I just participated in the e-Learning DevCon 2007 conference over the last three days, and here were some of the topics and practical skills that I learned more about:

  • How to create effective simulations for learning
  • What Web 2.0 things do and do not work for corporate “knowledge management” purposes
  • How to use video iPods for interactive learning (very interesting – never seen before how interactive an iPod can be)
  • “Google gadgets” for learning
  • How to create video blogs (vlogs) using a software called Vlog It! (which I hope to do soon!)
  • How to create custom search engines with Google or EBSCO
  • Effective ways to utilize and promote “drivetime podcasts”
  • More about effective interactive design
  • Overview of all the open source learning software and resources
  • Using cookies to track learning data in Flash
  • The power of video ethnographies in e-learning
  • Must read book lists
  • And a bunch more…

To be honest, the conference started a little slow for me, but by the end I was very glad that I went.