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Go Beyond a Checklist Mentality and Design for All Learners with Sarah Mercier 

Our facilitator, Sarah Mercier discusses about the Mobile Learning Certificate.

Mobile Learning Certificate—Sarah Mercier

Sarah Mercier, CEO and strategic consultant at Build Capable, specializes in instructional strategy and learning technology. Sarah is known for translating highly technical concepts and research to real-world practice. Her innovative learning solutions have been recognized by winning industry awards, such as Best of Show at FocusOn Learning DemoFest and Best Performance Support Solution at DevLearn DemoFest. Her work has been published in ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology, The Book of Road-Tested Activities, TD magazine, Learning Solutions magazine, CLO magazine, and many other training and workforce publications. She lives in Olympia, Washington.

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ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology provides a quick glimpse into a number of popular tech trends and give you a sense of how you might begin to use them in your organization.

Technology Needs People

Join Sarah Mercier, editor of Design for All Learners: Create Accessible and Inclusive Learning Experiences, along with a panel of contributing experts, for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation on designing learning experiences that are accessible to and inclusive of all people. In this webinar, panelists will discuss what “design for all” means for our work-- whether it’s instructor-led training in the physical and virtual classroom or designing and building asynchronous digital content.

Together, we will explore the following questions:
• What is special about a “design for all” approach?
• How does accessible, inclusive design help us achieve our L&amp;D goals?
• What are the challenges we face when improving accessibility and inclusion in our work?

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from the voices behind the book and gain actionable strategies to foster an inclusive mindset in your learning experience design practices.

Design for All Learners: A Panel Discussion on Accessibility and Inclusion in Learning 

Sarah Mercier Education Session at ATD25.

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Get the Toolbox You Need to Design for All LearnersDesign for All Learners empowers instructional designers, trainers, and other talent development professionals to create learning experiences that are accessible to and inclusive of all people. Learn from practitioners’ vulnerable lived experiences, moving stories, and practical advice. Written with accessibility, inclusion, and L&D experts and edited by Sarah Mercier, this book will help you ensure that individuals can fully participate in the talent development and training programs you offer.Adopt a progress-over-perfection approach. Start with shifting your mindset to consider that all learners are people who have unique experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities—and that learning design should be built for people, not just to meet compliance standards. Find what you need to know about designing for the modality you’re using to reach learners—from e-learning and job aids to training in the physical and virtual classroom. Gain a clearer understanding of requirements and standards, and then explore strategies and tactics to foster an inclusive mindset throughout your organization.Anyone involved with the practice of design in learning and development will benefit from the wide range of perspectives and techniques offered, whether you’re a team of one or work in an organization with a variety of resources. If your goal is to become a better designer, developer, teacher, and leader, this book presents a packed toolbox to do so. It will change everything you think you know. Use it as a guide in your journey to accessible, inclusive design for all.

Design for All Learners

You’re invited to join us at this year’s ATD Intensive! This unique virtual program is laser-focused on accessible learning design. Co-created with Diane Elkins and Sarah Mercier, ATD Intensive was carefully curated to help talent development professionals go beyond accessibility standards with intentional inclusive practices that remove barriers and ensure everyone can learn, regardless of their ability. Intensive participants will learn how to start integrating inclusion and accessibility into their design and facilitation practices right away. Each session will provide interactive opportunities, led by accessibility experts, to develop skills and strategies that remove barriers to learning. On November 2nd, participants will explore practical ways to enhance the accessibility of training content. Intensive attendees will identify potential challenges for neurodiverse learners and strategic design choices that benefit all learners. You’ll start creating audio descriptions with practice material, evaluate and choose color pairings, create layouts that maximize readability, and engage in a collective reflection designed to reinforce learning, create space for feedback and questions, and encourage action. On November 9th we’ll explore how to make audio accessible for deaf or hard of hearing individuals by examining the use of sign language interpreters, closed captions, and transcripts. We’ll also practice writing alt text, managing the focus order of content and navigational elements, and designing for assistive technology users. Before the day wraps, a community reflection will focus on troubleshooting and creating an accessibility action plan. November 16th explores redesigning in-person and virtual instructor-led training for inclusive engagement, testing the accessibility of your training materials, and optimizing learning environments. Plus, participants will learn how to gain stakeholder support and adopt a "progress over perfection" approach to their ongoing accessibility efforts. Register now at https://atdintensive.td.org/

What to Expect at ATD Intensive: Accessible Learning Design

(Alexandria, VA) January 14, 2020—In the modern workplace, new technologies are changing how we communicate, learn, and get things done. These technologies are forcing talent development (TD) professionals to embrace, test, and adopt them to advance their careers and the performance of employees and the organizations they serve. ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology, a new volume by ATD Press, provides a glimpse into several popular trends and gives insight into how they can be used to impact human performance in organizations.“As a talent development professional, it’s important to stay current on new technologies and to constantly assess what can be useful for your TD function, but it can be challenging to do that,” says Justin Brusino, editor of this book and director of content for ATD. “There’s a lot of noise and hype out there. We wanted to produce a book that could be a quick guide for TD professionals to review the potential and limitations on some of these new technologies, trends, and ideas.”ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology includes chapters by seven technology experts who examine a different trend and look at what impact each has had and might have in the future:· Microlearning by Shannon Tipton· Podcasting by Mike Lentz· User Experience Design by Becca Wilson· xAPI by Sarah Mercier and Sean Putman· Artificial Intelligence by JD Dillon· Augmented and Virtual Reality by Destery Hildenbrand.Capping off the volume is a chapter on talent development’s role in the changing, technology-driven business landscape by Brandon Carson.“While this book focuses on technology, it’s important to remember that technology is only a tool,” says Brusino. “It’s fun and exciting, but without a purpose, technology is meaningless. Fortunately, the best uses of technology can bring us even closer as humans—by putting us in someone else’s shoes through virtual reality, making content more accessible to all, or enabling workers to achieve their best potential through effective learning. The theme of this book may be technology, but the element that ties all the technology together is people.”TD professionals must continually assess their technology toolbox. Given the pace of change and disruption, a regular review and evaluation of new technologies is a best practice. ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology is a timely resource for today’s future-focused professionals.About the editorJustin Brusino is director of content for ATD and leads the development of new content and products, including articles, webcasts, books, conferences, and workshops on a variety of talent development topics. With a strong interest in technology, Justin is always looking for new trends and emerging topics in learning tech that can impact the talent development industry.About ATD and ATD PressThe Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the world’s largest association dedicated to those who develop talent in organizations. ATD’s members come from more than 120 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD Press publications are written by industry thought leaders and offer anyone who works with adult learners the best practices, academic theory, and guidance necessary to move the profession forward. For more information, visit td.org/books.ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning TechnologyISBN: 978-1-947308-90-9 | 110 Pages | PDFhttps://18113855.21yb.app/product/book--atds-2020-trends-in-learning-technology-pdf/711912To order books from ATD Press, call 800.628.2783.To schedule an interview with Mr. Brusino, please contact Kay Hechler, ATD Press Senior Marketing Manager, at khechler@td.org or at 703.683.8178.

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