November 17 Monday

I will be attending the free, online conference, Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008, at Ning.com next week, November 17-21, 2008.  The event is moderated by Jay Cross, George Siemens, and Tony Karrer.

“Join us to explore new developments, track emerging opportunities, and network with learning pioneers.”

There are already 275 members, and you could be next.  Look at this list of events!  If you are at all intrigued by the future of the learning industry, you should join the conversation.  Can you really afford to miss this free opportunity?  (Note that all times are Pacific Time.)

• 25 Free Tools Every Learning Professional Should Have in their Toolbox

  November 17, 2008 from 8am to 8:45am – Conference site Jane Hart has conducted a yearly survey for the past several years asking learning professionals what tools they use. From this, she has compiled her list of the Top 25 free tools that we should al… Organized by Jane Hart | Type: Online, presentation

• Best Online Collaboration Tools for Learning

  November 17, 2008 from 8:45am to 9:30am – Online Find out which are the newest and most interesting real-time collaboration tools which can best facilitate effective learning at a distance. From screen-sharing to collaborative review or concept m… Organized by Robin Good | Type: Online, discussion

• Learning Technology Strategy in Climates of Change

  November 17, 2008 from 10am to 11am – Online Over the last decade, organizations have focused on how learning and technology initiatives relate to and support corporate strategies. Defence Acquisition University, Caterpillar, Boeing, public u… Organized by George Siemens | Type: Presentation

• Q&A with David Weinberger

  November 17, 2008 from 12pm to 1pm – Online George Siemens talks with David Weinberger, author of The Cluetrain Manifesto and Everything is Miscellaneous. David has written for the “Fortune 500″ of business and tech journals, including The N… Organized by George Siemens | Type: Conversation

November 18 Tuesday

• Tools, the Discussion

  November 18, 2008 from 8am to 9am – Online Bring your questions from the previous day’s sessions. Organized by Tony Karrer, Robin Good, Jane Hart | Type: Discussion

• Work Literacy – Implications for Learning Professionals

  November 18, 2008 from 10am to 11am – Presentation The past 20 years has seen a remarkable change in the landscape for knowledge work and learning. With the advent of Web 2.0 tools such as wikis, blogs, social networks and social bookmarking and wi… Organized by Tony Karrer | Type: Online, conversations

• Working Smarter

  November 18, 2008 from 11:30am to 12:30pm – Online Dave Pollard is well known for his work in knowledge management and knowledge worker productivity. In this talk Dave, will discuss the transition of knowledge management’s mission from collection t… Organized by Dave Pollard | Type: Presentation

November 19 Wednesday

• Online social architectures – Networks & communities

  November 19, 2008 from 8am to 9am – Online In this presentation, Nancy will explore the impact of different online social architectures, especially communities and networks, and the implications of these social architectures on learning and… Organized by Nancy White, Dave Wilinds, Mark Sylverter | Type: Serial, presentations

• Learning When the Money Runs Out

  November 19, 2008 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Online Marcia Conner sees the economic downturn as an opportunity for learning professionals to adopt social learning strategies that are less expensive and more effective than their old-school counterpar… Organized by Marcia Conner | Type: Presentation

• TogetherLearn

  November 19, 2008 from 12pm to 1pm – Online Jay Cross, Jane Hart, Harold Jarche, and Clark Quinn have been helping CLOs and learning managers deal with these issues, but we’ve found that talk alone doesn’t solve anything. (This is like blog… Organized by Jay Cross, Clark Quinn, Harold Jarche, Jane Hart | Type: Discussion

November 20 Thursday

• Enterprise Learning

  November 20, 2008 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Online Allison Anderson is nurturing a learning ecosystem at Intel based on these ideas: 1. Learning is a process, not an event. 2. We have historically offered formal, “heavy” courses (both online and i… Organized by Allison Anderson | Type: Discussion

• Alvaro Fernandez

  November 20, 2008 from 12pm to 1pm – Online Alvaro will summarize the key research behind cognitive and emotional training and provide a landscape of key trends and players. Neuroscientists have shown how the human brain retains neuroplastic… Organized by Alvaro Fernandez | Type: Presentation

November 21 Friday

• Future of Work

  November 21, 2008 from 8am to 9am – Online Kevin Wheeler will report findings from The Future of Talent, the annual get-together of top-tier talent leaders from around the world. The Future of Talent community explores emerging issues in ta… Organized by Kevin Wheeler | Type: Conversation

• What’s it all about?

  November 21, 2008 from 10:30am to 12pm – Online Let’s recap the week and figure out where we’re going next. Organized by Jay Cross | Type: Back-and-forth, discussion

• Visual Literacy

  November 21, 2008 from 12pm to 1pm – Online Dave Gray is the Founder and Chairman of XPLANE, the visual thinking company. Founded in 1993, XPLANE has grown to be the world’s leading consulting and design firm focused on information-driven co… Organized by Dave Gray | Type: Presentation