Australian-born Jonathan Halls has taught media and learning for more than 20 years. He has also worked as a talk show host, journalist, trainer, and media executive. Moving to London, he was hired to run the BBC's New Media Training Unit (Core skills), then promoted to become the learning executive in charge of production training in television, radio ops, and new media.Jonathan has taught thousands of media professionals around the globe who work in newspapers, radio, and television.
Today he is based in Northern Virginia and Principal of Jonathan Halls & Associates. He is an adjunct professor at George Washington University. Jonathan is active in the ASTD community, having been on the planning committees for both ASTD ICE and TechKnowledge. He has also been on the review panel for the ASTD BEST Awards for the past three years and was founding president of ASTD's UK Global Network.
Jonathan divides his time between teaching media for non-media professionals and running workshops on leadership and change. He is the author of Rapid Video Development for Trainers (2012) and the forthcoming books, Creativity in 3 Steps: Making Workplace Innovation a Habit and Podcasting for Politicos, Educators and Marketers.
Intended Audience
Anyone interested in exploring topics that relate to the design, delivery and development of eLearning, webinars, mobile learning, performance support and the use of social media to support learning, including learning theories, practical skills, tools, and case studies.
Interest Groups meet and serve the needs and interests of chapter members to focus on learning techniques and information relevant to the various functions of learning development. The primary goal is learning and the secondary goal of these groups is focused on networking to allow those in the learning profession the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences, and resources.
Purpose
Provide people in all industries with opportunities to think creatively about integrating technology-based learning in their professional lives.
Interact with colleagues for professional growth, networking, and new ideas.
Provide access to local and national experts in order to broaden expertise in the field of technology-based learning.
