Education & Events

The Education Program comprises 230 sessions in five tracks. Many sessions are repeated to give you more opportunities to attend. Based on your feedback, we have re-structured our conference tracks to better serve you as you navigate our ever-evolving profession.

Special programming will be available for the following communities:

Tracks

Listed below are the new tracks with a representative sampling of potential topics for each.

Learning Design & Facilitation

Basics of Design
Adult Learning
Facilitation Skills
Measuring & Evaluating Learning
Learning Transfer
Informal Learning
Scenario-based Learning
Re-skilling the Workforce
Multiple Generations
The Brain & Learning
Innovation & Creativity
Assessment

Learning Technologies

Using Games & Simulations
Blended Learning
Knowledge Management
Informal Learning
Social Media
Scenario-based Training
New Technologies-virtual worlds
Immersive Learning
Web 2.0

Developing People

Talent Management
Engagement
Developing Leaders
Developing Managers
Coaching—all staff levels
Mentoring
Work/Life balance
Multiple Generations
Cross-cultural Intelligence
Managing a Diverse Workforce
Teamwork
Strategies for Performance Improvement

Implementing Solutions

Facilitating Change
Culture Transformation
Succession Planning
Strategies for Performance Improvement
Business Case for Learning
ROI
Alternative work styles
Retooling Training
Corporate Social Responsibility
Beyond ROI
Global Issues
Economic Issues

  

Personal Development

Personal Career Planning
Resume Writing
Interviewing
Communication Skills
Presentation Skills (non-training)
Work/Life Balance
Business Acumen
Coaching

Sessions are also designated with the following categories to help you choose topics that are most relevant.

 

Target Audience

Each session is designated with one target audience as the focus for the content.
However, all are welcome to attend.

Executive/decision maker
Director/manager
Internal practitioner
External consultant
Designer
Facilitator/trainer
Sales Trainer/Coach/Consultant

Learning Approach

This category is designed to focus the program at a greater depth within each track. See below for detailed descriptions of each.

Case Study
A Case Study is a first-person account of a project, initiative, or program from it’s inception to the end result.

Experiential Learning
These are sessions which substantially depart from the lecture/presentation model and use creative ways to incorporate hands-on learning both as a topic and by modeling the concept being presented in the session.

Global Focus
Examine the global outlook with these sessions of special interest to the ASTD audience working in multinational companies and/or in countries around the world.

Industry Leader
Hear from the experts and guru's in the learning and development industry. These thought leaders offer unmatched experience and expertise on their subject matter.

Innovation/Trend
These sessions exemplify the most advanced thinking about the field and discuss trends in an applied way—that is, showing how these trends and outlooks will likely have an effect on those who work in the field.