Ben Page, MD of Ipsos MORI and one of the 50 most influential people in local government according to the Local Government Chronicle, will be speaking at the Public Sector Learning Conference on Wednesday 20th May.
Ben’s keynote speech will critique today’s social networking phenomenon and how it has evolved from being the domain of techno geeks to the fabric of society in just a few years.
The interactive Public Sector Learning Conference – Fresh ideas for tomorrow’s people, is taking place at the Hilton London Kensington, 20th May and will benefit smart organisations who want to find out how to use new media to create efficiencies and service improvements.
Other key speakers include:
• Charles Jennings, former Head of Learning for Thomson Reuters, who will discuss how to develop a robust technology- enabled learning & development strategy
• Donald Clark, board member of UFI LearnDirect, who will be outlining why he feels sharing, self-publishing, search and social-networking will shape the 21st Century and how, in the middle of the current financial difficulties, lies opportunity
• Major Roy Evans, British Army, who will be speaking on how he has developed and delivered mobile e-learning activities for active frontline personnel
• Henry Stewart, Happy Computers, who will be providing top advice on ‘How to turn learners on’ and keep them engaged.
Conference delegates can choose to attend one of 4 master classes on:
• Writing for Electronic Media
• What’s the point of Equality & Diversity?
• Taking control of your email
• How to develop your e-learning strategy
There will also be a series of showcases run by public sector organisations on:
• Using e-learning to communicate policy
• Training lots of colleagues quickly on Government Connect
• Delivering social care e-learning
• Collaborative partnership working by Essex HR Partnership.
For more information and to book places click here or call 0207 101 9383.
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Do not fret if you are unable to attend our first ever Annual Conference this Wednesday, you can follow the action live on twitter – we will be tweeting updates as they happen and throwing in some juicy details related to our fabulous guest speakers. If any of our members or followers would like to join in the fun – you can follow us @learningpool if you have a Twitter account already, if not, why not sign up at http://www.twitter.com …but be forewarned, it can be highly addictive….
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