Lori Reed | Learning Opportunities

Wiki Who? What Web 2.0 Can Do for You

April 11, 2009 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

If you are in the Charlotte, NC area next Thursday I’ll be presenting a program for the ASTD Charlotte Chapter. I’m really excited about this opportunity because about 10 years ago when I decided I wanted to work full-time in learning & development I joined ASTD. I can’t tell you how much membership in my local chapter has helped me professionally and now it’s my turn to give back.

Wiki Who? What Web 2.0 Can Do for You
Thursday, April 16, 2009 from 6:15-8pm

How do you bring over 500 employees with a wide range of computer skills up to date on the best of Web 2.0—blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, and all the 2.0 tools? More importantly, how do you accomplish this effectively in only two months with a limited budget and only a handful of trainers?

Learn how the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County created and implemented the award winning Learning 2.0/23 Things program that has been replicated by libraries, schools, universities, and businesses world-wide. This unique program focuses on collaboration and group interaction to teach Web 2.0 using Web 2.0. Best of all it’s free and creative commons licensed so you can replicate the program for your organization.

You’ll also learn how to use Web 2.0 tools and free resources available from your local public library to support your own learning and career development.

Details and registration are here:

http://astdcharlotte.org/meetings_events.html#future_mtgs

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Free Webinar: Crisis of Trust

March 7, 2009 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

Crisis of Trust with Stephen M. R. Covey
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

High trust companies outperform low trust companies 3-to-1. In fact, distrust doubles the cost of doing business and triples the time it takes to get things done! Join us for a new webinar, Crisis of Trust: A Conversation with Stephen M. R. Covey, where Covey will discuss how to leverage trust as a powerful economic driver, performance multiplier, and key leadership competency of the new global economy.

Stephen M. R. Covey is a featured keynote speaker at Linkage’s 11th Annual Best of Organizational Development Summit and author of the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything.

Webinar Registration

Thank you Marianne Lenox for tagging this in delicious.

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Free Teleseminar: Thriving as a Professional Trainer in these Turbulent Times

December 3, 2008 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

At ASTD’s ALC Bob Pike CSP, CPAE-Speakers Hall of Fame promised ASTD President’s to help professional trainers. “Where there is fear, their is opportunity.” he said. “And I’m hearing way to much fear as I visit chapters.” The free teleseminar is called, “Thriving, not surviving, as a Professional Trainer in these Turbulent Times.” Based on his 40 years experience in the field Bob will share the strategies that will help turn the present environment from a negative to a positive — for full details and free registration follow this link:
http://TinyWebLink-001.com/?pid=4516802 .

The webinar will be December 5 with free replay available for those who register in advance.

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Free Webinar: Learning for Learning Professionals

December 3, 2008 By Lori Reed Leave a Comment

Learning for Learning Professionals: Competencies, Strategies and Resources

Event Type: Webinar
Date: 12/11/2008
Start Time: 1pm Central/2pm Eastern
Duration: 1 hour

Description: As trainers, continuing education coordinators and staff development managers, we believe in lifelong learning. We are committed to helping library employees improve their skills and build successful careers. As cheerleaders for organizational and individual learning, do we sometimes lose sight of our own learning? What are we doing to invest in ourselves? What are the competencies that we will need as we lead our libraries in future skill development and employee learning?

To celebrate Employee Learning Week, join us for an exploration of current and future competencies for learning professionals working in libraries. We will look at strategies for our own development and the resources available to help us pursue them.

This hour-long webinar is co-sponsored by WebJunction and ALA’s Continuing Library Education Network and Round Table (CLENERT).

Mary Ross, CLENERT Board member and former manager of staff development at the Seattle Public Library, will lead the discussion. She will be joined by Betha Gutsche curriculum designer for e-learning initiatives at WebJunction, and Jennifer Homer, vice president of external relations for the American Society of Training and Development.