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• Webinar - Five Commandments of Building Transformative, Results-Oriented Coaching Programs

  • When
    Thu, February 04, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  Are you ready for performance results that will make you look like a saint? When properly designed and built, results-oriented coaching programs will appear as effective as divine intervention. In this session, you will be motivated and inspired by stories and examples of the "holy" and proven principles of transformative coaching programs. Come join us on the virtual mountain to receive this valuable wisdom!

  Applications

  • Achieve human performance results through effective coaching programs.
  • Ensure an impressive return on investment for coaching initiatives.
  • Measure and determine the effectiveness of coaching investments.

   

  Facilitator:

  
  

  Annemarie Spadafore  

  Principal, Professional Executive Coach & Powerful Speaker, PowerLab

  Annemarie Spadafore has mastered power, and has helped thousands of clients master their own. As a Harvard-trained expert in organizational behavior, a Fulbright Scholar (PhD-Political Science), and ICF PCC, she transforms executives into powerful, resilient, and inspired leaders who wield influence to achieve results while engaging the best in others. With a sharp intellect and warm personal style, Dr. Spadafore has excelled as a key advisor to Chief Executives and demonstrated her own comfort with influence as an Executive herself; she has further enabled clients through deep individual and team coaching sessions and speaking engagements.

  
  

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

       
  

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• Webinar - Getting Started with Instructional Design

  • When
    Tue, February 23, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  People get into eLearning from a variety of professions. Some were subject matter experts or trainers; others had focused their careers on media or web development. At some point, though, someone asked or encouraged them to develop eLearning. So, they bought and learned to use an authoring tool, but they likely weren’t given much background on instructional design techniques and how these can help them build better eLearning.

  During this session, you’ll get a solid introduction to the core basics of instructional design. Participants will define what quality eLearning experiences are like by reviewing self-paced courses and discussing likes and dislikes. Then, you’ll look at how using instructional design principles and processes improves quality, ROI, user satisfaction, and success rates. You’ll explore how needs assessments can help you know what your audience needs. You’ll also build your skills by learning to write measurable behavioral objectives based on your needs assessments; see examples of course design documents and storyboards; and receive a list of resources that can help you continue to grow your eLearning skills after the session.

  After attending this session, you will be able to:

  • Explain why following Instructional Design processes and principles improves success
  • Distinguish between high and low quality eLearning
  • Define ADDIE and describe the stages of this common Instructional Design process
  • Ask needs assessment questions that help you avoid common eLearning pitfalls
  • Write behavioral objectives that lead to measurable results
  • Describe the process of designing, storyboarding and producing eLearning
  • Describe the process of implementing and evaluating eLearning
  • List the skill sets needed for developing high quality eLearning and how to obtain them

  
  

  Facilitator:

  

  Jennifer De Vries, President, BlueStreak Learning
  

  Jennifer De Vries, MA, CPT, is the President and Chief Solutions Architect for BlueStreak Learning. Jennifer has over 25 years of experience in managing eLearning programs for companies such as IBM, Motorola, Joint Commission Resources, and Thomson/NETg. She frequently writes on the topic of eLearning for industry journals and is best known for her groundbreaking report about Rapid E-Learning published by Bersin & Associates. In 2010, Jennifer was named one of the top 20 most influential people in online learning by http://www.onlineuniversityrankings.org. She has an MA in Instructional and Training Technology from Governors State University in Illinois and is designated as a Certified Performance Technologist by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI).

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1.5 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

       
  

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• Webinar - The Art of Facilitating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dialogues

  • When
    Thu, March 11, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  Diversity, equity, and inclusion dialogue is a form of improvisational art. Every dialogue is unique, built upon the individual contributions and experiences of the people brought together in that moment. Yet there are foundational principles and practices that facilitators must practice to accomplish positive outcomes. This session will provide tips and tools for effectively facilitating DEI dialogues to ensure honest, heartfelt conversations and commitment to lasting behavior change.

  Applications

  • Integrate DEI dialogues into training and development activities.
  • Identify tools to facilitate meaningful DEI-related dialogues with diverse learners.
  • Learn how to handle challenging, emotionally charged situations that often arise in the midst of identity-related discourse.

   

  Facilitator:

  
  

  Maria Morukian, MA, PCC

  President and Founder, MSM Global Consulting, LLC

  Maria Morukian has been working with organizational leaders for over 17 years in the federal, nonprofit, and corporate sectors. Maria is passionate about guiding leaders in discovery and continuous learning through training, coaching, and consulting. Prior to starting her own consulting business, Maria was the Practice Director for Leadership and Management at Management Concepts. She has also worked at the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Executive Institute, the U.S. Department of State, and the National MultiCultural Institute. Maria is currently on the faculty of American University. She is a TEDx speaker, and has been published in Forbes, Ellevate, and TD Magazine.  Maria hosts a podcast, Culture Stew, discussing cutting edge issues on culture, diversity, and identity.

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

       
  

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• Webinar - Transforming What SMEs Know to What Learners Need

  • When
    Thu, March 25, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  Have you ever had this conversation with a SME (subject-matter expert)?

  SME: “This needs to be in the course.”

  You: “I’m not sure it does.”

  SME: “Yes, they definitely need to know it.”

  You: “But I’m not sure it will help them.”

  SME: “Well then at least need to be aware of it.”

  You: “Hmpfh.”

  Your learners have needs, and your SMEs have knowledge and experience. But do those two things always line up? When creating learning content, SMEs with the best intentions can end up creating content that’s long on information, short on practical application, and wrapped up in a bullet-point PowerPoint bow. The next thing you know, your learners are going to YouTube to find what they need instead.

  In this session, you’ll learn five key strategies for working more effectively with subject-matter experts to create content that sticks. You’ll gain practical insights, tips, and resources for making the most of your SME’s expertise and for harnessing that power in a productive and helpful way. You’ll walk away better able to move your online content from simply conveying information to helping your learners solve the real problems they face every day.

  You will learn to:

  • Change the focus of your efforts from the SME’s expertise to the learner’s needs.
  • Negotiate out “nice-to-know” information.
  • Help SMEs break down what they've learned over the years in a way that's helpful to others.
  • Use one simple question to determine what content should be included and what should be cut.

  
  

  Facilitator:

  

  Diane Elkins

  Diane Elkins is co-founder of E-Learning Uncovered and Artisan E-Learning, a custom e-learning development company specializing in the use of Articulate Studio, Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora. Diane has been in the e-learning industry since 2001, speaks regularly at national conferences about e-learning, and is co-author of the popular E-Learning Uncovered book series and blog.  She has served on the boards of the Northeast Florida and Metro DC chapters of ATD
  

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

   
  

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• Webinar - Offering the Career Development Your Organization Needs and Employees Want: An Updated Framework

  • When
    Thu, April 01, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  Despite today's business and employment landscape, career development operates much as it has for decades. Forward-looking organizations are grappling with how to address this challenge, but structures, processes, and even innovative technologies tend to simply put a new face on an old approach. This session offers a fundamental "reset" with an updated model and actionable tools for creating a system that's more effective, agile, and based upon current realities and expectations.

  Applications

  • Build a business case for updating your organization's approach to career development.
  • Explore the GRACE model and the qualities of effective career development systems.
  • Plan actions that will enable career development that serves employees and the organization.

  
  

  Facilitator:

  
  

  Julie Winkle Giulioni

  Author/Speaker/Consultant, Author, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

  Julie Winkle Giulioni works with organizations globally to improve performance through leadership and learning. Named one of Inc.'s top 100 leadership speakers, Julie is the co-author of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Want, a respected speaker on a variety of topics, and a regular contributor to many business publications as well as on her blog, JulieWinkleGiulioni.com.

  
  

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

       
  

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• Webinar - Compliance Training is Boring…Because We've Designed It That Way

  • When
    Thu, April 22, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  How do your employees react to compliance training? At Spectrum, their compliance training is some of the highest rated training in the company. To get there, they rethought the purpose of compliance training and then focused on why it is important to the employee and the overall user experience. This has led to a library of compliance; courses that employees enjoy taking. The Spectrum Design team will be sharing their design approach to the entire program and to individual courses.

   

  Facilitator:

  
  

  Marc Donelson

  Manager, Curriculum Development at Spectrum

  Marc Donelson is the Manager of Curriculum Design at Charter Communications. He started his career as an e-learning developer and over the past 20 years has moved into roles as an instructional designer and performance consultant. During this time his success has come from balancing new approaches of supporting learners with a company’s culture to adopt new ideas. This is a mindset that Marc’s design team now uses throughout its projects.

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

       
  

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• Webinar - Excuse Me: My Change Style is Showing

  • When
    Tue, May 04, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  Organizations don't change... the people within them do. No skill is more important in today's workplace than being able to lead change and influence others to embrace it. However, many are ill-equipped to know how to lead change and often get tripped up by their own reactions to it. This talk will provide the framework for understanding one's own reactions and preferred change style, how it "shows up", and how to leverage it effectively to help influence and lead others through change. Listeners will gain "ah-ha" insights into their own personal attitudes about Change and how these influence their own behaviors as well as those they lead.

  Facilitator:

  
  

  Tricia Steege

  Tricia Steege is a well respected senior organizational development practitioner and consultant. Coupling her extensive work around the globe in the Technology, Financial, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Publishing and Non-Profit sectors with her undergraduate, graduate and continuing educational studies about living systems, Tricia distinguishes herself as an astute change management strategist serving large and small, multinational and domestic businesses.

  Known for her ability to strategically understand the inner workings of businesses, quickly diagnose gaps and guide towards impactful solutions, Tricia is frequently sought after to help leaders with complex transitions. ​

  Tricia brings over 30 years of practical business experience to her work and has held several key leadership roles within organizations and professional associations.

  Holding certifications in Organizational Development, Change Learning Styles, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and DISC Profile, she has taught in the continuing education program of Penn State University Great Valley and Temple University.

  Tricia has been published in several professional journals and reference books. She has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences for including the Association for Change Management Professionals (ACMP), the Project Management Institute (PMI), the American Society Training and Development (ASTD) and Meeting Planning International (MPI).​

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1.5 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

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• Webinar - Why Most E-Learning Fails: How to Design E-Learning That Gets Results

  • When
    Thu, May 20, 2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Description:

  Let's admit it: Most e-learning content just plain sucks. The sad reality is that most e-learning courses require learners to sit through disappointing experiences where information is poorly organized, the content isn't relevant, and the interactions seem contrived and without purpose. During this session you will explore many of the reasons why most e-learning fails and the components that contribute to bad e-learning design. You'll explore several practical methods you can immediately apply to fix your bad e-learning courses.

  Applications:

  • Understand why e-learning isn't always the answer.
  • Learn why clicking doesn't make interactivity meaningful.
  • Comprehend why good e-learning requires more than instructional design.

  
  

  Facilitator:

  

  Tim Slade - Speaker, Author & Award-Winning Freelance eLearning Designer

  Tim Slade is a speaker, author, and founder of The eLearning Designer's Academy. Having spent the last decade working to help others elevate their e-learning and visual communications content, Tim has been recognized and awarded for his creative design aesthetics. He is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor and author of The eLearning Designer's Handbook.

  
  

  Professional Certifications & Continuing Education Credits:

  This program is valid for 1 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

  This program is eligible for 1 Credit Hour for either a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holder.

       

  Let's admit it: Most e-learning content just plain sucks. The sad reality is that most e-learning courses require learners to sit through disappointing experiences where information is poorly organized, the content isn't relevant, and the interactions seem contrived and without purpose. During this session you will explore many of the reasons why most e-learning fails and the components that contribute to bad e-learning design. You'll explore several practical methods you can immediately apply to fix your bad e-learning courses.

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