Employee Learning Week

December 3 - 7, 2012

“Connecting Learning to Performance”

Take advantage of this great opportunity to showcase
your skills and connect with highly skilled workforce.

Employee Learning Week is the perfect opportunity

to focus on your own learning and skills development.

Cost per event:  $10 each

Monday, December 3

“The World is Your Classroom Training”

Chris Pirie, Microsoft General Manager of Field Readiness

Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Avenue,  

Bertha Knight Landes Room  Seattle, WA

9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Light refreshments

For more information on this event, please contact Sandra Wong at (206) 684-7608

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
 
“The World is Your Classroom Training” with Chris Pirie,
Microsoft General Manager of Field Readiness
There has never been a better or more important time to be in the Learning and Development Profession. The rapid pace of innovation and broad adoption of computing technology breaking down the walls of the traditional classroom and challenging the assumptions of traditional pedagogical models. This session will examine the confluence of technology and training, and illustrates through examples how informational technology can work as a liberating force for training and development professionals, demanding and enabling our best thinking, and offering a range of incredible tools and opportunities for impact at scale.
 
Chris will examine three current trends in information technology; The rapid proliferation of sophisticated personal computing devices, the emergence of cloud computing, and innovation in Natural User Interface. He will discuss how these developments demand our attention as instructional professionals, and can help us take on some of the modern world’s biggest skills challenges.
 
“The World is Your Classroom Training” with Chris Pirie,
Microsoft General Manager of Field Readiness
There has never been a better or more important time to be in the Learning and Development Profession. The rapid pace of innovation and broad adoption of computing technology breaking down the walls of the traditional classroom and challenging the assumptions of traditional pedagogical models. This session will examine the confluence of technology and training, and illustrates through examples how informational technology can work as a liberating force for training and development professionals, demanding and enabling our best thinking, and offering a range of incredible tools and opportunities for impact at scale.
 
Chris will examine three current trends in information technology; The rapid proliferation of sophisticated personal computing devices, the emergence of cloud computing, and innovation in Natural User Interface. He will discuss how these developments demand our attention as instructional professionals, and can help us take on some of the modern world’s biggest skills challenges.