Ready, Set, Curate: 8 Learning Experts Tell You How

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Ben Betts is an entrepreneur technologist and social learning expert. Ben and his team at HT2 develop products and services for online learning. In his role as CEO of HT2 Ben developed the Curatr Social Learning platform and the open source learning record store Learning Locker. He has worked with Google Accenture KPMG Pearson Education Oxford University Cambridge University BP Twitter Nike Barclays Shell Xerox and many more. Ben writes and speaks about social and peer-to-peer learning around the world and has made an appearance at TEDx. He has contributed to four books in the last two years and published peer-reviewed academic papers and magazine articles. He completed a doctorate at the University of Warwick UK where he studied the application of social learning in the workplace. He also holds an MBA and is a Fellow of the Learning & Performance Institute.Allison Anderson has a passion for creating compelling experiences for organizational learners. With more than 20 years experience as a learning leader in higher education and the private sector Allisons roles have included learning strategist at Intel Corporation and director of learning at ESCO in Portland Oregon USA. With a focus on social and collaborative learning learner experience and strategic visions her favorite projects include creating a staff and faculty training program for Lewis & Clark College and leading Intels Learning Community of Practice. Her work has been highlighted in CLO Magazine The New Social Learning (ATD Press 2015) Revolutionize Learning & Development (ASTD Press and Wiley 2014) The 2020 Workplace (HarperBusiness 2010) and Next Learning Unwrapped (lulu.com 2011). Allison is a frequent presenter and facilitator at leading industry conferences including DevLearn the ATD International Conference & Exposition Training 2012 Europes Corporate Universities Ac@demies Estrategias de eLearning Brasil the Social Learning Boot Camp the CLO Symposium and the Wharton Executive Program for Work-Based Learning Leadership. Allison has also led presentations at Elliott Masies Learning Conference on topics as wide-ranging as learning ecosystems social learning curation and women in learning.