PocketGuide - DevLearn2007

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For those of you that are attending DevLearn. I've created the PocketGuide again this year. I did it for the Annual Gathering in Boston and while the online version did not work too well, the ones that I left at the registration desk flew away quickly. So this year we will have more at the registration desk and the pdf link above should get you a good copy.

The trick to a good print is NOT letting your printer scale "to fit" or anything like that.

What can I do with the PocketGuide?
1) Prepare your daily schedule in advance to be more productive
2) Handy pocket map will help guide you when you're lost
3) Take notes (small notes)
4) Take names and phone numbers
5) Quick access to a month - great for planning next steps with people you want to stay in touch with.
6) View the daily agenda at a glance
7) Its the perfect conversation starter
8) Show everyone how retro, and cool low-tech solutions can be.

HOT TIP! Don't wait until your flight to look over the schedule and figure out what you are going to be doing at the event. Take a few minutes each day and starting getting your mind ready. This will make your experience much more relaxing and productive.

If you need help with folding the guide just leave a comment. Or go to this web site. Better yet, if you have a Mac you can make your own by downloading the PagePacker app from the same web site.

DevLearn - The eLearning Development Conference & Expo
Co-located with the Adobe Learning Summit
November 5-9, 2007
San Jose, CA

eLearning Guild 2007 - PocketGuide

If you are heading off to Boston in April for the eLearningGuild2007 Conference then you might want to download this little PocketGuide.

I discovered this little app for the Mac called PagePacker at Big Nerd Ranch. Its awesome! Most people use it for their GTD implementations.



Here is what is on the page:
Front Page logo
Agenda
Day 1 template - (this is blank like day planner)
Day 2 template
Day 3 template
Conference room map 1
Conference room map 2
Notes page



So, on the Day planner pages you can write which sessions you plan on attending and have it handy in your pocket. And if you don't know where you're going then just flip to the map pages for a quick reference map of the conference facilities. And if you bump into someone in the hall that you MUST remember (and they don't have a business card) then just make a quick note on the notes page.

If you want more info you can leave me a comment and I'll send you the pagepacker file.

Paper-based Learning - DIY Job Aids

No matter how much we push technology-based learning, we will never become completely paper-less. I have a Mac, a PC, a Treo, and a Blackberry, but without pen and paper near by I'm lost. (I hoping the iPhone helps a little ;-)
We (the learning community) are all about improving performance and the guys at 43folders are all about improving productivity...splitting hairs I suppose. They get it!
I LOVE the PocketMod! And so when I was listening to MacBreak Weekly (episode25) today they mentioned the new drag'n'drop tool from Big Nerd Ranch called pagepacker that makes the Pocketmod even BETTER and more fun to create.
If you are a Windows user then you are still stuck with the PocketMod (win), but that alone still rocks!

Check out all of the great info on the PagePacker from THIS POST.

The greatest part about this little tool is it's ability to take any photo, pdf, or file and resize it to fit the pages. What a great instant jobaid creator! Take some photos, drag them in. They're small and disposible too.