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ASTD TechKnowledge Conference in Las Vegas

Brain-Based Research for Better E-Learning Designs, January 27, 2010, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Program Planning Committee Member and Speaker.

Many experienced instructional designers and developers have little grounding in brain-based theories or neuroscientific research. This session will present brain-based strategies to help you update your instructional design strategies. You will learn 10 strategies to provide a coherent and complete learning experience--often lacking in content-centered designs. To survive in tomorrow’s high-tech world one of our greatest challenges will be to provide brain-based designs that help learners become more self-directed, independent, and self-motivated. Even bored or frustrated learners can learn successfully with strategies that stimulate their passion to learn and improve achievement.

ASTD TechKnowledge Conference - Closing Session, January 29, 2010, 11:45pm - 1:00pm
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Program Planning Committee Member and Speaker.

For the first 45 minutes of the session, participants will choose a topic area by table group and join a facilitated discussion with an expert in that topic. Someone in each group will be selected to share highlights of the discussion with the larger group via Twitter. Content from all groups will be captured for all to reference. During the remaining 30 minutes, members of the TechKnowledge 2010 Planning Advisory Committee will process those highlights in the full group and guide you to focus on how you will take your learning from the conference back to your organizations. Participants will leave with a plan of action to implement as soon as they return to work.

e-Learning Guild's Annual Gathering 2009 Conference in San Jose

LMS Symposium, March 10, 2009, 8:30 AM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Selecting, configuring, installing, and implementing a LMS is a process that can take many months, hundreds of man hours, and thousands of dollars ... and create many headaches. You’ll learn what a LMS can and can’t do, as well as the key factors around selecting, installing, and configuring a LMS. Whether you are in the process of selecting your first LMS, or planning to change to a different LMS, this symposium will provide you with astounding data and valuable insights.

204 Brain-based Strategies for Passionate Learning Experiences, Mar 11, 2009, 1:00pm
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Guild members may want to know some of the science behind their profession. This session will present strategies based on current brain research to help participants update conventional learning, training and design models. Many lessons can be learned from the neurosciences to enrich learning experiences and boost performance outcomes. Current brain research highlights startling links between the brain and learning and helps unravel the mystery of how individuals learn differently. One of our greatest challenges will be to provide brain-based designs that help learners become more self-directed, independent, and self-motivated. To survive in tomorrow’s high-tech world, everyone will need to become a more innovative, engaged learner with sophisticated learning abilities. Learn about 10 brain-based design strategies to support a coherent and complete learning experience. Help make learning fun again. Take-aways are brain-based design templates.

e-Learning 2009 Keynote in Portland, Ore

Creating Passionate Learning Experiences, Tue. Feb 24, 2009, 11:15-12:30
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Many experienced instructional designers and developers have little grounding in motivational theories. They know that motivation is important, but have little time to pursue research in this area. Those busy with day-to-day activities have little time to explore research foundations that can improve their results. If your learners are not committing themselves to your training, then you might need to know more about motivation. This session will help you understand the problems that might be interfering with your learners’ motivation and preferences. Learn intentional learning strategies to give your learners something they want and desire to support positive engagement and commitment for better efficiency, productivity, and innovation. Even bored or frustrated learners can learn successfully with strategies that stimulate their passion to learn and improve. Click here for more information.

ASTD TechKnowledge Conference in Las Vegas

Brain-Based Instructional Design, January 28 -30, 2009
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Program Planning Committee Member and Speaker.

This session will present brain-based strategies to help you update conventional instructional design models. Based on research that many students learn more effectively with targeted, learner-centered interventions that tap into emotions, this speaker will highlight ways to enrich learning experiences and enhance outcomes. Learn 10 brain-based design strategies to provide a coherent and complete learning experience. One of our greatest challenges for tomorrow's high-tech world will be to provide brain-based designs that help learners become more self-directed, independent, and self-motivated.

e-Learning Guild's Devlearn 2008 Conference in San Jose

LMS Symposium, Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 8:30 AM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Selecting, configuring, installing, and implementing a LMS is a process that can take many months, hundreds of man hours, and thousands of dollars ... and create many headaches. You’ll learn what a LMS can and can’t do, as well as the key factors around selecting, installing, and configuring a LMS. Whether you are in the process of selecting your first LMS, or planning to change to a different LMS, this symposium will provide you with astounding data and valuable insights.

Includes a Moodle Moot Breakfast Byte - Wednesday, Nov 12.

e-Learning Guild's Annual Gathering 2008 Conference in Orlando

LMS Symposium, Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 8:30 AM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Selecting, configuring, installing, and implementing a LMS is a process that can take many months, hundreds of man hours, and thousands of dollars ... and create many headaches. You’ll learn what a LMS can and can’t do, as well as the key factors around selecting, installing, and configuring a LMS. Whether you are in the process of selecting your first LMS, or planning to change to a different LMS, this symposium will provide you with astounding data and valuable insights.

Using Assessment Successfully, Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 2:30 PM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Many practitioners seek global strategies they can apply to the design of training and assessment programs that can effectively support strategic business objectives. While these expectations and demands for quality are challenging, they contribute to the emerging trend for appropriate assessment practices for a consistent, high standard of training and development. This interactive session helps participants decide what to consider when choosing assessment tools for their own programs. You will see for yourself how specific strategies support a framework for enhancing the assessment process.

Training 2008 Conference, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta

108 - Getting Assessment Right! Tools, Strategies, and Method, Monday, February 4, 2008, 9:00 AM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Many practitioners are seeking global strategies they can apply to the design of training and assessment programs to support strategic business objectives effectively. These challenging expectations and demands for quality contribute to the trend for appropriate assessment practices to achieve a consistent, high standard of training and development. This session helps participants decide what to consider when choosing assessment tools for their own programs. In this interactive session, you will see for yourself how specific strategies support a framework for enhancing the assessment process. More at: http://www.trainingconference.com/learninggroup/training/expo/conference/conference_info.jsp.

e-Learning Guild's Devlearn 2007 Conference in San Jose

Pre-Conference Workshop P6, Using Moodle for Successful e-Learning, Tuesday, November 5, 2007 from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc. and Michelle Moore, Remote-Learner.net

Although we’ve heard claims that e-Learning will significantly reduce costs, the fact is that e-Learning doesn't always produce significant cost reductions. Trainers busy with day-to-day activities have little time to explore other software that impacts how they can improve how they do business. Open source software,such as Moodle, is a low cost alternative to proprietary software. Every day more Moodle users are discovering many more advantages for e-Learning, including 1) Pedagogical support for social learning communities, 2) Reduced dependence on software vendors, 3) Easy customization, and 4) a rich variety of learning tools.Register now. Bring your whole team. More information at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=1081.

106 - Choosing the Right Assessment Techniques, Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 10:45 PM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Many practitioners are seeking global strategies they can apply to the design of training and assessment programs to support strategic business objectives effectively. These challenging expectations and demands for quality contribute to the trend for appropriate assessment practices to achieve a consistent, high standard of training and development. This session helps participants decide what to consider when choosing assessment tools for their own programs. In this interactive session, you will see for yourself how specific strategies support a framework for enhancing the assessment process. More at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=1102.

606 - Powerful Designs: Structuring the Learning Experience, Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 3:00 PM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Trainers and developers are busy with day-to-day activities and have little time to explore the research that impacts how they can improve the way they do business. But recent developments can guide them in applying practical applications of recent research. This session explains the research results that many students learn more effectively with structured learning experiences that tap into our passions, and it highlights proven instructional design strategies to enhance learning, memory, and motivation. Participants will learn how current brain research unravels the mystery of how individuals actually want and expect to learn differently. Participants will learn to use a structured framework to enrich instruction and improve the learning experience, gain an understanding about why some design strategies work or don’t work, and acquire a palette of design strategies and tools based on proven foundations. More at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=1191.

Peter Kiewit Institute, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Presentation: Designing to Trigger Positive Emotions -- Friday, October 5, 2007
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Most designers know that emotions are important in their design processes, but they have little time to pursue workshops and published papers. In this presentation, participants will get an introduction to why designing for emotions really matters. Successful people-centered designs attract, delight, and tell a story that engages, relates, and fits the intended audience. Emotional designs stimulate responses that clearly help users get a lot of gratification because it focuses on real wants and needs. Participants will learn strategies to foster engaging commitment and loyalty for making better decisions and choices.

Peter Kiewit Institute, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Full-Day Workshop: Designing to Trigger Positive Emotions -- Saturday, October 6, 2007
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

GAZeL Networking Event in Tempe, AZ

ASU's Decision Theater, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 from 12:00am to 2:00pm
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

For those of you who have never toured the Decision Theater at ASU, you are in for a treat. This technology laden theater is an opportunity for businesses, non- profits, schools and any other organization, to plan their future. With charts, graphs and pictures the leaders of the Decision Theater can show you that the decisions you make now can shape the future of your organization. Hear more about what the GAZeL Research Committee is doing. Bring your whole team. More information at: http://www.gazel.us/dt

e-Learning Guild's Annual Gathering 2007 Conference in Boston

Pre-Conference Workshop P8, How to Leverage Moodle for e-Learning, Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc. and Michelle Moore, Remote-Learner.net

Learners today do best in an online learning environment that successfully prepares them for work in a global knowledge-based economy. Effective e-Learning communities will connect learners to the real world, real work, and key relationships within a thriving, collaborative, workplace and community. This workshop can help you save time and money by using community-building tools like Moodle and many other free resources. Moodle is growing in popularity because it offers many different types of customizable activities, including wikis, polls, forums, glossaries, assignments, quizzes, messaging, SCORM players, databases, etc. Also, it can group and sequence activities, guide learners through learning paths, and build on previous outcomes. Register now. Bring your whole team. More information at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=890.

203 DESIGN - Fast Track Intro to Learning Theory, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 1:15 PM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Many instructional designers and developers are experienced practitioners, but have little grounding in learning theories. They typically know that learning theory is important, but have little time to pursue research, much less even know where to start. This session offers a crash course in today’s instructional design research, including evidence-based learning theories gleaned from cognitive science, instructional theory, neuroscience, psychology, simulation, and game design. It will help you take your instructional design strategies to the next level. This lively, interactive session is especially for those who are not afraid to admit that they really do not like learning about theory, and need it in very small doses. Participants will get applicable information they can apply to help them do their job better and faster, and take-aways they can use as job tools. More at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=1007.

502 DES - Creating Passionate Learning Experiences, April 12, 2007,10:45 AM
Margaret Martinez, The Training Place, Inc.

Many experienced instructional designers and developers have little grounding in motivational theories. They know that motivation is important, but have little time to pursue research in this area. Those busy with day-to-day activities have little time to explore research foundations that can improve their results. If your learners are not committing themselves to your training, then you need this session. This session will help you understand the problems that might be interfering with your learners’ motivation and development. Learn strategies to give your learners something they want and desire to support positive engagement and commitment for better efficiency, productivity, and innovation. Even bored or frustrated learners can learn successfully with strategies that stimulate their passion to learn. More at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=954.

e-Learning Guild's DevLearn 2006 Conference in San Francisco

Pre-Conference Workshop P5, Tuesday, October 10th from 8:30am to 4:30pm
We've heard the claims that e-Learning will significantly reduce costs. While e-Learning is in use at many leading organizations, the fact is that e-Learning rarely produces significant cost reductions. This workshop explores Open Source Software (OSS) as a cost effective e-Learning alternative. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of OSS and learn how to use Moodle, Open Office, and other free tools to construct richly textured web-based courses, and learning, teaching, and collaborative activities. To get early-bird discounts by AUGUST 25th / SAVE $100!, register now. Bring your whole team. Click here to learn more information at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=753.

105 ALL - The Future of e-Learning, Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 10:30 AM
While traditional instructional design (ID) models do work in the classroom, technology is forcing us to rethink next generation online learning ID issues. Things are going to have to shift in the future, and we are going to have to shift with them. Examples: a shift from ROI to competitive cost/value; from trainer-centered training to learner-centered training; from linear learning to hypermedia, virtual, and discovery learning; and from one-size-fits-all training to personalized and collaborative learning. More at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=846

301 DES - Learner Styles: Do They Really Matter? October 11, 2006, 2:45 PM
Most would agree that people do learn differently from each other, but it is not easy to get a consensus for defining a learning style. Some think that understanding different particular preferences can reveal learning style. Some describe learning style in terms of how we best sense information through touch, vision, or hearing. Others look at it in terms of how we process and use information. Still others look at it in terms of how an individual may develop and use their brain to use learning and commit effort to achieve goals. More at: http://www.elearningguild.com/events/session.cfm?id=791"

Future Learning Challenges

GAZEL's eLearning Expo, Conference & Networking Event
Research in Arizona
1 May 2006
Martinez' session will present GAZEL's Research Committee efforts to enable Arizona eLearning companies and practitioners to keep informed about, and have access to recent research relevant to elearning. Our purpose is to advance eLearning technologies, services, and research in Arizona. If you have research interests, projects, papers, or programs related to eLearning we invite you to participate in this Committee.

elearning Guild 2006 -- eLearning Producer Conference: 310 Design - Brain-Based Learning: Top Ten Strategies
19 April 2006, 2:45a EST.
This session will present brain-based strategies to help participants update conventional ID models to a more sophisticated level or dimension that considers how to capture interest in a media rich ecosystem, tap in emotions to trigger self-motivation, predict and map progress and outcomes, and foster independence, discipline, and responsibility. Many lessons can be learned from brain-based learning strategies, such as those that are supported by recent advances in the neurobiology of learning and memory research.

Learnerization

elearning Guild 2006 -- eLearning Producer Conference: 411 Design - Increasing Retention and Passion: Solving the Attrition Challenge
19 April 2006, 4:15p EST
Youve probably heard that people often drop out of e-Learning at very high rates and that nobody knows what to do about it. But the last part of that statement isnt really true. Some organizations and some researchers do know what to do about it, and we can all benefit from their experience. Today's online students have high expectations for courses to be well designed, engaging, quick, and interactive. However, corporations and institutions often feel under-resourced to produce effective online courses in a timely manner for constantly changing products and services. Add to this, the increased competition amongst online programs and new technologies, and the ability to retain online students becomes a serious challenge. The session will first help you understand the challenges involved in understanding attrition and introducing retention management plans.

2005 / Next / Top

The Psychology Of e-learning

Online Forum Series: Designing for the eLearners of Tomorrow 15 December 2005, 8:15a PST.
Is the Internet changing the way we think even as we refine the technology to widen its reach? What do we need to know about how individuals learn and think differently to meet the challenges of future learners? How important is it that we Today's knowledge-based economy means employers want young people entering the workforce to possess the same high-level skills and knowledge required of college freshmen. Yet in half the states, the requirements for high school graduation are less than the minimum necessary for admission into the state college system

September / Next / Top

How to Tap into Emotional Sources to Enhance Learning

Presentation for TechLearn, 25 September 2005, Las Vegas, NV - Pre-Conference Workshop
Neuroscience research suggests that improving thinking and innovation requires a comprehensive understanding of the emotional factors that impact learning mechanisms and processes. To develop problem-solvers and thinkers who want to become lifelong learners, we need to show them how to tap into passions and actively involve them in the thinking, decision-making, and innovation process.

March / Next / Top

The Psychology Of e-learning

Presentation for the Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZEL) 29 March 2005, Phoenix and Tucson, AZ
Psychology of eLearning! If you want to know more about the amazing psychological sources that impact learning, understand reasons, and find solutions for common e-learning problems, don't miss this event. This presentation translates neuroscience advances into meaningful education practice. Our panel of eLearning professionals will discuss tips and strategies that tap into psychological sources to accelerate learning, more effectively engage learners, and improve achievement. The event will be held simultaneously at the University Of Advancing Technology in Phoenix, and the Arizona Small Business Association in Tucson. If you can't join us live, we don't want you to miss out. The panel presentation will also be available online by audio and web conference.

Using Emotions to Improve Learning Outcomes (DES 104)
Presentation for the eLearning Producer Conference & Expo, March 15, 2005, 10:30am, San Francisco,CA

How can emotions be used to improve learning outcomes? What strategies will prepare learners for online learning and ensure a smooth transition from the classroom? This session will present a research-based rationale for using emotions as instructional tools and understanding how to support human emotions appropriately in the context of trainer activity. Learn ten techniques for helping individuals become more successful online learners. Examine a learner-centric framework for analyzing and modifying learning strategies and activities to ensure emotional lock-in.

To see the entire program just go to www.eLearningGuild.com. If you decide to register, use this Reference Code GAC5-189 to enter a drawing to win a $500 cash prize!

Where’s the Passion: Instructional
Design for Emotional Impact (Workshop P8)
Presentation for the eLearning Producer Conference & Expo , March 14 2005, 8:30am, San Francisco,CA

If you have wondered about the impact of emotions on learning, or if you are worrying that your learners are not committing themselves to your training, then this workshop is for you. What problems do you think might be interfering with your learners accomplishing instructional objectives? With the right support even people who learn best in classroom situations can learn successfully online. Research shows that trainers who develop instruction at increasingly higher levels can produce learners who are emotionally committed, higher achieving, and who are better problem solvers. Understanding the impact of emotions on the thinking and learning processes helps professionals improve instructional strategies and provide superior instruction. This workshop is based on research showing that many students learn more effectively with targeted interventions that tap into our passions. It highlights proven instructional design strategies to enhance learning, memory, and motivation. Current brain research unravels the mystery of how individuals actually want and expect to learn differently. Particular attention will be given to: the biology of learning, the significance of brain plasticity, the importance of “making connections to create meaning and solve problems,” and the role of emotion in learning, memory, and performance. Participants will gain an understanding about why some design strategies work, or don’t work, and will acquire a palette of design strategies based on research-based foundations. In this workshop you will:

Explore the impact of emotions on learning
Consider how individuals learn differently, using a comprehensive set of influences and sources for individual learning differences
Experience a step-by-step process for integrating innovations into practical solutions
Experience a method for prioritizing what's important, and needs to be accomplished
Discuss the pros and cons of instructional strategies
Acquire useful tools for developing superior instruction

Audience: Participants should know and understand the basic information about e-Learning, and be looking for the next level. Participants should have a good background in the areas of Instructional design, development, and delivery experience. They should be looking for proven strategies, templates, and tools based on research foundations. This course is designed for intermediate and advanced practitioners who want to learn appropriate applications to enrich instruction.

To see the entire program just go to www.eLearningGuild.com. If you decide to register, use this Reference Code GAC5-189 to enter a drawing to win a $500 cash prize!

February / Next / Top

Tapping into Psychological Sources
to Enhance Learning and Expedite Product Adoption
Presentation for the Microsoft Corporation - e-Learning Expo, February 4, 2005, Redmond, WA

What problems do you think might be interfering with learner acceptance and commitment? Research shows that trainers who understand psychological sources, especially emotions, can produce solutions that encourage learners to commit, become better problem solvers, and improve accomplishments. This presentation is based on research that shows how professionals can use targeted interventions that tap into passions and values to enhance learning, memory, and motivation. Current brain research unravels the mystery of how individuals actually want and expect to learn differently.

Innovative Integration of Pre-Assessment,
Learning, and Mentoring via the Web
Presentation for the Association of Test Publishers, February 28 - March 2, 2005, Phoenix,AZ

Online environments pose special challenges for today's learners, especially those who are more dependent on instructors and classroom environments. These challenges are critical as more students move online. This session highlights the integration of pre-assessment, learning, and mentoring tools and is for those who are seeking creative ways to offer more personalized and supportive online learning opportunities. Particularly interesting are the pre-assessment factors that can enhance learning and mentoring abilities, identify at-risk learners, and suggest design strategies and templates for tapping into emotions to increase motivation and improve learning ability. This session focuses on state-of-the-art design issues, highlights recent advances in the neurosciences, and offers ways to integrate pre-assessment of learning ability with learning and mentoring. Learning Orientation Research Site: http://www.trainingplace.com/source/research/index.html

2004 / Top

Brain Plasticity: Learning is a Physical Change!
PRESENTATION FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
FOR COMPUTER TRAINING, 10 SEPTEMBER 2004, MINNEAPOLIS (M. MARTINEZ)

ABSTRACT: “Learning is about biology,” states Zull in the Art of Changing the Brain" (2002). He suggests that “understanding the brain will enrich teaching. It will give us new ideas for educational tools, and it will change our ideas of how the mind works. It will change our practice and our philosophy” Zull (2002, p. 7). This presentation presents new ideas, strategies, methodologies, and tools (based on the biology of learning) that are more comprehensive and measurable than the conventional educational perspectives that highlight primarily cognitive practices—those that often overlook affective, conative, and social elements, including intentions, emotions, relationships, desires, and striving. In contrast, the new strategies explore and tap into the dominant power of emotions on learning, memory, performance, and improvement.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the presentation, participants should be able to:

Discuss new developments in human learning research.
Identify and discuss critical success factors for self-motivated, self-directed, independent learning.
Identify and discuss critical steps in the learning and teaching process.
Discuss new strategies and developments in implementing and mastering changes in the brain for improved learning ability.

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