Dr. David Guralnick will be the conference host and will play a variety of roles throughout the event, including hosting a panel on “The Future of Learning” and giving a talk on “Creative Uses of Video in Learning Experiences.” Details about this talk and about Dr. Guralnick are below.

Creative Uses of Video in Learning Experiences

Video, including actor scenarios and videos featuring subject matter experts (SMEs), can play a key role in a learning experience. Actor scenes can show realistic examples, ask learners to make decisions or interact with characters, and more.

Deciding when and how to make use of video in the design of a learning experience can be a challenge; scriptwriting for video scenes needs a mix of creativity and rigor, in order to both captivate learners’ attention and put them in a position to learn the key skills that are the focus of the experience.

In this session, we’ll explore factors that can help us produce creative, entertaining video clips that truly bring about learning; I’ll discuss a successful design and development process and show brief examples of actor and SME videos that have worked well.

About Dr. David Guralnick

David Guralnick envisions a new approach to education and workplace learning. His vision integrates progressive learning theory, advanced technology, and creative, entertaining storytelling to create learning experiences that help people learn to think critically, reflect, and make thoughtful decisions. David holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, where his work synthesized concepts from the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence, instructional design, and cognitive psychology. Over the past 30 years, he has designed and evaluated a variety of simulation-based training applications, performance support systems, online courses, mobile applications, and authoring tools for corporate, non-profit, and university audiences.

David holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Northwestern University, where his work synthesized concepts from the fields of computer science/artificial intelligence, instructional design, and cognitive psychology. Over the course of his thirty years in online learning, he has designed and developed simulation-based training applications, electronic performance-support systems, and specialized authoring tools which allow non-technical people, such as writers and trainers, to build e-learning sites.

Among David’s most notable achievements are the creation of the first learn-by-doing simulation for corporate training purposes and the first authoring tool for a non-technical audience that was specific to e-learning. He has been the recipient of over 200 e-learning design awards, and his work has been featured in Wired magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and Training magazine (as an Editor's Choice). He has been a regular speaker at both industry and academic events since 1991. He is also the author of the recent book How Organizations Can Make the Most of Online Learning.

David is the current President and CEO of Kaleidoscope Learning. He is also the current president of the International E-Learning Association; founder and chair of The Learning Ideas Conference; Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Advanced Corporate Learning; Chair of the International E-Learning Awards; and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University.

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