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Upcoming events

    • September 10, 2010
    • 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
    • DeVry University Orlando Campus
    • 4

    CFC-ASTD September 2010

    Professional Development Event

    “Building Facilitation Skills”

    With featured Facilitator, Barry E. Altland, SPHR

    Friday, September 10, 2010

    Full-day session:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

    When you participate in a live learning event:

    ·   are you captivated by a skilled facilitator who is organized, articulate, and holds the attention of the room? 

    ·   do you suddenly realize that the session has flown by so quickly, yet you learned so much? 

    ·   do you find yourself inspired to act, to apply what you have learned, based upon the way a facilitator actively engages you in the learning? 


    You can be that facilitator!  Outstanding facilitators are made, not born!

    The Central Florida Chapter of ASTD presents a full-day workshop that will share the tools, tips and techniques to take any professional to a higher level of facilitation skill.  Whether you:

    ·   are new to the workplace learning and performance profession,

    ·   have some WLP experience, but are looking to grow your skill set,

    ·   are a professional in any role, and you need to add facilitation skills to your repertoire to increase credibility and impart knowledge to others,

    . . . you will benefit from participating in this workshop!

    The first half of the workshop day will review many commonly-used facilitation techniques, and allow participants to see the tips and tools used in practice as part of the session.  Through a series of interactive discussions, exercises and activities, participants will gain a variety of skills used to create engaging learning events. 

    Then, participants will be prepared to apply these newly-learned skills to their own facilitation style in the second half of the workshop day.  Each participant will assemble and present a brief facilitation piece, followed by an opportunity to receive targeted, respectful feedback from fellow participants to help them expand their repertoire.

    Breakfast, lunch and snacks are included in the workshop cost, as well as all materials used during the day.  This workshop is limited to the first 20 registered participants. 

    The workshop will “inform, inspire and involve” each participant in becoming a highly effective leader of learning events!

    About the Facilitator . . .

    Barry E. Altland has been a facilitator for nearly twelve years in the workplace learning and performance field.  During that time, he has logged countless hours of platform time, imparting knowledge on a variety of people skill, technical skill and leadership topics to thousands of participants.

    Barry has worked in learning and performance in a wide variety of industries, from hospitality, resort destinations, real estate development, agribusiness and supply chain, driving organizational results through people development. 

    Barry is a Development Dimensions International and Achieve Global certified facilitator, and holds his Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation.  He has served on the Executive Board of the Central Florida Chapter of ASTD for five years, including being the 2006 Chapter President. 

    Mr. Altland currently serves at the National level of ASTD as a member of the ASTD Chapter Leaders Conference Planning Advisory Committee (ALC PAC). 

    Program Information

    DATE: Friday, September 10th

    TIME:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

    LOCATION:  DeVry University, 4000 Millenia Boulevard, Orlando, FL

    Program Cost - $60 for local members, $70 for non-members and guests

    Schedule:             

    8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Registration and breakfast

    8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Workshop

    Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks will be provided


    We look forward to seeing you there!   

     

     

    • September 28, 2010
    • 06:00 PM - 08:45 PM
    • Crowne Plaza- Downtown Orlando

    By attending this program you can earn CPLP recertification credits and 1.5 (General) HRCI recertification credit hours towards PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certificate Institute by attending this program.

    Converting Your Training to  

    e-Learning:

    Lumps, Bumps and Bruises

    Tuesday, September 28, 2010

     

    Do you have a training program that you’ve delivered to hundreds of employees what seems likes thousands of times, and it works to perfection?  It seems like it would be easy to convert it to an e-Learning course – but then you realize that only 30% of the content is in the materials, and the rest is in the instructors’ minds and everyone has a different way of teaching the material. Sound familiar?

    In this session, you will hear from Tanya Coomes, co-author of E-Learning Uncovered: Articulate Studio'09 about the Lumps, Bumps and Bruises of integrating e-Learning into your curriculum.  

    First, you will learn different case studies that illustrate some unexpected difficulties in converting ILT to e-Learning.  You’ll take away a five-step model, and valuable checklists that will help you understand the risks and challenges up front. The model outlines the process, and provides tools to assist with successfully analyzing, managing, and leading an e-Learning conversion project.

     

    Once you have your plan for converting your ILT, it’s time to decide which eLearning development tool to use.  What do they each do? How are they different? Which one is best?  Do you need them all?  You’ll learn about the three most commonly-used rapid e-learning development tools on the market.   All three can be used to create engaging and interactive e-learning courses without the need for any programming. You’ll see samples of each one in action so you can really understand what they can do and whether or not they meet your needs.  And you’ll walk away with a useful checklist to help you make your own authoring tool decisions. 


    In this session, you will learn:

    • The differences in the two types of courses for stakeholders, environment, and the audience
    • To ask the right questions up front to effectively define and plan a conversion project
    • To spot and plan for risks early in the project
    • To apply the five-step model to any e-Learning conversion project
    • The fundamental differences between the most commonly used rapid e-Learning development tools: Captivate, Lectora, and Articulate
    • What technical skills are necessary to master each tool
    • Which features to consider when selecting a tool

    About the speaker:

    Tanya Coomes, co-author of E-Learning Uncovered: Articulate Studio'09, has over fourteen years of experience as an instructional designer, performance improvement analyst, technical writer, and facilitator in both corporate and educational environments. Prior to joining Alcorn, Ward, & Partners in 2009, Tanya was the National Training Specialist for a Fortune 100 company where she championed and led its e-learning initiative and designed multiple leadership development programs.  Since joining Alcorn, Ward, & Partners, Inc., Tanya, a certified project manager, has logged over 800 hours of unique project management experience on 15 e-Learning and instructor-led training projects.

    Tanya received an MBA, with distinction, from the University of North Florida and a BS in Secondary Education from the University of Central Florida. She is a Past-President of the Northeast Florida chapter of the American Society of Training and Development and now serves on the chapter’s e-Learning Special Interest Group committee.

     

    Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Orlando-Downtow

                     304 W. Colonial Drive

                     Orlando, FL  32801

     

    Investment:   $25 Student Member

    $30 CFC-ASTD Member

    $40 guests and non-members

     

     

    We will be having our first book sale of used business and training books to support you in your development. Please do not forget to bring cash or check to pickup some great reading.

    As a friendly reminder, cancellations are due no less than 5 days prior to the program. Pre-Paid registrations will not be refunded after the fifth day and pending confirmations will be invoiced with payment due upon receipt. This policy will remain in effect as an effort to cover catering expense and unsold seating created by holding your reservation. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

     

    • October 26, 2010
    • To Be Determined
    The Central Florida Chapter of ASTD will hold it's monthly meeting on this date.  Speaker and Topic are currently being planned.
    • November 02, 2010
    • 05:00 PM
    • N/A
    Please have your newsletter articles submitted by today and sent to Carole@cfc-astd.org.
    • December 07, 2010
    • To Be Determined
    The Central Florida Chapter of ASTD will hold it's annual Silent Auction and holiday celebration on this date. 

Past events

August 24, 2010 Leadership vs. Management, Recognizing the Balance
August 24, 2010 Fall Newsletter Articles Due
July 27, 2010 What can you do to get a competitive edge in the field of Training and Development?
June 22, 2010 Activate Your Training
May 25, 2010 Essentials of Coaching Within Organizations
May 18, 2010 Summer Newsletter Articles Due
May 15, 2010 Community Service Volunteer Event-Coalition for the Homeless
April 27, 2010 Razzle Dazzle Design: Discover the Show Biz Secrets of Learnertainment®
February 16, 2010 Spring Newsletter Articles Due
January 26, 2010 Integrating T&D and HR with Organizational Strategy
December 01, 2009 Annual CFC-ASTD Silent Auction and Holiday Program
October 27, 2009 October Program-Roundtable Sessions
October 07, 2009 Fall Newsletter Articles Due
September 22, 2009 Managing Change
September 22, 2009 "Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels" Presented by Donald L. Kirkpatrick
July 28, 2009 The "I's" Have It
July 10, 2009 Summer Newsletter Articles Due
June 23, 2009 The Changing World of Leadership: The 3rd Generation Focus on Results
May 15, 2009 Adding Value as a T&D Professional
April 28, 2009 Kill What's Ugly While It's Young and other unspeakable management truths
March 31, 2009 Spring Newsletter Articles Due
March 24, 2009 Build Your Network
February 24, 2009 C-Level Event
January 27, 2009 “Mentoring Magic” with Featured Facilitator, J. Lenora Bresler
December 02, 2008 Annual CFC-ASTD Silent Auction and Holiday Program
October 10, 2008 Joint Meeting with the GOOD Network
September 19, 2008 Building Facilitation Skills, Featured Facilitator, Barry E. Altland
August 26, 2008 "Shifting From Training to Performance Improvement", Featured Facilitator, Jack Wolf, PhD, CPT
July 22, 2008 The I's Have It
July 18, 2008 Learning Design 101: Building Better Learning
June 24, 2008 CFC-ASTD June Chapter Program: The Leadership Challenge
May 27, 2008 CFC-ASTD May Meet and Mingle Event
 

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