Keynote: Trish Uhl
Trish Uhl, PMP, CPLP, founder of Owl's Ledge, has been involved with instructional technologies for more than 20 years. She started as a Senior Application Specialist in the 1990s and helped Xerox launch its first Distance Learning & Education Center.
Trish has contributed to and managed the development of proprietary, in-house learning applications and commercially sold "shrink-wrapped" instructional software for such brands as ADP, Manpower International, Gables Residential, Honda, James Hardie, and the Milwaukee School System. Two of her team's K-12 edutainment games have won multiple awards.
Trish has built a worldwide reputation for practical application of the ATD Competency Model and the ATD Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP). She is the author of Mastering the CPLP: How to Successfully Prepare for – and PASS! – the CPLP Knowledge Exam and a contributing author to multiple books on the topics of technology and teams. She is currently working on her next book, which is about the fundamentals of the Experience API (xAPI) and will be released later this summer. | Session Description
Session Speakers
Jackie Bauer is an innovative professional, specializing in elearning, learning technology, and learning strategy. Jackie spent over a decade leading learning technology projects locally, regionally, and across 4 continents for a large bank. She also took a side trip as a grade school teacher. Jackie’s clients include professional associations and companies specializing in sales consulting, business metrics, and elearning. | Session Description
Wendy Buehlman, PMP, CPLP, is a learning strategy and instructional design professional with 20 years of business experience. She is currently a Principal Consultant at TiER1 Performance Solutions. She has engaged in projects ranging from instructional design and project management to organization development and learning strategy. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Design & Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Media & Communications. | Session Description
Stephania Buteyn, co-founder of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions, Inc., has over 10 years of experience in the training industry. She designs and develops courses in all media, with a focus on elearning. Her passions include helping and training people and making learning fun. She helps ensure that courses use innovative professional training techniques that engage students and provide realistic, problem-based learning experiences. | Session 1 Description | Session 2 Description
Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions, Inc., has over 15 years of experience in elearning. He has worked with a full range of clients, from IT service providers to international food service organizations. He was previously the training director for several technology companies. Recently, Tim won the Articulate Storyline guru contest for developing a course that uses scenario-based training as its foundation. | Session 1 Description | Session 2 Description
Jennifer De Vries, CPT, is the President & Chief Solutions Architect for BlueStreak Learning. For over 25 years, she has managed elearning programs for companies such as IBM, Motorola, Joint Commission Resources, and Thomson/NETg. She writes for elearning industry journals and is known for her groundbreaking report Rapid E-Learning, published by Bersin & Associates. OnlineUniversityRankings.org named Jennifer one of the top 20 most influential people in online learning. | Session Description
Tim Dickinson is a Strategic Partner Manager and works on the Watershed learning analytics platform by Rustici Software, the leaders in the creation and development of the Tin Can API (xAPI). The Watershed team helps to deliver the next generation of learning analytics by providing their users actionable insights from their training or performance data. His previous experience includes systems integration consulting with Accenture. | Session Description
Corrinne (Corrie) Fisher is the Senior Learning Designer at NAFSA: Association of International Educators. She leads teams of subject matter experts in the development of elearning courses, comprehensive leadership training, workshop curriculum, and webinars. Corrie holds a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the field of Mind, Brain, and Education. | Session Description
Kathleen Fortney, Ed.D., is a Learning Strategist at Judge Learning Solutions. She has over 25 years of experience designing performance and learning solutions, with an extensive focus on elearning over the past 10 years. Kathleen is a member of ISPI and ATD. She also teaches graduate courses at Northern Illinois University. | Session Description
Ralph Gaillard is the Chief Learning Director of the Illinois CPA Society. Previously, he was the Director of Virtual Training & Education for the National Safety Council and the Group Publisher of Training at Ragan Communications. Ralph received his M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Ralph is also a graduate of The Second City Training Center’s Improvisation Program. | Session Description
Dennis Glenn is the Executive Vice President & Chief Learning Officer for Discourse LLC. His company creates interactive virtual patients for the medical industry that assess the cognitive decision-making abilities of surgeons, doctors, and nurses. Dennis has taught at numerous universities, including Northwestern, Columbia College, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and DePaul. Glenn now teaches 2 courses in the School of New Learning: Engaging Social Media and Mastery Learning Using Serious Games. | Session Description
Jim Goldsmith is a Learning Architect/Business Advisor for Accenture. He has more than 30 years of experience in learning strategy and development. He has worked with several Fortune 500 and major global clients and is currently with Shell. Jim is also active in the learning community as an evaluator, writer, and speaker. | Session Description
Judith Hale, Ph.D., CPT, ID(SEL/ILT/JA+), is the CEO of The Institute for Performance Improvement. She advises the public and private sectors on how to demonstrate the value of their work to stakeholders. She has authored numerous books on evaluation and measurement, some of which are used by universities and corporations as texts or references. She is also known for clarifying complex information and offering relevant, practical advice. | Session Description
Kiana Hughes holds a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College, a Masters in Communications and Training from Governors State University, and an Advanced eLearning Instructional Designer certificate from ATD. She has 11 years of experience as an instructional designer. Currently, Kiana is a Senior Education Specialist for Ellie Mae, Inc. She also teaches Communications at Prairie State College. | Session Description
Ian Hybert has worked in Human Performance and Instructional Design with PRH Consulting for 7 years. He has developed training, methodologies, and E-learning with clients such as Siemens Building Technologies, Eli Lilly, Hewitt, Huron Consulting, and Hospira. Ian has experience using a variety of e-learning tools such as Storyline, Articulate Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage, and is an HTML5 beginner. | Session Description
Peter Hybert, CPT, has been a human performance consultant since 1984. His clients include Eli Lilly, Siemens, Chrysler Financial, General Motors, AT&T, Hospira, Fireman’s Fund Insurance, Hewitt Associates, SPX Corporation, Huron Consulting, and others. Pete has managed over 200 client projects spanning training, process improvement, and performance-based qualification. His company, PRH Consulting, publishes the Building Capability newsletter and blog. | Session Description
Jann Iaco, CPLP, is an instructional designer, facilitator, and videographer with over 15 years of experience in learning and development. She is an eLearning and Training Specialist for Crate and Barrel. Jann serves on the ATDChi board as Director of CPLP. Jann holds a B.A. in Theatre and an M.F.A. in Directing. | Session Description
A Millennial himself, Adam Kirby is a Communications Manager and oversees external communications for the learning and development consulting firm Caveo Learning. He manages Caveo’s blog, social media, and public relations. In addition, Adam conducts quality assurance reviews on elearning and other training deliverables. He is vice president of marketing for ATDChi, and he is pursing an M.B.A. with a Training & Development specialization from Roosevelt University. | Session Description
Becky Lucas, CPT, has over 24 years’ experience developing training. She is a Certified Performance Technologist with degrees from Indiana University in Marketing/Advertising (B.S.) and Instructional Systems Technology (M.S.). Becky's expertise includes designing elearning solutions using Articulate Studio and Storyline. She has also served in various capacities on the board of Chicago ISPI. | Session Description
Joie Marshall has worked in learning and development for over 20 years and in a variety of industries. Joie's role as a Learning Solutions Manager at Caveo Learning fulfills 2 passions: instructional design and coaching others. Joie designs elearning for clients to help solve challenges at their organization. More importantly, Joie enjoys collaborating with subject matter experts and team members to problem-solve those challenges. | Session Description
Barb Ostapina is a freelance eLearning Copywriter & Marketing Facilitator. Her marketing and sales savvy goes way back—to headbands and chicken and IT training. And alongside that experience runs a red-hot commitment to learning. This former teacher-turned-salesman now writes powerful marketing copy that generates leads and sales in the elearning industry. Barb speaks all the elearning dialects—buyer, seller, trainer, student—because she’s done it all in a classroom. | Session Description
Toni Ostrowski is a Multimedia Developer for DeVry University and has been a web designer for over 10 years. While creating media content for online classrooms, she has encountered a number of technology tools that educators can use for their own classrooms and wants to share these findings with others. | Session Description
Ajay Pangarkar, CPA, CTDP, is an award-winning author (The Trainer’s Balanced Scorecard) and performance strategist. He is also the President of CentralKnowledge Inc. He has won 2 TrainingIndustry.com Readership and Editors’ Awards, published 3 books, and been recognized by Training Magazine with a 2008 Project of the Year award for work with Apple. Ajay regularly appears on Montreal talk radio to discuss workforce performance issues. Through his blog Workforce Revolution, Ajay wants to resolve workforce concerns. | Session Description
Thomas Reilly is a learning and productivity leader who has led elearning efforts at Dun & Bradstreet, Arthur Andersen, and CompTIA, where he is currently Vice President. His latest project, based on extensive brain science research and game theory, teaches technology skills to learners worldwide. In his spare time, Tom is knowledge curator for TEDxNaperville and provides pro bono job search coaching. | Session Description
Vishal Shah is the co-founder of LearnCore, a learning management technology system, and Catapult Chicago, an incubator and co-working space for later-stage startups. Previously, Vishal worked at GrowthPoint Technology Partners, an investment bank in Palo Alto. Vishal was named to Chicago’s Tech 50 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. | Session Description
Ryan Shandley joined TransPerfect in 2014 and assists in the everyday growth of Learning Services. Ryan has a background in marketing and sales. Since starting at TransPerfect, he has provided elearning and training localization services to a wide range of clients on a variety of courses, in over 200 languages. | Session Description
As the Director of Innovation at Tier1 Performance Solutions, Dustin Shell leads and works with teams of experts who create custom learning and technology solutions designed to help companies achieve business results and individuals perform to their maximum potential. He is a Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) and a certified Quality Matters reviewer, and he has a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Cincinnati. | Session Description
Lesley Skousen has a Ph.D. in History and 7 years’ experience teaching online. Her work has included course design and textbook creation for large online universities. In addition, she has launched online programs for schools and worked with teachers and professors seeking to add more online content to their teaching. She currently works as an independent eLearning Consultant and as a Humanities Teacher at Countryside School in Northbrook, Illinois. | Session Description
Shannon Tipton owns the Learning Rebels performance consultancy. As Chief Learning Rebel, she is a skilled learning strategist with 20 years of experience developing successful learning strategies and infrastructures. Shannon was recently ranked as one of the top 100 learning and development influencers on Twitter (@stipton). Her blog Learning Rebels ranks in the top 100 elearning blogs. | Session Description
Sue Weller, CPLP, has over 20 years’ experience working as a learning strategist, performance consultant, change management consultant, and instructional designer. She is currently a Learning Solutions Manager with Caveo Learning, a consulting firm that provides learning strategies and solutions to organizations. She holds a master's degree in Instructional Design and graduate certificates in both eLearning and Human Performance Technology. | Session Description
Rob Van Hyfte, M.Ed., is a Program Manager for Judge Learning Solutions, with 10 years of experience designing elearning courses and managing projects. Skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously, Rob developed a number of strategies for successful completion on time and within budget. Rob has been the driving force behind 3 award-winning projects. He is a member of ATD. | Session Description
Caryl Yenny has more than 15 years’ experience in the elearning industry, serving in leadership roles with SkillSoft, Symantec, and Qlik before joining Tribridge. As the Content Solutions Product Manager, she is responsible for designing programs and content solutions. Caryl is an alumnus of Northwestern University and earned a Master's of Science in Project Management from Boston University in 2012. | Session Description