Webinars and eWorkshops Page 1
FEB 18 2010 Training in the Age of Aesthetics
Have you noticed that we are asking for beauty and sophisticated style and more sensory pleasures in almost everything we do and drive, and click on, and look at? We want everything to look good. Many businesses are now appealing to customers by announcing a balanced combination of performance, quality, low cost and … beauty. Quite often, in a crowded and competitive marketplace, aesthetics is the way to stand out.
The preference for style has transferred to the training field as well. Modern consumers and students are starting to demand educational computing that is a combination of art, entertainment, education, and process control. If you wish to have power and advantage in what you do, it is time to value beauty and incorporate it into your instructional products and training services. Adobe products, such as Presenter, Flash, and Acrobat Connect Pro can help with this quest.
Attend this incisive, provocative, and witty session, so you can:
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NOV 18 2009 Building Organizational Capability Through Coaching
This on-line workshop will show how an internal coaching strategy can make a significant difference in building organizational capability and lead to greater bench strength and accelerated development of high potential talent. Larry Godfrey, formerly of General Motors, and General Motors University, will share how such a strategy was developed and deployed within General Motors and how the Global HR community partnered with organizational leadership to significantly impact the growth, development and retention of top talent.
Participants will learn how to assess organizational readiness, engage and gain support from key stakeholders, and how to develop coaching capability within the organization. Larry will also discuss the importance of alignment of the strategy with the organization's overall talent management approach and the impact developing this capability had for the HR value proposition.
NOV 17 2009 Solutions to the Top Ten Challenges of Blended Learning
With the expansion of the global workforce, and the continuous shifting of global economic factors, the time for blended learning has arrived. A solid blended learning design makes sense instructionally and economically. But how do we make sure we do it right? What are the hidden challenges that can create a roadblock to success before we even roll out the program?
This session addresses the most common challenges an implementation may encounter when designing and implementing a blended learning solution, and provides strategies on how to anticipate these challenges and minimize their impact. Technological, organizational, and instructional concerns will be address. The job aid will identify the 10 challenges, and provide suggested approaches for overcoming them and achieving blended learning success.
OCT 29 2009 Social Networking Tools are Growing in use in the Workplace
Many leaders challenge the value and appropriateness of these tools for employees and the business. Dr Art Paton will present clear business benefits on the use of social learning tools at Motorola. He will define social networking tools, including concepts of asynchronous learning and collaboration. Dr Paton will describe the strategy to use knowledge communities to host learning at Motorola. He will also identify the initial organizational stumbling blocks for embracing social networking tools. Lastly he will present two business cases implementing social networking tools for business impact as well as next steps to continue the use of social learning tools at Motorola.
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SEP 24 2009 Tips for Teaching Synchronous Virtual Classes
This session explores how the roles of trainers have changed with the introduction of learning technologies. Tips and techniques for teaching synchronously are discussed and guidance is provided on how to be a facilitator in this medium. During this session, participants will identify key techniques for engaging participants without the benefit of eye contact and body language. Investigate questioning techniques appropriate for the virtual classroom. Experiment with synchronized web browsing to create engagement both independently and collaboratively, while appealing to additive, kinesthetic, and visual learners.
AUG 19 2009 Essential Skills for Leading, Working and Living
This fast-paced, entertaining online workshop teaches how to stay positive, productive and effective--no matter what the circumstances! Participants will learn to handle situations that normally "get to us" or that we "take personally." Join this presentation to discover proven ways to handle negative emotions and thus improve effectiveness and communication at work and at home. Benefits include improved teamwork, customer service, leadership, parenting, emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships at work and home.
JUNE 11 2009 Surviving in Uncertain Times - The Leader's Challenge
What is the one leadership capability shared by successful leaders? After hundreds of CEO interviews in 30 countries, psychologist and businessman Dr. Bob Rosen has discovered that the success of great leaders is all about creating the right level of anxiety for growth and performance. Learning how to manage anxiety can be translated into managing the anxiety level of a company and its employees. In this webinar, you will learn how to create just enough tension-- in yourself and your organization-- to release powerful leadership, accelerated growth, and winning performance.
MAY 14 2009 Training on a Tight Budget
Delivering instructionally sound training does not have to be expensive! This timely session discusses how to design and deliver innovative and effective training while operating on a lean budget.
APR 30 2009 e-Learning Basics: Just the Facts
E-learning has an important place in today's educational environment. This session will provide a brief discussion and case study examples of e-learning as it relates to selecting an instructional strategy. In this webcast, we will compare and contrast synchronous and asynchronous learning, identify the advantages of e-learning, recognize the disadvantages of e-learning and discuss the appropriate uses of e-learning as an instructional strategy.
APR 23 2009 Rapid e-Learning: Getting it Done and Doing it Fast
Want to deliver engaging e-learning courses, but short on time? This webcast will help you learn how to cut corners, without cutting instructional value. This session will provide a brief discussion and case study examples of rapid e-learning tools, and will also identify methods used to quickly move through the instructional design process, without sacrificing sound instructional design principles.
MAR 12 2009 Stop the Fear: Take Action to Rise Above the Economic Meltdown
As the economic meltdown worsens and uncertainty shakes the market, fear is fertilized and anxiety and dread grow in the workplace. The cost of unchecked fear is staggering as companies are left with a paralyzed employee base that is uncreative and unaccountable. Sadly, there are three common mistakes that managers make that perpetuate the cycle of fear and underperformance.
Discover three actionable tools to create focus within the workplace that not only reduce fear, but free people to be their best. Instead of being at the mercy of circumstance, take action to help your team rise above the meltdown.
FEB 26 2009 Predictive Evaluation
V.A.L.E. Consulting's Predictive Evaluation uses an innovation evaluation system to provide compelling training impact data to executives, provide "lead" indicators of future adoption and business results, and enable continuous improvement actions to increase value created. Predictive Evaluation is used to document merit and worth of a training program. A training program's Merit is defined as "does the program do what it is supposed to do?"
Worth is defined as the program "adds value beyond itself." Dave Basarab, the creator of the Predictive Evaluation model, will share his techniques and tools for conducting Predictive Evaluations. Dave is the co-author of "The Training Evaluation Process" and has been conducting evaluations for over 25 years.
FEB 19 2009 Strategic Evaluation: Getting Beyond the 4 Levels
Most of us are familiar with Kirkpatrick's 4 levels, but few conceptualize evaluation in any other terms, and many have difficulty implementing much more than end-of-course evaluation. Taking a strategic approach to evaluation is not our strong suit.
And what about political issues in evaluation? What do you do, for example, with findings that you don't think are going to be well received?
Drawing on her years of experience in evaluation, Dr Marguerite Foxon will provide insights on how to expand your view and practice of evaluation beyond Kirkpatrick, and guidelines on dealing wtih the politics of evaluation. Her most recent book is Evaluator Competencies: Standards for the Practice of Evaluation in Organizations (2008).
FEB 5 2009 Made to Stick: Get Your Message Heard
Join Dan Heath, New York Times best selling author, as he explains why some ideas may succeed, or "stick" with people, even as other ostensibly powerful ones fail. Dan will reveal the six principles that distinguish ideas that thrive from those that die.
JAN 15 2009 Shifting Your Organzation into a Higher Gear
It's shocking: most leaders are leading in a way that sabotages their best efforts to deliver results. The behaviors identified in this webinar reveal what bosses at all levels inadvertently do to create a workforce where most people are disengaged, unaccountable, and resist taking responsibility.
Better results are possible - and proven. Leaders who employ the three tools addressed in this webinar will see immediate results. It's a fact: employees want to be accountable and will take responsibility for delivering greater results when the conditions allow them to. The three fundamental tools addressed in this hour will help you shift your organization into a higher gear of productivity and results.
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DEC 11 2008 The New Wave of e-Learning Technologies
Ed Prentice, President of Centrax, and Lois Webster, CEO of LearnShare, will cover the practical use of new technologies in eLearning, including the Second life, mobile applications, the iPhone, video programming, and text messaging.
E-learning has come a long way since the start of the internet age. The original 28.8K modem speeds only allowed for text and static clip art based e-learning which was not very engaging to the end user. Fast forward to today where people can watch full motion video content on handheld devices via 3G broadband mobile networks. This opens up the ability to deploy very engaging media for elearning over a broad array of devices. It also allows for immersive "3D" websites such as Second Life where a person can transform into an on screen "avatar" and interact within a realistic online 3D environment in real time along with other "avatars" ( people) from around the world. Many people are using videogames and related programs and becoming accustomed to very interactive and engaging screen content. Elearning developed today must meet those expectations. This session will cover the new delivery platforms and show examples of elearning deployed on each.
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