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Upcoming Webinars
April 9, 2026
Co-hosted by ELB Learning® and the University of Utah, this webinar will explore how business leaders can move from AI experimentation to real organizational impact—without wasted pilots or false starts.
As generative AI rapidly moves from experimentation to enterprise expectation, leaders are being asked to make decisions without a clear roadmap. Many organizations have access to AI tools, but no real clarity of where the true value lies or how to move beyond isolated pilots.
This webinar provides a practical, executive-level overview of generative AI, cutting through the hype to focus on where meaningful business impact is actually being created and what organizations need to succeed. Participants will gain a clear understanding of AI capabilities, required resources, governance considerations, and how to think about measuring success.
The session will also cover how leaders can evaluate, prioritize, and confidently invest in AI initiatives that translate vision into measurable organizational results.
Key Takeaways:
- A clear, executive-level understanding of generative AI. What GenAI is, what it is not, and why it matters now for leaders.
- Where AI creates real business value. How organizations are moving beyond individual productivity gains to AI-enabled workflows and agents.
- What it takes to be AI-ready. The skills, resources, governance, and build-vs-buy decisions leaders must consider.
- How to move from vision to execution. Practical guidance on measuring success and making informed decisions about AI investments and implementation.
April 15, 2026
Many organizations are racing to introduce AI across the workforce, but most initiatives stop at basic awareness or tool training. Employees learn how AI works, but they rarely change how they actually do their jobs. As a result, AI tools sit unused, and the promised productivity gains never materialize.
In this webinar, Rich Vass, SVP, Global Learning Experiences at ELB Learning, will explore how learning teams can move beyond AI literacy to develop practical AI skills that transform everyday workflows. Instead of focusing only on prompts and tools, successful L&D programs teach employees how to apply AI to real business challenges, whether that’s improving customer conversations, accelerating research, or making faster decisions.
You’ll learn how leading organizations are designing learning experiences that build confidence, reinforce new behaviors, and embed AI into the flow of work. We’ll also discuss how to support managers and teams so that AI adoption becomes part of how work gets done, not just another training initiative.Join us to discover how L&D can play a critical role in turning AI from a curiosity into a true performance accelerator.
Key Takeaways:
- Why AI literacy alone doesn’t drive real business impact
- How to design learning experiences that build practical AI skills for daily work
- Strategies for embedding AI adoption into real workflows and team practices
- How L&D can help organizations move from AI experimentation to measurable performance gains
April 16, 2026
Your prospect asked about Tin Can, and you thought about beer. You’ve built an AI solution, but they’re concerned it doesn’t export to SCORM. You’re skilled at eLearning development but are constantly asked to create instructor-led training. Is your frustration mounting?
You’re not alone. The L&D industry is full of tribal knowledge and tech that has been layering up since the disco era. Don’t let the jargon and demands crush your soul. You just need some historical perspective and a clear understanding of the training legacy that came before you.
But you don't have 20 years to learn the ropes. You need the highlight reel to build your credibility now.
In this webinar, we are going to dig up the fossils and pack five decades of training tech evolution into one fun, high-energy session. Brent Schlenker will break 50 years of L&D history into three distinct eras of technological transformation that have driven the training industry, and explain how those shifts shaped the way learning is designed, delivered, measured, and sold today.
This is the “WHY” behind how we got here, and the shortcut you need to confidently join industry conversations, close knowledge gaps, and make smarter decisions about modern learning solutions.
Key Takeaways:
- The context you need to navigate the L&D Landscape with confidence
- The three eras of training tech evolution: compliance, content, experience/skills
- The tech and terms modern L&D is built on (including LMS, SCORM, and xAPI)
- What it means for L&D to be a lagging indicator, and why it’s a good thing
- How SCORM changed everything (and why we can’t get rid of it)
- Why instructional design is not about technology
April 20, 2026
AI Roleplay, the newest innovation inside Rehearsal, transforms traditional role play into scalable, AI-powered simulation. In this live demo, see how dynamic AI avatars adapt in real time, mirroring real objections and emotional nuance while providing in-the-moment coaching and objective, transcript-based feedback. Learn how to reduce mentor fatigue, accelerate skill development, and turn high-stakes conversations into measurable business results.
In this session, you’ll see how organizations can:
- Deliver scalable, real-time conversational practice
- Ensure unbiased evaluation through transcript-first AI architecture
- Provide in-the-moment coaching and objective AI feedback
- Reduce mentor fatigue while improving skill consistency
Also, managers can measure skill growth with dashboards and transcript-based analytics, and sync completion data and scores directly to your LMS via SCORM for centralized, auditable reporting.
April 21, 2026
Ready to make terminology stick? Join us as we build a Wheel of Fortune® training game live. Witness the iconic game show that transforms boring memorization into competitive fun. We'll create puzzles using your key concepts, terminology, and facts, then explore all three puzzle types: Regular, Toss-Up, and Bonus Rounds.
You'll see how this game rewards fast retrieval under pressure, helping learners recall critical information when it matters most. Whether you're reinforcing product knowledge, compliance terms, or industry jargon, Wheel of Fortune turns repetition into engagement that actually works.
Key Takeaways:
- Live Game Creation: Watch the complete build process for a Wheel of Fortune game from content setup to deployment
- Three Puzzle Types Mastered: Learn when to use Regular, Toss-Up, and Bonus Round puzzles to maximize engagement and knowledge retention
- Strategic Terminology Training: Discover how to structure content that strengthens recall, concept connections, and performance under pressure
April 22, 2026
AI is everywhere, but most tools stop at content generation. In this demo, see how MicroBuilder goes further, combining upgraded AI with real collaboration, smarter workflows, and scalable content management. Explore recent updates like language control and translations, multi-author editing, AI-powered module labeling, startup modules, and a redesigned dashboard: all showing how AI can accelerate quality learning design, not just automate it.
April 27, 2026
Experience The Training Arcade®, from ELB Learning, an easy-to-use game builder and gamification platform that transforms mandatory training into measurable performance gains. Our game library includes licensed JEOPARDY!® and Wheel of Fortune® games from Sony, plus 10 additional customizable templates built for virtual, hybrid, and in-person learning. Create mobile-ready training games in minutes, reinforce knowledge through repeat play, and scale engaging learning across your workforce.
Key Takeaways
- Flexible & Scalable: Deliver engaging games in 17+ languages and deploy via SCORM to your LMS.
- Easy to Build: Create branded, interactive training games in minutes—no coding required.
- Performance-Driven: Increase engagement, reinforce knowledge through repeat play, and improve outcomes at scale.
April 29, 2026
Organizations invest heavily in leadership development, yet performance breakdowns persist. Decisions stall, accountability becomes unclear, and standards are applied inconsistently. The issue isn’t a lack of training, it’s a gap between leadership capability and real-world execution.
In this session, Ray Resendez, SVP at ELB Learning, West Point graduate, former U.S. Army officer, and federal operational leader, will explore how organizations can move beyond traditional leadership programs to build systems that drive consistent performance. Drawing on experience leading teams in deployed environments, supporting enterprise modernization efforts within the Department of Defense, and overseeing complex federal programs, Ray will share a practical framework for translating leadership capability into disciplined execution.
You will learn how to define clear decision ownership, establish enforceable standards, and create structured leadership pathways tied directly to business outcomes. The session will also address how to reinforce these capabilities through scenario-based practice, leadership under pressure, and measurable performance tracking.By connecting leadership behavior to operational metrics such as decision speed, escalation patterns, and team effectiveness, organizations can ensure development efforts translate into sustained results.
Grounded in the Mission Ready Execution Framework, this session focuses on building disciplined leadership habits that improve execution over time, not just knowledge in the moment.
The result: leadership development that drives faster decisions, stronger accountability, and measurable business impact.
Key Takeaways:
- Why traditional leadership training fails to improve performance
- How to define decision ownership and reduce execution delays
- Ways to reinforce standards and accountability through practice
- How to measure leadership impact using operational metrics
May 6, 2026
How do you protect your brand when you don’t own the front line?
In a world of distributed workforces, franchise models, and a rapidly shifting learner demographic, traditional L&D is hitting a wall. If your training feels like a "corporate mandate" rather than a "performance tool," you aren't just losing engagement—you’re losing your competitive edge.
Join us for an unfiltered look at how Red Roof, a hospitality giant with over 700 properties, overcame the "Invisible Barriers" of the franchise model to win over their most skeptical audience: Gen Z and Millennial frontline workers.
We’re moving beyond the theory of microlearning to show you the actual blueprint for success. Whether you’re managing a lean team in a global corporation or trying to influence independent owners, this session will challenge the way you think about speed, scale, and the psychology of the modern learner.It’s time to trade "Death by PowerPoint" for "Learning at the Speed of Change." Are you ready to bridge the gap? Join Brenna J. Worl, Director of Training, Red Roof, and Kevin Adams, Senior Vice-President, Client Growth and Success, ELB Learning, for a candid conversation on bridging the gap between corporate vision and frontline reality.
Key Takeaways
- Mastering the Art of "Selling" Training: Learn how to overcome adoption friction by creating high-value, low-time-commitment content that managers and owners actually want to deploy.
- Cracking the Gen Z Code: Discover how to pivot from "dated corporate compliance" to "authentic snackable content" that resonates with a digital-native workforce.
- Doing More with Less (The Lean L&D Playbook): Strategies to eliminate development bottlenecks and move from "need" to "live" in days, ensuring your training keeps pace with a high-turnover environment.
May 7, 2026
If you want to know what it takes to become a successful freelance instructional designer, this interactive Q&A session is for you. Success in the freelance world requires more than technical expertise; you need to master the business side as well.
Join Kim Tuohy—founder of Belvista Studios, an award-winning instructional design and eLearning agency—for an exclusive, live-coaching Q&A session designed to pull back the curtain on nearly a decade of freelance success. Having scaled from being a solo practitioner to leading a premier creative team, Kim will share the secrets to how she created her own professional and personal utopia—and how you can do the same.
This isn’t a standard presentation; it’s a live coaching opportunity with an award-winning L&D professional. Come with your questions ready and get ready for a transparent discussion about what it really takes to thrive as an independent eLearning professional.
Key Takeaways:
- The Freelance Toolkit. Identifying the necessary core skills
- The Magnetism Factor. Strategies for attracting your dream clients
- The Business Blueprint. Proven workflows for managing projects from start to finish
JEOPARDY!® Learning & Development Professional Meet-Up Series!
Join Us for JEOPARDY!® the 1st Friday of every Month at 1 pm ET
Play a JEOPARDY!® game on fun pop-culture content live on Zoom! There is always a new game! Register to save your spot.
Recordings
April 2, 2026
We’ve all been there. Someone has handed you existing training and said, "Make it microlearning." But simply cutting content down doesn't make it effective—it can actually make it worse. When you strip away material without understanding what's structurally holding it together, you create new problems for your audience.
In this session, Robyn A. Defelice, PhD, learning strategist, consultant, and speaker, will share practical strategies for converting existing content into microlearning that works. You'll discover how to decide what to keep and what to cut, how to structure what remains so the microlearning product still delivers, and why some conversions fail even when the content is solid.
Key Takeaways:
- Recognize how cognitive load influences microlearning design decisions, particularly when converting existing content
- Describe how designing with concision helps manage cognitive load and supports how people process information
- Use a structured decision-making technique to keep or cut content when converting learning products
March 26, 2026
Many professionals don't realize they're sitting on a goldmine of original data—from training outcomes and assessment results to engagement metrics and stakeholder feedback. In this interactive workshop, you'll learn how to identify, organize, and leverage your organization's data to build stronger relationships with stakeholders, elevate your team's reputation, and demonstrate measurable impact. Whether you're in L&D, HR, or leading internal initiatives, you'll walk away with practical strategies and an actionable measurement framework that requires no advanced technical skills or big budget—just a commitment to turning your insights into influence.
Key Takeaways:
- Discover the hidden value in your data – Conduct a mini data audit to identify the original data your organization is already generating (from client outcomes to assessment results) and how to transform it into strategic assets.
- Build rapport and new relationships – Learn practical strategies to use your data to build relationships with stakeholders and boost your team's reputation in your organization.
- Build your measurement framework – Walk away with a simple, actionable plan to collect, analyze, and leverage your data effectively—no advanced technical skills or big budget required.
March 24, 2026
One of the most requested Lectora interactions is finally getting the spotlight: the carousel. Join us as we build this popular (and complex) interaction from scratch in Lectora, revealing the variables and conditional actions that make it work.
We'll break down the logic that powers smooth content rotation, navigation controls, and dynamic displays, then show you how to save it as a Library Object for unlimited reuse. This is the perfect follow-up to our Library Objects session. See exactly how to build the interaction you'll want to clone across every project.
Key Takeaways:
- Carousel Logic Decoded: Master the variables and conditional actions that create smooth, rotating content displays in Lectora
- Complex Interaction Building: Learn the step-by-step process for constructing advanced interactions that elevate your course design
- From Build to Library Object: See the complete workflow from creating a complex interaction to saving it for strategic reuse across projects
March 19, 2026
Sales enablement is under more pressure than ever: sellers are drowning in content, managers are stretched too thin to coach, and leaders are demanding proof that enablement drives real revenue outcomes, not just training completion. Meanwhile, buyers have changed, sales cycles have changed, and the proliferation of tools has made it harder (not easier) to execute consistently. The result is a familiar set of frustrations: low adoption, inconsistent messaging, activity without impact, and enablement teams struggling to connect their work to performance.
In this webinar, we’ll unpack what’s driving these breakdowns and what high-performing organizations are doing differently in an AI-disrupted selling environment. You’ll walk away with a practical framework to modernize enablement around repeatable plays, immersive skill activation, scalable coaching loops, and measurement that ties directly to pipeline and quota outcomes. We’ll also explore where AI can accelerate seller effectiveness (and where it can’t), how to rationalize enablement delivery into the flow of work, and how to build a performance system that actually sticks.
March 19, 2026
Grow your role with intention in a changing field.
Careers in L&D don’t follow one path. Some people are just getting started. Others are years in and thinking about what comes next. Whether you’re trying to enter the field, grow within your current role, or rework your career in a changing environment, progress takes making decisions and knowing what steps to take.
This panel brings together women from different parts of the learning field to share how they’ve made career moves, expanded their opportunities, and adapted as the work around them changed. You’ll hear specific examples of how they navigated transitions, took on new challenges, and stayed current as the field evolved. You’ll leave with ideas you can apply to your own career, no matter where you are right now.
Key Takeaways:
- Break into L&D or pivot into roles that align with your strengths
- Advance your career by taking on new challenges, whether inside a company or on your own
- Stay relevant as role availability changes with the economy and AI changes how work gets done
March 16, 2026
AI is everywhere, but most tools stop at content generation. In this demo, see how MicroBuilder goes further, combining upgraded AI with real collaboration, smarter workflows, and scalable content management. Explore recent updates like language control and translations, multi-author editing, AI-powered module labeling, startup modules, and a redesigned dashboard: all showing how AI can accelerate quality learning design, not just automate it.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- Why AI-assisted design beats “AI-only” course builders
- How collaboration features speed reviews and approvals
- New AI upgrades that improve quality, not just speed
- Smarter ways to scale and manage content across teams
March 12, 2026
This high-energy, no-lecture session helps learning professionals design eLearning that sticks—going beyond engagement to real performance change. Drawing on proven marketing techniques that drive impact in L&D, participants will explore how to:
- Use visuals to clarify complex topics and improve retention
- Leverage emotion to create relevance and memory
- Write concise, compelling copy that cuts through noise
- Apply humor strategically to boost engagement without undermining the message
The session tackles a common challenge: learners often don’t remember training, especially in today’s fast-moving, information-heavy world. Traditional methods aren’t cutting through. This session introduces clear, practical strategies to make learning more memorable and more effective.
March 5, 2026
Many organizations are investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI), yet few can point to meaningful bottom-line impact. The issue often lies in how AI is scoped, implemented and operationalized across the business. This webinar unpacks why AI initiatives stall after pilots and demos, and what leaders must do differently to move from experimentation to measurable results.
In this session, we’ll explore how successful organizations anchor AI to real business problems, prepare their people for new ways of working and establish the metrics and governance needed to scale with confidence. Walk away with a clearer roadmap for turning AI from a promising experiment into a repeatable driver of value.
In this session, attendees will learn:
- Why AI pilots fail to scale and how to avoid innovation theater
- How to tie AI initiatives to revenue, efficiency and cost outcomes
- The role of change management, skills and adoption in AI ROI
- What winning organizations do to operationalize AI at scale
March 5, 2026
Between 2026 and 2030, AI won't just change how work gets done; it will quietly change who gets seen, selected, sponsored, and saved when roles are redesigned. For many women, the disruption won't arrive as a dramatic layoff. It will arrive as a workflow "optimization," a new AI toolchain, and a decision made without a conversation.
This session modernizes women’s leadership development for the 2030 workplace. In this future-focused session, we’ll pinpoint what AI is disrupting (visibility, evaluation, career pathways, job design, and “potential” signals) and what can’t be automated (human judgment, sponsorship, ethical oversight, adaptability, and purpose). You’ll leave with a clear blueprint to redesign development, so women stay competitive, mobile, and resilient in an AI-shaped economy.
You’ll also learn:
- The five biggest disruption zones for women’s careers from 2026-2030, and what to do about them
- A simple model for shifting women’s leadership and career programs from “competency building” to future-mobility readiness
- How to transform AI reskilling from an existential threat to your strategic advantage
February 26, 2026
What if your learners could practice difficult conversations with AI until they get it right? Join us for an in-depth look at Rehearsal Roleplay—bringing live, conversational AI practice to soft skills development. We'll show you how to build immersive roleplay environments where learners engage in back-and-forth conversations with AI, receive real-time guidance, and build mastery through repetition. You'll see the complete workflow from scenario creation to learner experience, explore powerful analytics that give both managers and learners actionable insights, and discover how easy it is to deploy Rehearsal Roleplay through any LMS.
Key Takeaways:
- Roleplay Environment Creation: Master how to build and customize AI conversation scenarios that mirror real-world challenging interactions
- Analytics That Drive Results: Discover how manager and learner dashboards provide visibility into practice patterns, performance trends, and skill development over time
- Seamless LMS Integration: Learn how to deploy Rehearsal Roleplay across your existing learning ecosystem for instant accessibility and tracking
February 25, 2026
Game-based learning is everywhere, but is it effective? Does it move the needle on performance and outcomes? Too often, games are added to learning experiences with the hope that engagement alone will lead to better outcomes. Hope is not a strategy. Game-based learning only moves the needle when it is intentionally designed around authentic practice, feedback, and decision-making tied directly to real-world performance.
In this session, Dr. Karl Kapp, on behalf of ELB Learning, cuts through the hype and tackles the question learning leaders are asking: when does game-based learning actually improve results, and when is it just busywork with a leaderboard? In this session, we'll examine the research and provide recommendations on how you can gain the most from incorporating games into learning.
You will learn how to:
- Identify when game-based learning is most effective,
- Align the Game Design with desired outputs.
- Design game-based learning experiences that transfer to the job
February 17, 2026
Ready to turn your boring training into a gratifying gaming experience people actually want to come back to again (and again)? Join us as we build a complete Arcades gamification platform from the ground up, transforming everyday content—PDFs, SCORM courses, videos, and games—into a competitive learning adventure. We'll show you how to create missions that guide learners through structured pathways, set up achievement systems that unlock rewards, and leverage built-in leaderboards that automatically track progress and fuel competition. You'll walk away knowing how to brand and customize your platform to create training experiences that learners actually want to come back to.
Key Takeaways:
- Content Gamification Mastery: Learn how to transform any training material (PDFs, videos, SCORM, games) into engaging, point-earning experiences with achievements and rewards
- Mission & Journey Design: Discover how to structure content into strategic missions and multi-stage journeys that guide learners through optimal learning paths
- Platform Customization: Master the branding and setup process to create a fully customized Arcades experience that matches your company culture and training goals
February 5, 2026
Many L&D teams are stuck in the "order-taker" trap, churning out content that checks boxes but misses business goals. It’s time to shift from a service provider to a strategic partner. Based on the soon-to-be-released book, Running L&D Like a Business, this webinar introduces the "learning operations business model." Attendees will learn to distinguish between their customer (the business) and their consumer (the employee) and why prioritizing the former is the only way to truly serve the latter.
Key Takeaways:
- How to build your L&D business model.
- The crucial distinction between "customer" vs. "consumer" and why the order matters.
- How to transition from "order taker" to "trusted advisor" using internal consulting skills
January 28, 2026
Hello everybody, and welcome to Whose Game Is It Anyway?: the webinar where the games are made up, and the learning points do matter.
Choosing the right game for learning shouldn’t feel like guesswork, and yet, for many L&D teams, it does. Games can drive real performance outcomes, but with so many mechanics, formats, and settings to choose from, it’s hard to know which one truly supports your learning objective. That’s the challenge we’re tackling head-on in this session, not by telling you the theory, but by demonstrating the decision-making process live, on the spot, in true improv fashion.
Join Lydia Symchych, Game Designer at ELB Learning as she puts her job title on the line to take your learning objectives and outline how she’d turn them into a game using ELB Learning’s The Training Arcade®, LIVE and totally unscripted!
From this exercise in game-design improvisation, you will:
- Experience how a professional game designer matches learning objectives to the right game mechanics
- Consider your learners’ needs and how to support them with modes, settings, and design choices
- Have the chance to see your subject matter adapted into a game concept for the low, low cost of Lydia’s potential embarrassment
January 27, 2026
Stop rebuilding the wheel on every single project! Join us as we unlock Lectora's Library Objects—the secret weapon for creating reusable components that save hours of development time. We'll show you how to build complex interactions, templates, and custom elements once, then deploy them across unlimited projects with just a few clicks. You'll see the complete workflow from initial creation to real-world implementation, plus learn how top developers integrate Library Objects into their production cycle for maximum efficiency and consistency.
Key Takeaways:
- Build Once, Use Forever: Master the step-by-step process of creating and saving Library Objects for complex interactions and common elements
- Developer Workflow Integration: Discover how to strategically incorporate Library Objects into your development cycle for maximum time savings and project consistency
- Template Strategy: Learn which components are worth turning into Library Objects and how to structure them for team-wide adoption and scalability
January 26, 2026
Rockstar Learning Platform (RLP) is a modern, artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced learning management system (LMS) built for engagement and rapid content creation. Join this demo to see how companies are using RLP for AI-powered content creation, gamification, learner engagement and global scalability. Whether you’re building compliance, leadership or onboarding programs, RLP makes learning smarter and faster.
We’ll also showcase the new RLP 2.11 update, which adds certificates of completion, faster and more precise reporting, greater admin control with editable completion records, clearer learner history and improved event management. Learn how these updates give learners stronger recognition and give admins more accuracy, speed and clarity across the platform.
This demo will show attendees how to:
- Quickly create AI-powered microlearning, including analogies, step-by-step guides, assessments, video avatars and translations.
- Integrate gamification and coaching to drive measurable engagement and skill development.
- Use new admin tools for enhanced reporting, improved event management and streamlined tracking and validation.
January 20, 2026
Stop rebuilding the wheel on every single project! Join us as we unlock Lectora's Library Objects—the secret weapon for creating reusable components that save hours of development time. We'll show you how to build complex interactions, templates, and custom elements once, then deploy them across unlimited projects with just a few clicks. You'll see the complete workflow from initial creation to real-world implementation, plus learn how top developers integrate Library Objects into their production cycle for maximum efficiency and consistency.
Key Takeaways:
- Build Once, Use Forever: Master the step-by-step process of creating and saving Library Objects for complex interactions and common elements
- Developer Workflow Integration: Discover how to strategically incorporate Library Objects into your development cycle for maximum time savings and project consistency
- Template Strategy: Learn which components are worth turning into Library Objects and how to structure them for team-wide adoption and scalability
December 18, 2025
Too often, organizations jump into microlearning, thinking it's just a shorter training format that seamlessly fits into existing workflows. But when reality doesn't match expectations, teams hit unexpected roadblocks.
In this session, learning strategist Robyn A. Defelice, PhD—consultant, author, and former director of training—will help you move beyond the buzzword into results that actually drive performance. You’ll explore the most common misconceptions around microlearning, uncover the hidden organizational factors that can make or break your success, and learn a practical framework to align your L&D team’s mindset, skillset, and toolset with what’s truly achievable.
Whether you’re just beginning your microlearning journey or refining your approach, this webinar will help you separate hype from reality and set your team up to create microlearning that actually works.
Key Takeaways:
- Clarify the different ways “microlearning” is used (and why that matters for your strategy).
- Spot the hidden assumptions about microlearning that don't match implementation realities.
- Evaluate whether your L&D team's current mindset, skillset, and toolset support your microlearning goals.
December 16, 2025
The biggest mistake in VR creation? Jumping straight into building without a plan. Join us as we break down the complete workflow from pre-production planning to live creation in CenarioVR. We'll start with essential planning tools that keep your learning objectives front and center, then watch as that plan comes to life in an actual VR build. You'll see how proper narrative planning saves hours of rework and creates a clear roadmap that makes building in CenarioVR faster, smoother, and more effective at driving real performance outcomes.
Key Takeaways:
- Plan-to-Build Workflow: Master the complete process from narrative planning tools to live VR creation in CenarioVR
- Learning-Objective-Driven Design: Discover how to anchor every scene and interaction to specific learning goals, ensuring your VR training delivers measurable results
- Efficient Development Process: Learn how pre-production planning eliminates rework and accelerates your actual build time in CenarioVR
December 11, 2025
Who gets tapped for leadership? The loudest voice, or the person who quietly makes everyone better? Many pipelines still reward polish and visibility over service and impact. This fast, practical session shows instructional designers how to build leadership development that also yields succession evidence HR can use, so the right people are seen, not just the most visible. We’ll map the two jobs every new leader must master—serving people and driving business performance, and introduce a third, often invisible ingredient, that turns good managers into trusted, culture-aligned leaders.
You’ll leave with a clear blueprint, a compact toolkit you can put to work next month, and a shared language to partner with HR so selection decisions are anchored in real contribution, not airtime.
By the end, attendees can:
- Audit current leadership pipelines for status bias (tenure traps, top-performer fallacy, charisma proxy).
- Design practice that produces proof. Experiences that generate assessable evidence of servant leadership and business impact.
- Stand up a succession assessment kit and a one-page succession packet for HR, and facilitate a de-biased calibration using anchored rubrics and a simple peer pulse.
December 11, 2025
Learning and development teams face the challenge of integrating new tools into instructional design while keeping solutions innovative and learner-centered. In this session, Karl Kapp & Company showcases graduate students who demonstrate how they use ELB tools to design engaging and effective learning experiences. Attendees will see examples of emerging designers applying technology to solve instructional challenges, and they will walk away with inspiration and strategies they can adapt to their own contexts.
- Explore practical strategies for overcoming common L&D design challenges using ELB tools.
- Gain fresh insights into how to leverage ELB tools for outstanding outcomes
- Identify actionable ideas for applying ELB tools to your own projects.
December 11, 2025
Discover how to combine the rapid power of MicroBuilder with the flexibility and accessibility of Lectora to streamline your eLearning workflow. In this session, Chris Paxton McMillin will demonstrate how to create microlearning modules in MicroBuilder, bring them into Lectora for enhanced interactivity and compliance, and publish content that’s both efficient and inclusive.
You’ll walk away with:
- A practical integration workflow
- An accessibility checklist
- Design tips to make your next course faster, smarter, and learner-friendly.
December 10, 2025
Ready to transform your organization's learning, even as a team of one? This session is your secret weapon, packed with field-tested, plug-and-play ideas to cultivate a scalable, impactful, and exciting learning culture that people actually want to be a part of.
Get ready to be inspired by a real-world story of a single-person L&D team achieving outsized impact, and leave with action items you can use to start, build, or improve your own learning culture.
- Build a “want-to-do” culture, not a compliance program. Set the tone in onboarding with microlearning + gamified, social experiences, and secure at least one exec champion so recognition and momentum come from the top.
- Treat your LMS as a strategic partner and single hub. Choose a platform (and people) that can scale with you, integrate broadly, and support many formats—then use a must-have vs. dream-feature checklist to guide selection.
- How to create content quickly and without stressing. Attack the biggest pain point first, launch V1s with tools you already have, use AI to speed production, gather quick feedback, and showcase simple metrics (NPS, time saved, lessons launched) to fuel buy-in.
December 10, 2025
In this session, we unpack how any learning designer can structure a meaningful, behavior-focused game idea without needing to become a game designer. We’ll explore how five categories help map learning problems into playable systems. Expect real examples, some light disruption of gamification clichés, and a design method grounded in systems thinking and behavioral science.
December 10, 2025
Driven by AI, the external environment is poised to change substantially within five to ten years, impacting customers, competitors, and investors. But experts are divided on how this will unfold. The torrent of media reflects the division and variety of expert views. Leaders need to rally to prepare for this uncertain, potentially jarring future. "The Coming Shock" provides a clear structure in four likely scenarios every organization should be prepared for.
Each scenario presents different challenges. Organizations need to build a shared understanding that leads to the identification of risks, opportunities, and safe plays.
From this strategy, companies and organizations can take action to prepare and posture for success. This session provides insight into the education challenge.
December 9, 2025
Despite the bold AI visions companies hold, the path to meaningful adoption is often slower and more complex than anticipated. Organizations face not only technical hurdles but also deeply entrenched legacy systems and cultural inertia. This session will explore how to move beyond pilot projects to truly reshape the way work gets done.
Key Takeaways:
- From Deployment to Invention: Discover the stages of AI maturity—from initial implementation to transformative innovation—and how organizations can evolve through each phase.
- Reinventing Work and Workforce: Learn strategies to redesign workflows, roles, and team structures to align with AI capabilities, ensuring that technology augments rather than replaces human potential.
- Human-in-the-Loop: The secret ingredient to understand why human oversight, judgment, and creativity remain essential for successful AI enablement—and how to embed this principle into your AI strategy.
December 9, 2025
Think you learned everything about the brain and learning design in last year’s session? Not even close.
This year, Learning Scientist Lauren Waldman—one of the leading voices in scientific learning design—is taking you deeper inside the brain. Get ready to explore how the brain’s functions connect directly to the way we facilitate, design, and ultimately change the brains of others through learning.
Don't know what a schema is and how it can work against you? You will by the time this session is over.
Want a better understanding of memory and how the process of creating one impacts our designs? Bring your brain, we'll put it to the test!
Curious about the underlying neurological components that make habit and behavior stick? This is where you'll want to be.
If you had FOMO from missing Lauren’s highly interactive, brain-activating, surprise-filled session last year, this is your chance to catch the experience everyone’s still talking about.
December 9, 2025
Let’s be real—getting a seat at the executive table isn’t always easy for L&D. The C-suite speaks in ROI, outcomes, and impact, while we’re often talking engagement, skills, and performance.
The truth is, it’s not about working harder—it’s about communicating differently. In this session, Angelina Sabatini, Manager of Training at Live Nation Entertainment, will share real-world strategies (and a few lessons learned the hard way!) for showing leaders how training directly connects to business results, and how to shift L&D from “nice to have” to “must have.”
Attendee Takeaways:
- Speak executive language to clearly show L&D’s business impact
- Connect training initiatives to measurable outcomes and ROI
- Gain confidence and build influence in advocating for L&D as a strategic, must-have business partner
December 4, 2025
In L&D, program evaluation is often treated as the finish line. Did learners like it? Did they pass the test? Did it make an impact? Did it produce a healthy ROI?
These questions matter, but they represent only a small fraction of what measurement can reveal. Out of 100+ L&D measures, fewer than 10 focus on program evaluation. The rest help answer other questions: Are we aligning with strategy? Are we managing the L&D function efficiently and effectively? Are we building capability?
In this session, Measurement Demystified co-authors Peggy Parskey and Dave Vance will discuss where program evaluation fits within a broader measurement framework. You will expand your toolkit, capture what drives value, and use measurement as a lever for managing and improving learning at scale.
You’ll leave with:
- A broader, business-focused view of L&D measurement
- Practical strategies to track, manage, and improve L&D
- Clearer ways to use the full set of measures to ensure the L&D function delivers strong results
November 18, 2025
Stop rebuilding the wheel on every single project! Join us as we unlock Lectora's Library Objects—the secret weapon for creating reusable components that save hours of development time. We'll show you how to build complex interactions, templates, and custom elements once, then deploy them across unlimited projects with just a few clicks. You'll see the complete workflow from initial creation to real-world implementation, plus learn how top developers integrate Library Objects into their production cycle for maximum efficiency and consistency.
Key Takeaways:
- Build Once, Use Forever: Master the step-by-step process of creating and saving Library Objects for complex interactions and common elements
- Developer Workflow Integration: Discover how to strategically incorporate Library Objects into your development cycle for maximum time savings and project consistency
- Template Strategy: Learn which components are worth turning into Library Objects and how to structure them for team-wide adoption and scalability

