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• Organizational Development (OD) SIG: Use Design Concepts to Boost Your Communications

  • When
    19 Oct 2023
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    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  In this session, Callie Martin will lead the discussion on how to use design concepts to upgrade your communications.

  Design concepts will help you convey a clear and concise message that keeps people engaged with your message from beginning to end. Callie will use design principles to demonstrate how to create presentations, messages, and to give your communications a boost. Come ready to experiment and get your creative juices flowing! Convener: Margie Swartz

  ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

  Callie Martin is currently the Learning Experience Manager at Cintas. The team she works with design and develops learning content and manages the LMS. Her 20 years of educational experience have provided her opportunities to work and engage with a variety of audiences, from taking second graders on creek stomps to leading zipline tours! She strives to find the most effective way to engage users in each learning experience. In her spare time, she enjoys off-roading in her Jeep, and spending time with friends and family. 

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• Learning Leaders SIG: Enhance Career Development with your Employees

  • When
    25 Oct 2023
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    7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  This month the Learning Leaders are revisiting the topic, NOISE Analysis, from the March session.

  Are you looking for a way to enhance career development with your employees? Have you performed a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats)?

  A different analysis was discussed in the January 2023 edition of the TD magazine called NOISE (needs, opportunities, improvements, strengths and exceptions). This method is said to empower employees. When we focus on our strengths, we always achieve a better outcome. A NOISE analysis can reveal the bright spots that sometimes can overlook.

  Let’s discuss and find a new tool for ourselves to make our team members feel better about themselves and their skills. Convener: Leah Cridlin

  READING: Amplify the Noise - Move over, SWOT, guide employees through career development conversations with a NOISE analysis by Mike Cardus

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• Learning Technology SIG: 3 Ways to Get the Most out of AI Tools

  • When
    01 Nov 2023
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Rescheduled from July, our guest speaker Joseph Suaraz discusses three ways to get the most out of AI Tools. If you paid to attend the prior session, please use the coupon code provided when registering. Need the code? Email admin@gcatd.org

  Since the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in late 2022, the world has been buzzing about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Along with the many advantages of AI and tools that leverage it, there's still reasons to be skeptical of the hype, question its accuracy, and remain concerned.
  
  In this session, Joseph Suarez will review three ways Learning and Development professionals and teams can safely approach and use AI tools responsibly. He’ll also provide some specific tool recommendations. With Conveners Lisa Nicholson and Kim Breeze

  ABOUT THE SPEAKER

  Joseph Suarez is an independent learning experience designer from Columbus, OH who specializes in eLearning development and media production. He also produces and hosts the Instructional Redesign podcast and eLearning Out Loud YouTube channel.

  Web | LinkedIn | Twitter | Podcast | Blog

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• Coaching SIG: Resilience and Stress Management Coaching

  • When
    08 Nov 2023
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    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  More details to come.

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• Organizational Development (OD) SIG: Workforce Planning Best Practices

  • When
    16 Nov 2023
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    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  More details TBA, with Vic Clesceri, The Management Sherpa. Facilitated by Saleemah Green
  

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• Learning Leaders SIG

  • When
    29 Nov 2023
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    7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Virtual

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• Learning Leaders SIG

  • When
    20 Dec 2023
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    7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Virtual

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