Upcoming Presentations and Webinars

Presentation	Event	Sponsor	Date and Location	For more Information
What’s the Real Scoop on Online Learning	Thought Leader Webinar	eLearning Guild	December 11, 2012	www.elearningguild.com
Host, Research-to-Practice Day and Presenter, Performance, and Perceptions: Research on Our Evolving Roles	CSTD Conference and Trade Show	Canadian Society for Training and Development	October 31, 2012	www.cstd.ca
Keynote Presentation: The Future of the Technical Communication Brand	TCANZ Conference	Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand (TCANZ)	October 25, 2012	www.tcanz.org.nz
Workshop: A Crash Course in Writing e-Learning Programs	TCANZ Conference	Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand (TCANZ)	October 25, 2012	www.tcanz.org.nz
Workshop: Practical Tips for Effective, Efficient Projects	TCANZ Conference	Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand (TCANZ)	October 25, 2012	www.tcanz.org.nz
Webinar. Evaluating Informal Learning	ASTD Webinar	American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Learning and Development Community of Practice	September 27, 2012	http://www.astd.org/Communities-of-Practice/Learning-And-Development.aspx
Webinar. Informal Learning Basics: So What Are the Basics?	ASTD Webinar	American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Learning and Development Community of Practice	July 17, 2012	http://www.astd.org/Communities-of-Practice/Learning-And-Development.aspx
Keynote Presentation. What the Research Says about Informal Learning (and Implications for Practicing Professionals)	International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace	International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace	October 14, 2012	www.icelw.org

Upcoming Presentations During the First Half of 2011

Following are the presentations that I am scheduled to give in the first half of 2011.
They tend to focus in three areas:

• Specific issues and techniques in instructional and information design
• Issues in the business and management skills of groups that design and develop learning and communication materials for the workplace
• Reports of my recent research

Slides for these presentations are typically available through the Concordia University repository about 10 working days after a presentation. Slides and papers for older presentations are currently available.

Presentation	Event	Location	Date
Spending on Training Stuck in Neutral	Training 2011	San Diego, California	February 5-6, 2011
An Integrative Review of Literature on Perceptions of Training Held by Clients (with Colleen Bernard)	Academy of Human Resource Development Research Conference in the Americas	Schaumberg, Illinois	February 23-26, 2011
Bridging Research and Practice: An Interim Report on 5 Pilot Projects	Academy of Human Resource Development Research Conference in the Americas	Schaumberg, Illinois	February 23-26, 2011
Certification and the Branding of HRD	Academy of Human Resource Development Research Conference in the Americas	Schaumberg, Illinois	February 23-26, 2011
Research-Validated Practices for Designing Effective e-Learning	The User Assistance Conference by WritersUA	Long Beach, California	March 13, 2011
Eight Design Lessons We Can Learn from Museums	Learning Solutions Conference of the e-Learning Guild	Orlando, Florida	March 23, 2011
Out of Range or Out of Touch: Verifying that the Development Staff Has Up-to-Date Skills	Learning Solutions Conference of the e-Learning Guild	Orlando, Florida	March 24, 2011
Is Informal Learning Right for You? Ten Issues and Technologies to Consider	Learning Solutions Conference of the e-Learning Guild	Orlando, Florida	March 23, 2011
The Incredible Shrinking e-Learning Program	Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists Annual Conference	Chicago, Illinois	April 12, 2011
Profession Building: What the Peer-Reviewed Literature Tells Us (with Nancy Coppola)	Society for Technical Communication Annual Summit	Sacramento, California	May 15-18, 2011
Narratives Over Numbers: Why Qualitative Research Is Essential (with Jamie Conklin, George Hayhoe, Hillary Hart, and Menno de Jong)	Society for Technical Communication Annual Summit	Sacramento, California	May 15-18, 2011
Informal Learning and You: 10 Issues and Technologies to Consider	American Society for Training and Development International Conference and Exposition	Orlando, Florida	May 21, 2011
Visions of TechComm 2.0	Metro New York chapter of the Society for Technical Communication	New York, New York	June 16, 2011

Upcoming Workshops

Following are the workshops that I am scheduled to teach in the first half of 2011.
Several develop skills in instructional and information design; the others develop business and management skills for instructional and information designers.

Workshops

Workshop	Event	Location	Date
Advanced Design for e-Learning Certificate Program	Training 2011	San Diego, California	February 5-6, 2011
Writing Engaging eLearning Exercises and Test Questions	The User Assistance Conference by WritersUA	Long Beach, California	March 13, 2011
The Incredible Shrinking e-Learning Program	Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists Annual Conference	Chicago, Illinois	April 12, 2011
Technical Communication Manager Certificate Program	Society for Technical Communication Annual Summit	Sacramento, California	May 14-15, 2011
Developing the Business Case for a Major Project	American Society for Training and Development International Conference and Exposition	Orlando, Florida	May 21, 2011
Following Form: 13 Real-World Insights for Template-Based Writing	Metro New York chapter of the Society for Technical Communication	New York, New York	June 16, 2011
Additional Half-Day Workshop	Metro New York chapter of the Society for Technical Communication	New York, New York	June 16, 2011
Technical Communication Manager Certificate Program	Online Education by the Society for Technical Communication	Online	TBD

CSTD Thought Leader Presentation

Last winter, the planners of the 2010 CSTD Conference asked me to give a "Thought Leader" presentation.  Although my ego was boosted by the invitation, my mind was a bit flummoxed, as the conference planners let me choose the topic.   So someone considers me a thought leader, but about what  no one has any idea.

Of course, the planners wanted a topic soon after inviting me so I made up something broad and general--staying relevant--hoping that clarity would hit me as I actually prepared the presentation.

That was last spring, when I was finishing up my sabbatical and immersed in data from others' and my studies that paint a startlingly different view of the current state of training than is generally acknowledged.  That data points to a training system in which employers are increasingly less invested in developing their employees and in which workers assume the balance of the investment--that is, if they want to remain employed.

Although the situation scares me a bit, I also see a lot of opportunity for training professionals, although much of that opportunity will be outside of the employer-provided network of trainers.  I also think that this situation can empower workers to take more control of their own careers.  That, in turn, can lead to more satisfying careers.  But I think that we also need a system that provides that support and, as far as I can tell, no such system really exists.

At least, not yet.

The result was a presentation about whose technical content I feel quite secure.  But I had no idea how others would react to the presentation.

The e-Learning Guy posted the first reaction online and it's generally positive.

http://elearningguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/cstd-reflections-saul-carliner-and.html 

I'm anxiously awaiting the official survey responses to get a sense of how the rest of the audience felt.

A copy of the visuals is provided here, though I'm not sure that, on their own, they fully deliver the message.

http://education.concordia.ca/~scarliner/recentmaterials.html

CSTD Research-to-Practice Day

I hosted the second CSTD Research-to-Practice Day this year.

Responses generally seem positive.

Check out this thorough review by the e-Learning Guy at:

http://elearningguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/cstd-conference-my-day-1-summary.html

Upcoming Presentations through the End of the Year

Hosting
The Canadian Society for Training and Development's Second Research-to-Practice

Keynote
Staying relevant. 2010 Canadian Society for Training and Development Conference. Toronto, ON. November 19, 2010.

Workshops
Upcoming: Advanced Design for e-Learning Certificate Program. TRAINING 2011, San Diego, CA, February 5-6, 2011.

Currently ongoing: Technical Communication Manager Certificate Program. Society for Technical Communication. Presented online, October 14 through November 28, 2010.

Presentations to Professional Organizations

• Certification for Training and Development Professionals.  Quebec chapter of the Canadian Society for Training and Development. December 7, 2010.
• Informal learning: 10 issues to consider. Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Society for Training and Development. Date November 8, 2010.
• Following form: Eleven real world insights into template-based writing. Monteal chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. Montreal, QC, November 4, 2010.
• Lessons for information architecture from museum exhibits. San Fernando Valley chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. October 28, 2010.

Presentations at Conferences

• With Ann-Louise Davidson. A proposed theoretical framework for researching and interpreting ubiquitous learning technologies. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference 10. Common Ground Publishing. Vancouver, BC, December 10-11, 2010.
• With Ann-Louise Davidson. A proposed research methodology for researching ubiquitous learning technologies. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference 10. Common Ground Publishing. Vancouver, BC, December 10-11, 2010.
• Lessons for structuring asynchronous tutorials from the design of museum exhibits. 2010 Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. October 27-30, 2010.
• (with Ann-Louise Davidson.) Theory versus reality: Redesigning the introductory course on Instructional Design - Human Performance Technology to address student shortcomings. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. October 27-30, 2010
• So what do they think? Results of a qualitative study of the perceptions of training. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. October 27-30, 2010.