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#LSCon – What Exactly IS a Backchannel?

By on March 6, 2013 in General

The 2013 Learning Solutions Conference is quickly approaching.  The conference will undoubtedly feature a vibrant backchannel community that shares and expands on the knowledge being exchanged on site.  It’s a tremendously valuable way for both conference attendees and non-attendees to enhance their conference-related learning. Backchannels extend learning beyond just the live event. Prior to the […]

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Training 2013 Conference Backchannel: Curated Resources #trg13

By on February 18, 2013 in Curated Backchannels

This post collects the resources shared via the backchannel of the Training 2013 Conference and Expo, being held February 18-20 in Orlando, Florida. I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel […]

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Learning Technologies 2013 Conference Backchannel: Curated Resources #LT13UK

By on January 25, 2013 in Curated Backchannels

This post collects the resources shared via the backchannel of the Learning Technologies 2013 Conference, being held January 29-30 in London, England. I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is […]

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Backchannel Tips: Explore the #DevLearn Conference App

By on October 30, 2012 in General

Most conferences now use dedicated smart phone applications for the events. It’s a great idea that was built upon a simple concept: What if we could take all the information about the conference that we provide in printed form – including the schedule and session descriptions – and make it available on demand on a […]

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Backchannel Tips: Check Out #DevLearn Hashcaster

By on October 30, 2012 in General

In addition to the curated backchannel resources I will be posting on my blog, The eLearning Guild is pleased to announce the return of another option for monitoring the conference backchannel: Hashcaster. Hashcaster is a real-time social media platform that transforms events into conversations. It constantly monitors the DevLearn backchannel feed and dynamically filters content […]

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