Guest post by Elizabeth Pawlicki, Senior Customer Advocacy Manager, Articulate.
Last week I attended Devlearn, one of my favorite events of the year. After no events in 2020 and a reduced presence at Articulate in 2021, it was nice to be back and see familiar faces and meet so many new people.
What I enjoy most about Devlearn is the DemoFest, where people show real e-learning projects. And they showed in big ways, with examples ranging from health literacy to escape games to how to make hamburgers. In fact, the Guild will be doing a webinar highlighting the various entries.
I personally love DemoFest because it gets me out of the weeds. I use Articulate 360 while helping clients, but I don’t often get to flex my creative muscles and build big courses. That’s why I love projects at DemoFest. What people share is so inspiring.
Another reason I like DemoFest is that it’s frustrating to see discussions on places like LinkedIn where there are many complaints about what everyone in the industry is doing wrong, but those same complainers rarely share their own examples of what to do correctly.
Do you know why?
Because it’s easy to be a critic, especially when you don’t show your own work. It’s a much bigger challenge to be vulnerable and expose your work to evaluation. Kudos to those who bravely shared their work (especially student projects from Bloomsburg University).
Events like this are how I connect with our customers and hear all the cool things people are working on. I love talking to the people in the booth and hearing what kind of courses they’re building, but seeing someone share their work with hundreds of DemoFest attendees is really special. And what always amazes me is how impactful these courses can be. E-learning courses can contribute to cost savings, time savings, waste reduction, and about a million other goals.
What is your e-learning success story?
Not everyone can go to Devlearn and share their courses. But everyone has their own story. What courses are you building? How has e-learning helped your organization? I’ve had a blast with DevLearn and will be doing a series of success stories and case studies about the great work our users are doing.
Have something you want to share? I’d love to talk to you. You can fill out this form or email me at [email protected].
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