learning resources. Yet only…
Topic/Track: Leadership & StrategyLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: BYOD (60 Min.)
303: Shifting from Content to Key Capabilities: How Nestle Scaled a Global Sales Learning Ecosystem
Most global learning transformations fail not because of technology—but because they remain content‑centric. Courses are created, platforms are launched, and onboarding happens once, while adoption, relevance, and business impact remain inconsistent across markets. At Nestlé,…
Topic/Track: Leadership & StrategyLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
304: Agentic Orchestration: Scale High-Impact L&D with Your Own Team of Specialized AI Agents
Learning teams face a mandate to deliver personalized, high-quality learning at the speed of modern business. However, many are hitting a plateau where basic AI prompting leads to disjointed workflows and "context drift." Designers may…
Topic/Track: Tools & PlatformsLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
305: How You Can Turn Vibe-Coded Games Into Reusable Web Objects for Storyline
Many instructional designers who want to add game-based engagement to Storyline find that custom interactions take too long to build, are fragile, and often depend on one person who knows how to code or vibe…
Topic/Track: Games & GamificationLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
306: Developing AI-Ready Learners: Strengthening Human Judgment, Ethics & Learning in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering workplace learning, performance support, and decision-making systems. Yet many organizations are adopting AI tools faster than they are preparing people to use them responsibly and effectively. The real challenge is…
Topic/Track: Higher EducationLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
307: Less Grind, Better Design: A Case Study of High-Impact AI in Instructional Development
Learning teams are under pressure to deliver high-quality learning faster, often with fewer resources. Used strategically, AI can help address this challenge. This case-study session shares how our team has moved beyond experimenting with generative…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
308: Reducing Complexity of Sophisticated Systems Through Thoughtful Training
Sophisticated software platforms don't have to feel overwhelming — but too often, they do. When customers face a product with deep functionality and broad surface area, the instinct is to train them on everything. The…
Topic/Track: Customer EducationLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
309: The Future of Enterprise Learning: How Amazon Logistics Integrated LLMs, VR & Agentic AI at Scale
The future of enterprise learning isn't about choosing between AI and immersive learning—it's about integrating them to deliver personalized, accessible training at scale. The challenge? Architecting systems where large language models (LLMs), immersive environments, and…
Topic/Track: Virtual & Immersive LearningLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
310: Un-Clutter Your Data for AI
Collecting data is the easy part. Collecting intelligent data that is easily read and utilized by AI powered systemsis where it gets tough. This session provides guidance, starting with collecting data that provides value and…
Topic/Track: Data & MeasurementLevel: Intermediate/AdvancedFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
312: Designing & Building Heavyweight Learning with Lightweight Tools
DevLearn highlights many powerful learning tools, but not every organization can afford or support complex or expensive solutions. Many L&D teams are asked to create effective learning with limited time, small teams, and basic tools.…
Topic/Track: Instructional DesignLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
313: Amazing Apps & Tools to Create, Collaborate & Inspire
Learning professionals often struggle to find the right tools to brainstorm, create, and collaborate effectively—and with new apps launching constantly, it's hard to know what's worth your time. This session solves that problem by curating…
Topic/Track: Tools & PlatformsLevel: BeginnerFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)
314: Redesign Your Training Videos Using a Learning-Science Lens
Instructional video is everywhere in learning, yet many training videos overload viewers, bury key ideas, or leave learners unsure how to act. Most designers are asked to produce or evaluate video, but few get practical…
Topic/Track: Video & MediaLevel: Beginner/IntermediateFormat: Standard Session (60 Min.)