TechLearn 2019 attendees discover how to use technology to take their training to the next level.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lorri Freifeld<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tSome 500 TechLearn 2019 participants were in it to win it in New Orleans, LA (aka, NOLA) this September:<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThey strapped on GoPro cameras and roved the city to meet Mission Possible challenges in a mobile game created by Geoteaming.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey identified their strengths and areas for improvement using the Constellation program during the opening keynote by TechLearn Chief Learning Evangelist Michael Allen.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey strategized new ways to utilize technology in training in a Design Thinking workshop with learning experience design expert Phylise Banner.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey played for points and merchandise in the TechLearn app developed by Bluerabbit.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey tested the latest training technology during demo sessions.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey learned from keynoters such as Verizon’s Lou Tedrick; Area9 Group’s Ulrik Juul Christensen, MD; and “Peak” author Anders Ericsson.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey put on their creative caps to brainstorm how to use tools in innovative ways in a Tech Mash-Up with Artisan an E-Learning’s Diane Elkins and Amy Morrisey.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tOne hundred of them put their game faces on during the GamiCon co-located event in partnership with Sententia Gamification that featured the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Game, hands-on learning labs, iBeacons Ambassador Adventure, and Gamification Project Throwdown (see below for the award winners).<\/li>\n
\n\t\tFifty of them traversed the Big Easy to cook meals, taste wine, and immerse themselves in augmented and virtual reality tech at co-located event Innovations in Training.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tThey even honed their skills at ’80s arcade games such as Pac-Man and Tron at a special event at Barcadia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\tThe grand prize: the know-how and practical applications of training technology attendees took back to the office, plus some valuable new connections added to their contact lists. Now that’s what we call a win-win!<\/p>\n
\n\tGamiCon 2019 Gamification Throwdown Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tExcellence in No-Tech Gamification Design<\/strong>
\n\tScott Provence, Rule the World: The Game for Writing OKRs                      <\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tExcellence in eLearning or Web-Based Gamification Design AND Overall Outstanding Use of Gamification for Learning      <\/strong>
\n\tJavier Velasquez, Cash, Inc.<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Use of Narrative                                                                                  <\/strong>
\n\tSharon Goza, NASA Anti-Harassment Virtual Training Application<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Use of Surprise and Delight                                                            <\/strong>
\n\tAmy Morrisey, Tiffany & Co. Shoplifting Prevention<\/p>\n
\n\tBlazing New Paths to Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tBy Alaine Carrello, Manager, Culture and Communications, Verizon<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tTraining <\/em>magazine’s Innovations in Training (IIT) in New Orleans was a journey that explored creativity and innovation in new ways, including:<\/p>\n