ElNet Winter 2012 Newsletter

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Bi-Monthly Newsletter - July Edition

 Welcome to our Winter ElNet newsletter. 2012 is contintuing to be a busy year for us and we are planning a number of exciting and informative events, masterclasses and activities.  Go here if you need a quick reminder about ElNet. Follow ElNet in every way through our social media.

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Upcoming Events

ElNet Brisbane Workplace E-learning Congress - Daring Adventures in E-learning

Our first ever Brisbane congress is open for bookings.  Book now to secure your place to participate in this forum, featuring practical case studies, expert insights and interactive sessions from leading practitioners.  Here is an overview of the congress.

Book Now!

Not a member and would like to attend our Congress at the members rate?  Click here for more information

ElNet Masterclass - Articulate Storyline

Presented by Dean Saunders - eCreators

Sydney Masterclass Tuesday 31st July, 9.00am - 5.00pm   

Melbourne Masterclass  Tuesday 7th August 9.00am - 5.00pm  

Rapid Development tools are becoming a standard addition to the bookshelf of many learning organisations across Australia and the world. The rapid evolution towards making learning available on the move is also making a rapid climb as technologies become faster and more portable.

The new Articulate Storyline and Articulate Studio allow learning development professionals to produce robust and professional learning objects to achieve these tasks.   Much hype has been floating around forums and blogs and mass media in regard to the inability for developers to run flash on IOS devices. Many product developers have not come up with satisfactory options. Articulate is the exception.

With their newly released Storyline product and the soon to be released update 12 for Articulate Studio, eLearning developers can now achieve so much more, across all platforms. Using HTML5 and IOS development compatibility, developers now have the choice of platform without restriction.

This workshop will focus on these new technologies and bind it all together into an informative and interactive one day session.

Throughout the day we will cover:

•    Articulate Studio (what’s new)
•    Articulate Storyline (hands on)
•    Publishing to iPads and IOS devices (hands on)
•    Creating emotional connections with learners through technology
•    Creative Instructional Design
•    The use of Audio and Video

 Learners will also take away a large collection of Articulate, PowerPoint and Articulate Storyline source resources to enable them to get up and running quickly using these great technologies.

The session will be fun, interactive and informative, facilitated by Australia’s Articulate guru, Dean Saunders of eCreators.

Dean has worked in the learning space for over 15 years and a genuine passion for learning   Dean has worked and consulted with Organizations across Australia from regional to metro including AAMI, IAG and Apia.
In 2007, Dean founded eCreators to enable him push forward and share his vision that all companies should be ‘learning companies’ empowering their employees at all levels to continue on a path of ongoing improvement. Dean believes that this philosophy should be a part of all organizations growth strategies.

Dean is an experienced facilitator and is well known around Australia for the e-learning internal capability courses his organization eCreators runs and his vast experience managing international and domestic development teams across hundreds of different projects

This event is proudly sponsored by:  

ElNet Webinars
We are committed to providing you with a range of informative and topical free webinars on a number of E-learning topics.
We have put together a series that reflects the current trends in workplace e-learning.  Topics include:
    •    Instructional design
    •    Mobile learning
    •    Scenarios, games
    •    Informal learning

Register now for upcoming webinars in July:

• Is your business NBN ready?
• Blended Learning in the Workplace
• Where are you up to with Learning Technologies

Membership - Become an ElNet member!

Renewal    If your membership has lapsed, now may be the time to renew it.  You can retrieve your past membership profile as well as re-join ElNet for a low $150 easily and quickly. Online and offline payment is available. As part of our website relaunch, we are offering existing members 12 months of membership FREE.  If you would like more information, email all enquiries to info@elnet.com.au.

New members   If you are interested in becoming a member, you will receive the following benefits:
    •    substantial discounts on ElNet Workplace Congress events
    •    discount entry to ElNet event partners (Liquid Learning)
    •    priority access to ElNet Workplace Learning Webinar series
    •    access to inside knowledge and expertise
    •    breaking news about events and developments in the industry
    •    access to new work opportunities
    •    lively discussion, debate and information-sharing

Organisation, group and student memberships are also available. Join Now!

For more information on membership renewal, please visit our membership page

Take the Towards Maturity Benchmark

ElNet is please to partner with Towards Maturity and bring to Australia and Asia Pacific the 2012-13 Towards Maturity Benchmark,  helping you continually improve your L&D provision throughout the year. Last year a record 600 organisations participated in our 5th Benchmark Study, the largest study of its type in Europe, it’s time for you to join the trend! 

This year’s benchmark has already been shaped by the input of over 1800 previous participants and thoroughly reviewed by industry experts. As a result it will be sharper and more focussed than ever before.
Get involved- help us shape the 2012 benchmark
If you missed last year's study and are hungry to get involved, we invite you to take part in our benchmark pilot from the 20th of May prior to the main launch of the study on the 12th of June.
Each participant of the study will receive a complimentary 101 tips for success paper ( all contributed from last year’s benchmark participants) as well as your personalised company benchmark (value $900).

For more information or to complete the  Towards Maturity Benchmark, vist our Benchmark page

External Events
ElNet, in association with Criterion Conferences and Liquid Learning is pleased to offer you member discounts on workshops, seminars and other associated events. Current events for which ElNet members can recieve a 10% Conference registration discount include:

• e-Assessments in Tertiary Education, 22-23rd August, Melbourne

Further information is available on our website

Sponsorship

ElNet is pleased to offer a number of sponsorship opportunities, which have been designed to provide maximum promotional coverage for your organisation. Sponsors receive high exposure in ElNet’s social media presence, on the ElNet website and in selected communications to ElNet’s 1,000+ industry contacts.

Sponsorship Packages Available:
Platinum Sponsorship $5,000
Gold Sponsorship $2,000
Congress Series Naming Sponsor $6000
Congress Individual Event Naming/Contributing Sponsor* $1800
2012 Connect Series Naming Sponsor $3000

**Sponsorship prices are ex GST
  
*Known as "Contributing Sponsor" where Congress Series Naming Sponsorship is already occupied by other organisation.

More information is available from our sponsorship page or by contacting our project officer directly at info@elnet.com.au

ElNet is proudly sponsored by:

Executive  Committee
Our newly appointed executive committee encompasses representatives from all sectors of the E-learning industry. 

If you would like to be on one of our working groups, please contact ElNet President Michael Gwyther, mick@yumstudio.com.au. 

For more detailed information on our executive committee, please visit our committee page.