ASTD-Lincoln Calendar of Events

ASTD-Nebraska Presents: Standing Room Only (Wed, June 13, 2012)

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:30:00 GMT

ASTD-Nebraska Presents:

Standing Room Only

Guest speakers include Melissa Goodwin and Tamara Carrillo, both Directors of Professional Development at Ashford University. The event will give attendees an opportunity to find their creative side by transforming traditional speeches to presentations with flair and spontaneity.

Where:

Scott Conference Center

6450 Pine Street, Omaha, NE

When: Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Cost:

Early Bird rate: (Register by June 7th)

$20.00 Members

Regular Rate: (Until June 12th)

$25.00 Members

Non-Members and At the Door Registration:

$35.00

To register, visit www.astdnebraska.org, call 402.850.6710, or email contactus@astdnebraska.org .

About the ASTD Nebraska Chapter

ASTD Nebraska has over 300 members representing over 100 companies in the Omaha metro area. The mission of the chapter is to enhance members' abilities to train, develop, and support clients and organizations and our local and global communities. Networking and programs are held on a monthly basis. For more information, visit www.astdnebraska.org or email contactus@astdnebraska.org.

About ASTD

ASTD is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to the training and development field. In more than 100 countries, ASTD’s members work in organizations of all sizes, in the private and public sectors, as independent consultants, and as suppliers. Members connect locally to more than 120 U.S. chapters and with 28 international partners. ASTD started in 1943 and in recent years has widened the profession’s focus to align learning and performance to organizational results, and is a sought-after voice on critical public policy issues. For more information, visit www.astd.org.

ASTD-Lincoln Presents: Desirable Qualities of Highly Effective Corporate Trainers: What We Can Learn from the Qualities of Highly Effective Teachers (Thu, June 21, 2012)

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:15:00 GMT

ASTD-Lincoln Presents:

Desirable Qualities of Highly Effective Corporate Trainers: What We Can Learn from the Qualities of Highly Effective Teachers

What are the characteristics of highly effective workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals? More research has been conducted to learn about effective teachers than for learning professionals. As the learning function continues to be scrutinized in our challenging economy, it is important to ensure we offer the most value to the organizations we serve. What can learning professionals learn from current research?

Join us as ASTD-Lincoln welcomes back Dennison Bhola who received our chapter's Program of the Year award in 2009 and the Best of the Best Learning Event in 2010 for his exceptional presentations. Dennison will present findings from three years of research conducted by HUMANeX Ventures. Participants will learn what HUMANeX Ventures has identified as the distinguishing characteristics of highly effective teachers (of students in grades K-12), and engage in activities to explore which of these characteristics are beneficial to workplace learning and performance professionals. This will be an enjoyable session that will stimulate thinking at the most complex levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Participants will leave with a list of desirable qualities that effective learning professionals possess.

Dennison Bhola

Dennison Bhola is CEO of Assessment, Learning and Technology Solutions, LLC (ALTS), a leading firm providing expert consulting in the field of assessment development internationally. As a top Psychometrician, specifically in the field of selection and development assessment, he is uniquely talented and qualified to provide expert guidance and support for leading edge practices.

Dennison earned his Ph. D. from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln's Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Education (QQME) program. Three major areas of focus in the QQME program were Educational and Psychological Measurement, Research Methods and Statistics. Dennison also earned a Master's degree in Measurement and Evaluation, a Diploma in Education and a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of West Indies.

Where:

Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center

Room 302, 301 S. 68th St. Place, Lincoln, NE

When:

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Cost: Learning Event (Lunch will be provided)

Early Bird rate (register by June 13):

$16.00 - Members and 1st/2nd Time Guests

Regular rate:

$21.00 - Members

$32.00 - Non-members

1st/2nd Time Guests may attend at the member rate when registering with an existing member. Prospective guests who do not know an ASTD-Lincoln member are invited to contact a Board member to register as a guest with him or her.

Registration Deadline - Friday, June 15, 2012

Agenda

11:15 a.m. – Registration Begins
11:30 a.m. – Lunch Begins

11:45 a.m. – Chapter Announcements

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Learning Event

Cancellation Policy: No-shows will be billed. To avoid a no-show billing, please cancel 72 hours before the event by calling 402.434.7557.

Coaching Certificate (Tue, June 26, 2012)

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Coaching Certificate

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Help others develop, take action, and make better decisions.

Improve your clients’ ability to set goals and achieve satisfying results by helping them identify and take advantage of their natural strengths. Participants will learn a model that outlines a coaching process they can use with individuals, teams, or an entire organization, and will practice foundational coaching competencies through role plays, group exercises, and case studies.

Audience
The Coaching Certificate Program is for learning and performance professionals who want to develop successful coaching competencies and skills for use with individuals, teams, or an entire organization. Practitioners new to coaching or those who want to enhance and validate their current coaching skill set will benefit most from attending this program.

Course Description
Many Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) Professionals have discovered that they need to add coaching to their skill set. This two-day workshop demonstrates the functions of a successful WLP in the role of coach, including using an interactive process to help clients develop more rapidly and produce more satisfying results, and improving others’ ability to set goals, take actions, make better decisions, and make full use of their natural strengths. Participants will learn a model that outlines a coaching process they can use with individuals, teams, or an entire organization, and will practice foundational coaching competencies through role plays, group exercises, and case studies.

In addition to skill-building on the coaching competencies, the workshop covers collecting data, establishing action plans, measuring and tracking results, and planning and managing the coaching program, to meet the specific needs of learning professionals. The content of this program is based on the ASTD Competency Study and helps in preparation for obtaining the CPLP™ credential. The ASTD Coaching Certificate is aligned with the International Coach Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics and the ICF Core Coaching Competencies.*

Earn 1.4 CEUs upon successfully completing this program. Learn more.

*ASTD Certificate Programs are learning events and a certificate is awarded to participants upon successful completion of the program. The ASTD Coaching Certificate Program allows participants to practice core coaching competencies, but coaching certification under the International Coach Federation (ICF) is not provided. For more information on how to become an ICF certified coach visit http://www.coachfederation.org/ICF/.

For more information on the ASTD Certification Institute’s credential, the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance™ (CPLP™) visit /astd/Competency/Certification+Institute.

Learning Objectives
After this workshop, participants will be able to:

· Practice the five foundational coaching competencies within the workplace professional coaching model and relate them to an individual, a team, or an organizational coaching program

· Establish coaching agreements with clients and identify how goals link to enhanced business performance

· Exhibit an open, flexible, and confident coaching relationship with clients; and establish mutual respect and trust in a safe, supportive environment

· Apply coaching ethics and standards appropriately in all coaching situations

· Demonstrate active listening, ask powerful questions, and use effective dialogue and feedback techniques to provide maximum benefit to clients

· Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of data and make interpretations that help clients achieve agreed-upon results

· Design actions and opportunities for ongoing learning that will most effectively lead to coaching results

· Develop and maintain an effective coaching plan with clients, manage ongoing progress, and hold clients accountable for actions

· Plan, implement, and manage an integrated coaching program based on negotiated roles, clear guidelines, a systems approach, and publicized results.

Registration Fees

ASTD Member: US $1095

Nonmember: US $1,395*

The registration fee includes all course materials.

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The registration fee includes all course materials.

Facilitators
For more information about this course's facilitators, click here.

ASTD-Lincoln Presents: Change – How to prepare for and handle change while everyone is watching. (Thu, August 16, 2012)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT

ASTD Lincoln Presents:

Change – How to prepare for and handle change while everyone is watching.

Presenter: Vanessa Flowers, News Anchor at KOLN/KGIN- TV

Advanced Designing Learning Certificate Program (Tue, September 18, 2012)

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Advanced Designing Learning Certificate Program

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Discover the next step to designing learning activities.
This two-day program teaches participants how to design and develop learning activities and refresh their existing work. Participants are given the opportunity to practice designing activities using real-time projects and exercises, including role plays, case studies, collaborative learning, stories, and games.

Audience
Participants should already have experience in designing learning and have attended at least one basics of instructional design workshop. This course is for individuals that want to improve their competency in designing and developing complex learning activities.

If you are new to instructional design we recommend our Designing Learning Certificate Program.

Course Description
ASTD's Advanced Designing Learning Certificate Program is a two-day workshop with a deep focus on designing and developing tools and techniques that promote a richer level of learning. In the workshop, participants will use a project they are currently working on. This program provides:

In-depth instruction on how to design and implement various active learning activities including, but not limited to, role plays, case studies, games, stories, collaborative learning, and other complex, high level activities
Opportunities to practice and apply principles of designing learning activities using a current project from your organization
Methods and tools for accelerating and simplifying designing learning
Activities on how to effectively design non-learning solutions
How to design feedback sessions and other means to help effectively engage with subject matter experts.

Not sure if the ASTD Advanced Designing Learning Certificate Program is right for you? Then click here for a short pre-screening self-assessment.

Earn 1.4 CEUs upon successfully completing this program. Learn more.

ASTD Certificate Programs are learning events and a certificate is awarded to participants upon successful completion of the program. No test is given and participants are not certified. Certification is a testing event that confirms that skills, knowledge, or competencies have been acquired. Please click here for more information on the ASTD Certification Institute’s credential, the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance™ (CPLP™).

Learning Objectives
After the workshop, participants will be able to:

Distinguish between near and far transfer tasks and identify training methods that lead to deep learning
Articulate the benefits of the need for learner-centered training
Design a case study that includes all major elements of best practice case studies using a project from your organization
Design a role play that includes all major elements of best practice role plays using a project from your organization
Identify training requirements that benefit from project work and create projects based on your own work environment
Design collaborative learning techniques including structured argumentation that follow best practices and apply to a project from your organization
Apply rapid ISD techniques that could be used to develop training
Understand the best use of multiple performance support techniques that support far transfer work performance after training
Design stories and story features that best support diverse training goals and events
Design games and game features that best support diverse training goals and events.

Registration Fees

ASTD Member: US$1,095

Nonmember: US$1,395*

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* SAVE NOW! Join ASTD today and take advantage of the member rate!
The registration fee includes all course materials.

Facilitators
To learn more about this program's facilitators, click here.

ASTD-Lincoln Presents: Understanding How Organizational Culture and Climate Impact Training. (Thu, September 20, 2012)

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT

ASTD Lincoln Presents:

Understanding How Organizational Culture and Climate Impact Training.

Presenter: Dr. Nancy Stelter.

ASTD-Lincoln Presents: VitalSmarts - Crucial Conversations (Thu, October 18, 2012)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT

ASTD Lincoln Presents:

VitalSmarts - Critical Conversations

This will be an evening learning event - attend for FREE by registering for the VitalSmarts - Change Anything learning event on October 19, 2012.

More details to come!

ASTD-Lincoln Presents: VitalSmarts - Change Anything (Fri, October 19, 2012)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

ASTD-Lincoln Presents:

VitalSmarts - Change Anything

Did you know...

A recent study indicates 97% of employees have a career-limiting habit that keeps them from achieving their potential. The cost to individuals and organizations is significant. Fortunately, research uncovered a path to success that allows individuals to be 10 times more likely to get rid of bad habits and improve their personal success.

Change Anything teaches you to:

· Diagnose what’s keeping you stuck

· Create change plans that lead to desirable and lasting results

· Translate performance feedback into action

· Use six sources of influence to make individual change inevitable

Change Anything was developed by VitalSmarts, an innovator in organizational performance with four New York Times bestselling books including Crucial Conversations.

This course is brought to you at a special reduced rate through ASTD-Lincoln. Normally $695, ASTD-Lincoln members can attend for only $395 ($415 for non-members) by registering before September 14, 2012.

For more information: http://www.vitalsmarts.com/changeanythingtraining.aspx

YouTube videos:

http://youtu.be/1MkI9gPhol0

http://www.changeanything.com/blindandoutnumbered

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lriiML1aM

Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center

301 S. 68^th St. Place, Lincoln, NE

When:

Friday, October 19, 2012

Cost: Learning Event (Lunch will be provided)

Early Bird Rate (register by Sept. 14):

$395.00 - Members and 1st/2nd Time Guests

$415.00 - Non-member

Regular Rate:

$449.00 - Members

$469.00 - Non-members

Registration Deadline: - Friday, October 12, 2012

Cancellation Policy: No-shows will be billed. No refunds, but you can send a substitute. 402.434.7557 if sending a sub.