| April 2, 2010 |
CCASTD Countdown to Conference: Finding Your Value (Webinar Series)
Chicagoland Chapter, ASTD (CCASTD) invites you to join our countdown to the start of the 2010 ASTD International Conference and Exposition (ASTD ICE) by participating in our Webinar series for one hour each Friday. This is an opportunity for you to learn useful tools for enhancing and managing your conference experience, while building momentum for ASTD ICE and accelerating toward an optimal conference experience. Please set aside this hour each Friday and start finding your value in Chicago, now!
Check back frequently for Webinar details & registration - we'll post the details of a new Webinar every week!
All welcome to this free, global series!
Webinar Schedule (all Webinars start at 12:00pm CDT and conclude by 1:00 PM CDT)
April 2: Project Management: Invest in a more positive project future. Presenter: Lou Russell
Why do projects get so difficult after they start? Well, that's when the project starts to morph into something you never expected, and maybe your customer never told you about. It's when you say to someone, 'Sure, that will be easy. ' It's when you way over-estimate what you can accomplish in one day. Your stress comes from treating your projects as a to-do list instead of spending a mere 45 minutes to get the story straight. Join Lou Russell to learn quick tools to invest in a more positive project future - starting with project managing your ASTD ICE experience!
Register for April 2nd Webinar: http://bit.ly/aSfumZ
Session recordings, handouts & discussions can be found at: http://ccastd.ning.com
|
| April 8, 2010 |
From Barriers to Bridges: A Manager’s Survival Guide to Spanish-speaking Employees
CANCELLED
(There is a limit of 20 attendees for this session – Register Early to confirm your spot!)
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. (Registration & Continental Breakfast)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Program)
Location: Multilingual Chicago
2934 N. Milwaukee, Suite C, Chicago, IL 60618
Located right off 90/94
Public Transit: Milwaukee bus drops off at front door on the Central Park stop
Walking distance of the Blue Line
Free parking available in the back of building
Ample street parking for $1/hour.
The language and culture divide between English-speaking managers and Spanish-speaking employees is often the source of misunderstandings, frustration, ineffective training, disengaged employees and turnover. Learn more about helping employees bridge language and culture barriers. We will discuss important cross-cultural perspectives that create miscommunications in the workplace. You will also learn key language phrases and vocabulary necessary to bridge the gap. As you learn these things, you will also experience what managers often need to help them manage and lead teams and projects.
Take your first step toward improving communication and attend this fun, interesting and interactive workshop!
PRESENTER: LUCIANA TIBERIO
As Program Manager of Workforce Language Services, Luciana plays an integral role in language and culture training, curriculum development and consulting. A certified Cultural Detective trainer and active member of the Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, she has facilitated language and culture training for the Chicagoland Construction Safety Council, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, the Greater Northwest Chicago Development Corporation, the Valley Industrial Association, the Chicago Construction Expo and at the World of Asphalt Show and Conference.
Luciana studied at Millikin University and the University of Salamanca, Spain. After graduating with a BA in Spanish and History, she lived and worked in the Dominican Republic as an English instructor at the CEPCA Bilingual Elementary School for Berón and Punta Cana as well as the Punta Cana Hotel Group teaching workplace-specific English. Upon returning to the United States, she taught high school Spanish in Riverton, Illinois. When she’s not working, she can be found honing her salsa skills at locations across Chicago.
Cost:
CCASTD Member $49.00
Alliance Member $49.00
Non Member $59.00
Student $49.00
(There is a limit of 20 attendees for this session – Register Early to confirm your spot!)
|
| April 9, 2010 |
CCASTD Countdown to Conference: Finding Your Value (Webinar Series)
Chicagoland Chapter, ASTD (CCASTD) invites you to join our countdown to the start of the 2010 ASTD International Conference and Exposition (ASTD ICE) by participating in our Webinar series for one hour each Friday. This is an opportunity for you to learn useful tools for enhancing and managing your conference experience, while building momentum for ASTD ICE and accelerating toward an optimal conference experience. Please set aside this hour each Friday and start finding your value in Chicago, now!
Check back frequently for Webinar details & registration - we'll post the details of a new Webinar every week!
All welcome to this free, global series!
Webinar Schedule (all Webinars start at 12:00pm CDT and conclude by 1:00 PM CDT)
April 9: The Value of Measurement & Evaluation Presenter: Ken Phillips, PhD, CPLP
Today, business executives are demanding more and more accountability that the organizational resources they invest in learning and development are delivering business value. However, this is an area where few Workplace Learning and Performance professionals excel. Learning evaluations that go beyond Level 1 or occasionally Level 2 of the Kirkpatrick/Phillips 5 Level Evaluation Model are rare. Yet according to a recent research study conducted by the ROI Institute, the number one thing executives would like most to see from their learning and performance investments is evidence of business impact.
In this Webinar, you will learn why measurement and evaluation is critical to our success as WLP professionals - and how you can apply it to your ASTD ICE experience!
Register for April 9th Webinar: http://bit.ly/c456l4
Session recordings, handouts & discussions can be found at: http://ccastd.ning.com
|
| April 16, 2010 |
CCASTD Countdown to Conference: Finding Your Value (Webinar Series)
Chicagoland Chapter, ASTD (CCASTD) invites you to join our countdown to the start of the 2010 ASTD International Conference and Exposition (ASTD ICE) by participating in our Webinar series for one hour each Friday. This is an opportunity for you to learn useful tools for enhancing and managing your conference experience, while building momentum for ASTD ICE and accelerating toward an optimal conference experience. Please set aside this hour each Friday and start finding your value in Chicago, now!
Check back frequently for Webinar details & registration - we'll post the details of a new Webinar every week!
All welcome to this free, global series!
Webinar Schedule (all Webinars start at 12:00pm CDT and conclude by 1:00 PM CDT)
April 16 TBA
CANCELLED
|
| April 19, 2010 |
Evanston Lunch Bunch
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010
Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
Location: Rotary International
1560 N. Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL
NOTE: Please wait in the lobby for your Lunch Bunch Leader to escort you to the room. We will leave the lobby at 12 pm sharp!
Adapting a US-based Sales Orientation Program for International Audiences
Guest Presenter: David McGrath, CPLP
Sales Training Manager, WW Grainger
Learn how we adapted our US-based Orientation Program for our International Export Sales audiences. This includes:
- Structure of the program
- How we converted activities including a one week classroom session into a Virtual Classroom, while maintaining parts of the program as classroom
- Challenges and obstacles with program, language, logistics, and how we overcame them
- Key lessons learned, for example how some exercises/activities were more effective in the virtual environment than classroom .
Bring your own lunch or purchase something at Rotary’s Café International (lower level). Subway and Potbelly sandwich shops are across the street.
Directions/Parking: Rotary is accessible by the CTA Purple line and Metra rail ( Davis Street stop). City parking garages are located at 1800 Maple Avenue; Church & Chicago; and Benson & Davis. Some metered street parking may be available on Sherman Avenue at .75 per hour.
Cost: None
Registration is required to attend.
Click here to register today!
|
|
April 22, 2010
|
Career Fair & Networking – 3rd Annual
Thursday, April 22, 2010
5:30-8:00PM
Steelcase
222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL
3rd floor, Wells and Kenzie Entranze
A career fair for professionals in Workplace Learning and Performance, Organizational Development, Human Resources, and Leadership. Job-seeking individuals will have the opportunity to connect with major LEARNING INSTITUTIONS in the Chicago area that offer programs in T&D, OD, HR and Leadership. Professionals in transition will have the opportunity to meet with experts on resumes, the CPLP and networking.
What you can expect from the CCASTD’s Career Fair:
- Enjoy the inviting space of Steelcase’s showroom (for group and private conversations).
- Hear about generational differences in the workplace from keynoter Sarah Gibson.
- Explore ways to enhance your credentials via: degree or certificate programs in the learning field offered by area institutions, e.g., Argosy, Benedictine, DePaul, Northwestern, Roosevelt, University of St. Francis, and others; and, via certifications through WLPI and CPLP.
- Meet with coaches on crafting resumes, interviewing on both sides of the desk, and networking.
- Engage with members of the newly formed CCASTD-Student Interest Group (SIG) through round-table discussions on topics such as using social media for networking/job searching, and career transitioning into T&D.
- Take home new information, new contacts, new possibilities.
Program: 5:30-6:00PM Sign-in, Networking
6:00-6:20PM Sarah Gibson’s Presentation
6:20-8:00PM Exploring all the opportunities
Finger food and beverages will be available to attendees throughout the evening. (Beverages provided by Steelcase)
Guest Speaker: Sarah Gibson
Cost: Members $30, Alliance members $30, Non-members $40, Students $20
Late Registrations (after 04/15) add $10
Directions to Merchandise Mart | Maps of Merchandise Mart
View the Flyer!
Click here to register today!
*There was some confusion regarding an incorrect date on a recent eblast sent out to our membership. Please note that this is the correct date for the April Career Fair.
|
| April 23, 2010 |
CCASTD Countdown to Conference: Finding Your Value (Webinar Series)
Chicagoland Chapter, ASTD (CCASTD) invites you to join our countdown to the start of the 2010 ASTD International Conference and Exposition (ASTD ICE) by participating in our Webinar series for one hour each Friday. This is an opportunity for you to learn useful tools for enhancing and managing your conference experience, while building momentum for ASTD ICE and accelerating toward an optimal conference experience. Please set aside this hour each Friday and start finding your value in Chicago, now!
Check back frequently for Webinar details & registration - we'll post the details of a new Webinar every week!
All welcome to this free, global series!
Webinar Schedule (all Webinars start at 12:00pm CDT and conclude by 1:00 PM CDT)
April 23: Educate-to-Innovate: Models, Processes, Tools & Techniques to Train Brains to Innovate Faster and Smarter”: Gerald “Solutionman” Haman
Since 1989, over 100,000 people from 200 of the FORTUNE 500 companies and 50 countries have benefited from Haman’s innovation training and trainer certifications. More than 50% of BusinessWeek magazine’s “Most Innovative Companies in the World” have been helped by SolutionPeople. ASTD awarded SolutionPeople a “Learning Excellence Citation” for achieving outstanding training results. Solutionman gained international acclaim for establishing a world brainstorming record by facilitating 8,000 people in a Thinkathon® at the Singapore Stadium to generate 454,000 ideas in less than 60 minutes. Previously he worked for P&G and Arthur Andersen.
In this webinar:
- Learn the 4-Stage Accelerated Innovation Process and 6 Essential Innovation Elements.
- Discover how Accelerated Innovation® Training Using the KnowBrainer® Training Tools Guarantees Results.
- Find out how to become a Certified Innovation Trainer, Facilitator, Coach or Master.
Session recordings, handouts & discussions can be found at: http://ccastd.ning.com
Click here to register!
|
| April 30, 2010 |
CCASTD Countdown to Conference: Finding Your Value (Webinar Series)
Chicagoland Chapter, ASTD (CCASTD) invites you to join our countdown to the start of the 2010 ASTD International Conference and Exposition (ASTD ICE) by participating in our Webinar series for one hour each Friday. This is an opportunity for you to learn useful tools for enhancing and managing your conference experience, while building momentum for ASTD ICE and accelerating toward an optimal conference experience. Please set aside this hour each Friday and start finding your value in Chicago, now!
Check back frequently for Webinar details & registration - we'll post the details of a new Webinar every week!
All welcome to this free, global series!
Webinar Schedule (all Webinars start at 12:00pm CDT and conclude by 1:00 PM CDT)
April 30: Mobile Learning and Single-Source Publishing Presenter: Bob Mosher
Blended learning has taken on a whole new meaning with the advent of truly “blended” technologies such as mobile devices. This webinar will overview how mobile learning can complement your formal learning programs creating a truly immersive learning and support experience. We’ll also discuss ways to use single-source authoring to help make all of this a reality without adding to your already crowded array of authoring tools. We’ll take a look at two examples of this type of design in action.
Register for April 30th Webinar: http://bit.ly/bYbbVf
Session recordings, handouts & discussions can be found at: http://ccastd.ning.com
|