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 ICELW 2015, the eighth annual International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace, will be held from June 10-12, 2015 at Columbia University in New York. 

The second annual ICELW mini-expo will be held at the ICELW conference site on Thursday, June 11th, 2015.  If  your organization is interested in reserving a table at the expo or in other opportunities to be a conference sponsor, please contact our expo team at expo@icelw.org for further information!  ICELW reaches a diverse, international audience and provides an intimate, comfortable environment to form relationships with potential collaborators and clients.

 ICELW 2015 will feature e-learning success stories, demonstrations of the latest in e-learning, panel discussions, and more, along with our always-popular conference dinner!

ICELW 2015 - The Eighth Annual International Conference on E-learning in the Workplace

 

Organizations desire professionals skilled in performance improvement.

Practitioners who understand how to analyze and solve performance issues provide immeasurable value to their organizations and clients. There is a demand for problem-solving analysts who can close performance gaps and deliver organizational results that matter.

Are you equipped with the right tools to help your clients achieve their business goals? This program is a must for learning professionals who want to expand their skills and expertise. Demonstrate your ability to improve individual, process, or organizational performance with the ATD Master Performance Consultant™ program:

• Manage your client engagements and relationships effectively.
• Become a master of consulting to deliver project results.
• Solve organizational issues—including defects, errors, turnover, low revenue, and missed sales targets—using systematic analysis, data consolidation, and effective problem solving.

Assess, refine, and enhance your performance consulting skills.

You are invited to be one of the first to benefit from the ATD Master Performance Consultant program. Learn more about this program and save your seat at the table.

Next Program: May 13-16 | Orlando, FL*

 

Call for Papers

WRRCEA October 16-18, 2015

University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The biannual WRRCEA conference, a collaborative effort of universities in Western Canada and the Western United States with graduate programs engaged in the study of the education of adults, will be hosted by the Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Proposal submissions are due no later than June 1, 2015

 

Conference Theme

This year, the conference will be organized around the theme of Reanimating Adult Education: Conflict, Violence and Learning. The theme is meant to invoke ideas and debates about possibilities for adult education in the shifting global landscape of violent conflict, colonialism, capitalism, imperialism, gender and other inequities, and neoliberalized spaces. Participants are invited to explore their research and practice in relation to these contextual factors. How might adult education scholars, researchers, practitioners and activists bring new life to the field?

 

Proposal submissions are invited to respond to this theme or to broader considerations in the study and practice of adult education.

 

Types of Proposals and Sessions

The WRRCEA 2015 conference committee welcomes proposals in the areas of theory, research, policy and practice. As a principle of adult education, audience participation in all sessions is encouraged. All proposals will be peer reviewed. Full papers, along with summaries of roundtables, posters and symposia, will be published in the digital conference proceedings.

·      Full Paper (50 minutes):  Full paper presentations report on complete or nearly complete work.

·      Research Roundtables (50 minutes): Informal discussions of research in progress and research opportunities are facilitated through research roundtables. Several roundtable discussions will take place concurrently in the same room with each presenter assigned to a different table.

·      Posters: Posters offer an opportunity to share informal, visual presentations of completed research or research in progress.

·      Symposia (90 minutes): In symposia participants explore diverse or conflicting perspectives on a compelling topic or issue that is or should be of concern to adult education practitioners. A symposium is intended to be a dialogue, not only a presentation of a related set of papers.

 

Proposal Format

All proposals should be submitted electronically to wrrcea2015@gmail.com

 

Please include authorial information along with primary author contact information in your email only. The proposal itself should not include any identifying information.

 

Proposals should be a maximum of three pages, double-spaced and include:

·      Proposal title and presentation type

·      Abstract (150 words maximum, will be included as is in the conference program)

·      Proposal (identify the guiding question, theoretical framework, and significance of the work)

·      Session description (describe how you will engage participants, the proposed sequence of events, what materials participants will receive, why the presentation methods are appropriate for the session, and how the session promotes active learning)

  

Proposal Deadlines

·      Proposal submissions are due no later than June 1, 2015 

·      Accepted proposals will be confirmed by June 15^th

·      Full papers/summaries for inclusion in the WRRCEA Conference Proceedings are due no later than August 15, 2015

 

 

 Taken from the ATD Trainer's Workshop series, this Leadership Training webcast offers practical, ready-to-use programs that allow users to quickly create half-day, full-day, and multi-day workshops. Learn how to integrate 10 key leadership competencies to create leadership training programs that get results.

This program is designed for all levels of leaders, from executives to middle managers to project managers. The tools provided can also be used to develop high-potential, next-generation leaders.

Training programs are designed to be experiential, minimizing emphasis on lecture and focusing on shaping participant attitudes. In this webcast, Lou focuses on giving individual learners support through discussion and participant reflection.

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Are You Ready To Make A Change? Navigating Your Way To Your Next Position

9:00 am - 10:00 am Pacific
 By: Cheryl Lasse

 With the economy and resulting employment opportunities improving, you might be thinking about making a change. Do you want to move up within your organization or change the focus of your position? Perhaps you're ready to move on to a new employer. Or, maybe you're thinking about moving from another profession to training and development or instructional design. Join ATD and SkillDirector for a discussion and demonstration about how you can use the ATD Career Navigator to prepare yourself or your team for a career change in the talent development profession. The Career Navigator, based on The ATD Competency Model, is a self-assessment tool available as a free member benefit to U.S. ATD members. With it, you can create a personalized learning plan to close your skill gaps.

 When this session is complete, you will be able to use the Career Navigator to:
•Prepare for the job you want next.
•Update your resume.
•Distinguish yourself in interviews.

If you're ready for a career change, or you want to help your team take the next step, find out how to use the Career Navigator to meet the demands of today's talent development profession!

Register for upcoming webcasts or view session recordings anytime at www.astd.org/webcasts.

 All sessions are recorded. Recordings are posted to the original webcast page within three business days of the live session
 

 Unlocking The Potential Of Performance Support With Mobile Technologies In 2015

February 11, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm Pacific Time
 By: Shannon D'Alessio and Allyson Bradford

 For many organizations, it's more important than ever to implement performance support, the training strategy for getting the right information at the right time into your employees' hands.

 What else is in your employees' hands? Mobile devices. In fact, 2014 was the first year that mobile usage outpaced PC usage, according to comScore.

 Connect your learners with the content they need on the job and in the moment by marrying mobile technologies with performance support.

 In this webinar, through case studies, anecdotes, and the latest research, you'll learn:
•What performance support means in an increasingly mobile world.
•How to determine when and where mobile performance support makes sense for you.
•How organizations across industries are putting mobile performance support into practice.
•What kinds of tools will help you build, distribute, and measure the effectiveness of performance support content for mobile.

Register for upcoming webcasts or view session recordings anytime at www.astd.org/webcasts.

 All sessions are recorded. Recordings are posted to the original webcast page within three business days of the live session

  By: Karen Hough

 Every industry, every company, and every leader is concerned about innovation. It launches new products, finds new uses for old products, and discovers cost savings. Greater innovation starts at the brainstorming table. Learn how to break through to more effective brainstorming with Karen Hough, CEO of ImprovEdge. She'll lead an interactive session to help managers plan and lead creative brainstorming sessions that yield innovative solutions.

 You will learn:
•high impact techniques for moving from brainstorming to innovation
•case studies of how these simple tools have supported innovation in large corporations
•how to select participants for your next brainstorming session.

Register for upcoming webcasts or view session recordings anytime at www.astd.org/webcasts.

 All sessions are recorded. Recordings are posted to the original webcast page within three business days of the live session. 

Thursday, February 5, 2015 9:00am - 10:00am PST
 By: Kathy Klock and Andy Hill

 Deloitte's technology, media, and telecommunications industry leaders were looking for an innovative and exciting way to help leaders develop insights into important technology trends. Hear how they designed and launched the Trendspotters Challenge, providing an engaging and innovative space to learn about current industry trends. 

Register for upcoming webcasts or view session recordings anytime at www.astd.org/webcasts.

 All sessions are recorded. Recordings are posted to the original webcast page within three business days of the live session.