Listen to Dr. Greg Williams, Director of Instructional Systems Development graduate program for University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) (http://www.gregwilliams.net/) discuss his upcoming webinar Training Portfolios – No Longer an Option, But a Requirement.
Dr. Williams briefly discusses the benefits of creating training portfolios for training professionals who are loooking for a job or those who want to advance in their organization.
Listen to Cindy Huggett, owner of an independent consulting practice (www.atrainerslife.com) and also a Training Performance Consultant with AchieveGlobal,
discuss her upcoming webinar Troubleshooting in the Virtual Classroom.
Cindy briefly discusses how to follow three rules to prevent problems before a virtual class even starts, respond appropriately when problems arise during class, and troubleshoot common virtual class challenges.
Listen to Bill Fournet, founder and CEO, The Persimmon Group, discuss his upcoming one-day workshop Learning Innovations in Project Management Training
Bill briefly discusses benefits of increased project communication and transparency, the triple constraint of projects (cost, time, scope) and the disciplines needed to keep it in balance, and expanding your project management vision based on industry trends and practices.
Details:
When: Friday, May 20, 2011 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Where: Hilton Arlington 950 N. Stuart St. Arlington, VA
Listen to Hile Rutledge, CEO, Otto Kroeger Associates, discuss his upcoming presentation on Putting Type to Work– Revisiting Myers-Briggs.
Hile briefly discusses the commonly administered and misunderstood Myers Briggs Type Indicator Tool, common misconceptions of the tool, the power of type, and how to use type to reach its fullest potential.
Details:
When: Thursday, March 24, 2011 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston – Falls Church, VA, 4610 North Fairfax Drive Arlington / Clarendon Rooms Falls Church, Virginia 22203, Ph:703-243-9800
Listen to Dr. Michael Marquardt discuss his upcoming presentation on Action Learning.
Mike briefly discusses the six essential components for successful action learning programs, and provides several recent success stories he has been a part of.
Details:
When: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Embassy Suites – Washington, DC, 1250 22nd Street, NWConsulate / Ambassador Rooms, Washington, District of Columbia 20037, Ph:202-857-3388
Barbara Carnes discusses two up-coming workshops she is conducting.
Transfer of Training and Level 3 Evaluation
When: Thursday September 16, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Where: Holiday Inn, Rosslyn Register Making Learning Stick: Practical Techniques for Workplace Learning Professionals
When: Friday September 17, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Where: Holiday Inn, Rosslyn Register
Listen to Veronica Adams discuss her recent ASTD Webinar about the creative process in Instructional Design.
Most instructional designers try to make their programs “interesting” to hold the learners’ attention. But many may feel constrained by the tried and true curriculum models used by their clients or employers and/or these cultures and feel they must “color between the lines.”
However, some in the workplace learning profession believe that adding an entertainment element:
1) Engages the learners and holds their attention much more
2) Can increase the learning integration and retention
3) And fosters increased innovation, both for the ISD and training team, and for the learners.
ISD Veronica Adams will share some of her ideas and favorite tools for bringing more creativity into training design and delivery.
Metro DC ASTD Event: Create Audio Podcasts for Learning
Evening program: March 25 (a presentation focused on the use of media in instruction & learning)
Full-day podcasting workshop: March 26 (a full-day hands-on workshop for creating podcasts) Click here to register
Jonathan Halls is Principal of Jonathan Halls New Media Training (formerly Talkshow Media LLC) and has taught thousands of people around the world how to make podcasts. He is also an adjunct professor at George Washington University.
Dr. Edward Hoffman briefly discusses his approach and strategies for developing leaders.
Dr. Edward Hoffman serves as the Director of the NASA Academy for Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL). In this role he is responsible for the development of program/project leaders and engineers within NASA.
In a project-based organization like NASA, performance takes place in a team setting. After the highly publicized failure of two Mars missions in the late 1990s, NASA began providing direct support to project teams through its Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership. A decade later, the Academy has supported hundreds of project and engineering teams across the agency.
The Academy’s approach to direct team support includes:
• Online team performance assessments;
• Team building and team effectiveness workshops;
• Technical life cycle support; and
• Intensive coaching, mentoring, and consulting with expert practitioners.
Data collected from these interventions make clear that the optimal performance and learning come together at the team level.
