LEARNX 2020: Learning in the Time of Physical Distancing - Program

10:00 am – 10:10 am

Introductions and expectations – Masters of ceremony and event co-creators

• Kony Trudel, Assistant Director, #LearningLab, User Experience, Canada School of Public Service
• Alan Daly, Technical Advisor, Training (Process Centre of Expertise), Operations Management Branch, Shared Services Canada

10:10 am – 10:25 am

Opening Remarks

• Taki Sarantakis, President, Canada School of Public Service
• Virginie Mongeon, Heads of Learning Forum Co-chair and Acting Executive Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• Ruth Lam, Heads of Learning Forum Co-chair and Director, Employment and Social Development Canada

10:25 am – 11:00 am

Keynote speaker

• Sarah Paquet, Executive Vice-President, Shared Services Canada

11:05 am – 11:55 am

English sessions

1. Accessibility in Learning: Finding Ways to Make It Work, presented by Julie Bélisle-Boutet and Myriam Lamontagne
2. Skills Needed to Meet the Learning Challenges of Today and Tomorrow, presented by Charlaine Lapointe and Raymond Violette
3. Conversation with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Staff – Redesigning an In-Person Course to Virtual While Taking the FLO-Design Course, presented by Marilyn Klassen-Magnusson and Brent Waite

French sessions

1. Digital Tools for Collaborative Course Design, presented by Ashley Evans and Louise Côté
2. Designing an Inclusive Virtual Consultation: Challenges and Lessons Learned, presented by Lidia Guennaoui and Irene Chisholm
3. Turning Classroom Training into Dynamic Virtual Agendas in Response to COVID-19, presented by Rissi Kékéré

Unilingual sessions offered with automated translation (TBC)

1. Master the Art of Undefended Feedback, presented by Helen Daniels (English session)
2. Adult Learning, Technologies and Skills: Optimizing Professional Development, presented by François Guité (French session)

Bilingual session

1. Supporting Your Virtual Learner's Success, presented by Antoine Després-Bedward

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Networking and "meet with" sessions

• Meet Lorianne Weston, Stephanie Burgetz and Jennifer Wickenden from the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL) to learn about competencies and certification for learning professionals, along with the amazing initiatives happening across the country
• Meet Leszek Nowosielski and Michel Singh for a unique look at the next generation learning platform
• Meet Ina Lazarescu and Joan Somerville to discuss performance and support tools 
• Meet Virginie Mongeon and Ruth Lam, Heads of Learning Forum co-chairs, to chat about how they keep the learning spark alive in their daily work
• Meet with Roanne Wetherup and Allison Moro to chat about their experience teaching the Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) Design course