This special episode is a reflection on The Learning Ideas Conference that took place in June 2023 in New York City and online. The Learning Ideas Conference brings together experts from around the world, from industry and academia, who work on innovations in learning and technology for the workplace and higher education. This episode was created in collaboration with The Learning Ideas Conference, which also includes several mini video interviews with some of the speakers from the conference. 

In this episode I reflect on my experience at The Learning Ideas Conference 2023 and my key takeaways. In the second half I am joined by the founder of The Learning Ideas Conference, Dr. David Guralnick, and we will discuss highlights from the conference, the hybrid experience, and the upcoming online Winter Event on Artificial Intelligence in Learning. 

Dr. David Guralnick is President and CEO of Kaleidoscope Learning and a consultant specialized in the use of technology to improve job performance. He is also the current president of the International E-Learning Association, founder and chair of The Learning Ideas Conference and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. David has been credited with the creation of the first corporate training learning-by-doing simulation, the first e-learning-specific authoring tool, and the award-winning Watch, Rate, and Compare e-learning approach. David has won over 200 awards in the e-learning industry, and his unique approach to his consulting and project work have saved over $2 billion, due to improved employee performance, for Fortune 500 and multinational clients such as Target, IBM, GE, Time Warner, and many others. David focuses his deep knowledge of the industry to reimagine learning in higher education and the workplace.

Dr David Guralnick: http://www.davidguralnick.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dguralnick_IELA

The Learning Ideas Conference: https://www.learningideasconf.org/

Kaleidoscope Learning: https://www.kaleidolearning.com/index.html

International E-Learning Association: https://www.ielassoc.org/index.html

Winter Event - Artificial Intelligence and Learning - Feb 15, 2024

https://aiandlearning.org

Video Interviews with Speakers:

Dr. Joiselle Cunningham Smith – CEO, Pathways to Creative Industries, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP79dIRwzcA

Dr. Christoph Knoblauch – Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFBKp-X_K8Q

Dr. Alexandra Urban – Coursera, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oZFk-0IIfY

Dr. Usman Naeem – Queen Mary University, UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaG1nKahmM4

Elizabeth Huttner – MIT, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llwOFggexYQ

Veronica Chehtman – AySA, Argentina 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh0ZaVXP36g

John Hack – Interflexion, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3vQXJ2WP44

Gary Dickelman, EPSSCentral, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sEMfx29L28

Dr. Pat Herndon & Dee Gay – Daytona State College, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6j2Uc-6Y6Q&feature=youtu.be