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Past Conferences

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2020 iFEST Online Conference

Working Out What Works: Creating Value from Innovation

The 2020 iFest, in collaboration with the National Training & Simulation Association and the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (www.ADLNET.gov) will be held at the Hilton Mark Center, Alexandria, VA, August 17-19, 2020.  The theme for this year's conference is Working out What Works: Creating Value From Innovation​.  There is no Registration fee for Federal Government employees.​

Click the links for the 2019 iFest Program​​, Agenda, and Proceedings.

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2020 iFEST Online Conference Highlights

View a Recap of Last Year’s iFEST

2020 USDLA National Conference

The USDLA hosted their 2020 USDLA National Conference, as an Online - Virtual Conference. The based on the conference theme, “Grooving Around the World with Digital & Distance Learning in Music City” which will now be taking place virtually July 21 – 24, 2020.

View 2019 USDLA National Conference Program.

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2018 Government Video Conference & Expo and Government Learning Technology Symposium

The 2018 Government Video Conference & Expo and Government Learning Technology Symposium (GLTS) was held at the Washington D.C. Convention Center, Nov. 27 - Nov. 29, 2018.  The GV EXPO is the East Coast’s largest technology event designed for video, broadcast and AV professionals. The GLTS, co-located with the GV EXPO, is sponsored by the FGDLA and included two days of consecutive sessions featuring sessions on instructional design, gaming, mobile learning, instructional design basics, video and animation design for distance learning, LMS integration, cognitive science, and much more.  The FGDLA also hosted its annual awards recognizing Federal Government agencies/organizations excellence in distance learning. ​​​

Click here to find out more about the 2018 GLTS, ​and click here to find out more background on the GLTS.

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2017 Government Video Conference & Expo and Government Learning Technology Symposium

2017 Government Video Conference & Expo and Government Learning Technology Symposium (GLTS) was held at the Washington D.C. Convention Center, Nov. 28 - Nov. 30, 2017.

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2018 Government Learning Technology Symposium (GLTS)

View the 2018 GLTS presentations. View the 2018 session pictures.

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2017 Government Learning Technology Symposium (GLTS)

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2016 Government Learning Technology Symposium (GLTS)

The Science of Learning: Implications for Multimedia Design.

Dr. Jolly Holden, Associate Professor, ​ American InterContinental University

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2014 Interactive Learning Technologies Conference

TheLearning Styles Revelation--What the Research Reveals

Dr.Jolly Holden, Associate Professor, ​American InterContinental University.

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2013 Interactive Learning Technologies Conference

TheLearning Styles Revelation--What the Research Reveals. 

Dr. Jolly Holden, Associate Professor, ​American InterContinental University.

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Government Education & Training Government work (GETN)

Dr. Philip J.-L. Wesfall, Director, Air Technology Network PMO,Dept. of the Air Force.

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​2012 Interactive Learning Technologies Conference

Learning Styles: Myth or Reality?

Dr. Jolly Holden, Associate Professor, American InterContinental University. 

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2011 Interactive Technologies Conference

Learning Styles: Do They Really Matter?

Dr. Jolly Holden, Associate Professor, American InterContinental University.

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Telepresence in the Federal Government. 

Russ Colbert, Federal Government Market Director, Polycom, and VP Corporate, FGDLA.

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​Government Education & Training Network:

A success story in interagency cooperation for distance learning. Dr. Philip Westfall, Air Technology Network PMO, Dept of the Air Force.

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2010 Interactive Technologies Conference

​Instructional Media Selection: Implications for Blended Learning.

Dr. Jolly Holden, Associate Professor, American InterContinental University, and VP, Higher Education, FGDLA. 

Content Delivery Network: Lessons from the Enterprise.

Randy Palubiak, President, Enliten Management Group, and Treasurer, FGDLA. ​

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Learning Styles & Generational Differences: Do They Matter?

Dr. Jolly Holden and Dr. Philip Westfall Click here to download PPT.

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