Instructional Hackathon & Innovation Jam: Design Accessibility Training (Part 1&2)

The Bay Area Learning Design & Technology MeetUp is back with our Innovation Jam event! Join a team to design and pitch ideas to a panel of judges for the chance to win a prize! For this back-to-back event, we task you to awe us with your insight and creativity. Participants will team up and work together to convert drab and dry content into an engaging and successful learning experience. This can come to life in many forms, such as a gamified learning structure, a blended learning environment, a self-paced elearning, or even something as simple as a job aid. The theme is accessibility training. People who design and build goods or services — whether a website, app, physical product, or physical space — need training in how to make their experience accessible to everyone. What kind of innovative learning solutions can you brainstorm to help this learner audience achieve the goal of creating with accessibility in mind? This is a great opportunity to add something robust to your portfolio, foster connections, and get your name and work in front of leaders in the industry.This is a two-part event:* Day 1 - TUE, MAY 7: We'll form teams, give you a scenario prompt, and provide you with time and space to brainstorm ideas. Teams are encouraged to meet on their own time during the following week to continue developing their design & pitch. RSVP for the first night here.* Day 2 - MON, MAY 13: Teams will finalize their pitches and present their design and any prototypes to the judges. At the end of Day 2 we ask that you to present your ideas to attendees and a panel of industry experts who will be scoring each group’s solution based on the following criteria:· Engagement (how much does it draw in the learner?)· Effectiveness (how likely will it solve the problem?)· Scalability (high touch point with low operational cost)· Success metrics (how success will be measured?) RSVP for the second night here.Please join us either as a participant for both nights, or as an audience member for the demos on the second night. Food and drinks provided.Let us know if you have any questions.------------------------------------More Details1) What You'll Bring: Laptops, laptop chargers, and any design tools that you use for presentations, learning, design, or technology. All participants are welcome to use any form of media to present their ideas and prototypes, as long as they can present with it within a 5 min pitch.2) What We'll Bring: We will provide teams with their own table space, plenty of electrical outlets, access to closed meeting rooms, whiteboards, markers, and post-its. At the end, teams will have an opportunity to use our projector screen to present. We also prepared the course content for you, so you only have to concentrate on delivery.3) Teams: As you register at the door, we'll ask you to associate yourself with either:Design - (media, elearning, UI, etc.,)Training - (coaching, mentoring, etc.,)Content - (curriculum dev, SME, technical writing, etc.,)Operations - (LMS, needs assessment, consulting, etc.,)Teams will be comprised with a mix of each. No worries if you do not identify with just one these; this is just a way to make sure everyone has a well-balanced team.4) Presentations will be 8 mins long, and we will not be allowing the use of slides (powerpoint). We are looking for an interactive pitch to get us excited about your ideas.