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eLN announces keynote speakers for eLN CONNECT London Conference

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Gamification and digital storytelling in elearning top of the agenda as eLN line up the experts for its biggest ever conference in London on 10th November.

Gamification guru Pete Jenkins, and digital storytelling expert Guy Gadney, will be the keynote speakers at eLN CONNECT, the eLN’s biggest ever conference taking place in central London on 10 November 2016. With gamification and digital storytelling top of the agenda, both speakers will be providing plenty of practical advice on how these exciting and powerful techniques can be used to immerse and engage learners in today’s digital world.

Pete Jenkins is an international speaker, advisor and trainer in gamification and founder of GAMIFICATION+. He is Chair of GameFed (the International Gamification Confederation), entrepreneur in residence at the University of Brighton, and regular tops the “Gamificaiton Gurus Power 100” leaderboard.

Pete will be revealing how to apply gamification principles to the ‘70’ and ‘20’ in 70:20:10. With millions of people watching billions of hours of online multiplayer video games every month on YouTube, this presentation will show how gamification principles exemplified by eSports can drive amazing success in workplace learning. Delegates will learn why principles that work so well in the gaming world can work just as well for on-the-job processes and how gamification can drive the largest proponents in the 70:20:10 learning framework.

Guy Gadney is an expert in story-driven interactive entertainment and CEO of To Play For. He has over two decades of experience producing interactive publishing, TV and digital media programmes in the UK and Australia, including award-winning projects for the blockbusters Sherlock and Downtown Abbey.

Guy’s keynote - Is it Harry or Hogwarts? How to really build learning engagement via digital storytelling – will examine how in today’s digital world of apps and social media, the story has moved from simple monologue to interactive dialogue. Stories are now conversations and this has huge implications for elearning: engagement can double when dialogue is used. Guy will explore how interactive technologies have changed the opportunities for building stories and captivating the interest of learners and will reveal, with reference to Harry Potter and Star Wars, the surprisingly powerful elements required to create engaging programmes.

We’re really excited to be welcoming Pete and Guy to our conference this year. Both are real experts in their field and will bring something new to the table as well as plenty of practical ideas and processes to ensure delegates go away from the day ready and armed to make digital learning more engaging than ever,” said John Curran, Chair of the eLN. 

eLN Connect has won the backing of a string of major sponsors including Brightwave, Video Arts, Appitierre, Blue Eskimo, Unicorn, Acteon Communications, LTG, Filtered, Nice Media, Learning Pool, Netex, Safety Media, Engage in Learning, WillowDNA and Synergy Learning.  There are just a few sponsorship and exhibition stand opportunities remaining.   

The event takes place on Thursday 10 November 2016 in the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London .The format will remain faithful to last year’s successful structure with three streams covering Strategy and Tactics; Learning Design and Methods; E-learning Tools and Systems. Delegates will hear from thought leaders, eLN members and learning industry experts and will have plenty of time for informal networking and to speak to leading learning providers.

The full programme and sign-up for the conference can be found on the eLN’s website.

As a not for profit organisation, eLN has kept pricing for this event as low as possible. eLN Members will pay only £95+VAT for the conference which includes lunch. Non-members will be charged £125+VAT. Places are strictly limited and early booking is advised.