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• Instructional Design Workshop 2.0

  • Start
    24 Apr 2018
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    25 Apr 2018
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Abbott, 3885 Bohannon Dr., Menlo Park
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Don't pass this one up!  In this two-day workshop you will design compelling and effective training, use accelerated learning techniques and learn the 5 key instructional steps to get participant involvement and better results. This workshop has been totally revamped and updated so even if you took this workshop before, take the new version!

  Specifically, you will learn how to: 

  • Identify performance problems that can be solved by training. 
  • Tailor your workshop to participant needs. 
  • Conduct a task analysis so participants know exactly what they are expected to do. 
  • Write the key points so that participants will remember them. 
  • Write learning objectives that follow the ABCD format. 
  • Use the key 5 instructional steps that achieve skill mastery and job results. 
  • Design instructional activities for any type of learning objective. 
  • Write an instructional design document. 
    

  During the workshop, you will: 

  1. Write an instructional design within the first two hours. That’s accelerated! 
     
  2. Experience 10 different ways to change boring instruction and lectures into interactive exercises. 
     
  3. Get one-on-one coaching on your instructional design. Enjoy designing training that's fun.
     

  Takeaways:
  

  1. A very comprehensive workbook with job aids that walk you through the instructional design process.
     
  2. A one-page instructional design template.
     
  3. Templates for the various elements of writing your instructional design. 
     

  AGENDA: 

  Please download the two-day agenda HERE
  

  Bring your laptop so you can apply what you’re learning to a workshop you’re writing.
  
  Coffee and morning snacks will be available on your arrival.

  
  
  
  PRESENTER:
  
  Kris Schaeffer, CPLP, has 40 years of experience in human resource development. When Kris got her CPLP from ATD, she aced her work product assignment in instructional design. She also did the content edit for the first version of ATD’s Learning System. Kris knows her stuff!
  
  Kris’s professional work has focused on the analysis and design of customized training. Her instructional designs for customer service, sales, and safety training have been adopted by entire industries such as the cable + phone, direct store delivery (soft drinks, beer, snacks), and food manufacturing. A lot of other people believe that Kris knows her stuff!
  
  Kris teaches subject experts how to design training so they can pass along their knowledge and skills so others can master them.
  
  Kris has conducted this workshop for over 200 participants for the Chapter when it was designed for our Community Outreach Program volunteers. Now this revised workshop has a broader focus – for anyone who designs training that improves performance. The workshop now includes accelerated learning and other state of the art instructional methods. 
  

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  Our thanks to Abbott for generously hosting this workshop.

  Caltrain:

  The Caltrain shuttle information for transportation from the Menlo Park station to Abbott at 3885 Bohannon Drive can be found here  and here.
  

  Parking:

  There are two parking lots, one on either side of the building with an entrance from Campbell Ave and from Bohannon Drive. We will meet in the lobby which faces Campbell Ave. Limited parking is also available on the street.

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• NORTH BAY: Building an Engaged Workplace: Creating a Silicon Valley Culture in the North Bay

  • When
    01 May 2018
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ygrene Energy Fund 2100 S McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
  • Spaces left
    18
  • Registered
    22 registrants

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  In this panel of north bay culture leaders, we’ll explore best practices of three innovative companies with enviable company cultures.
  
  Highlighting compelling insights and how to overcome challenges, we'll discover how these inspiring leaders engage employees by intentionally designing their own unique cultures.
  
  Panelists will share their core culture philosophies, what's worked and what hasn't, and their experience creating a workplace at which job-seekers are vying to work and current employees feel like they belong.
  
  
  

  PANALISTS:
  

  Sasha King, VP of Talent & Culture, Ygrene Energy Fund	Susan Hollingshead, Chief People Officer, Vendini
  Michael Ignaffo, VP, Head of Human Resources, Lagunitas Brewing Company	Moderator: Elaina Marie, Founder and Principal, Inspiring Accountability in the Workplace.

  
  AGENDA - NOTE EARLIER TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM
  
  

  5:00 –	Check-in and networking; includes light snacks
  5:30 –	Event starts
  7:00 –	Adjourn

  
  

  YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ATTEND.  NO ONSITE REGISTRATION OR PAYMENT.

  ATD GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER THANKS THE YGRENE ENERGY FUND FOR SPONSORING THIS EVENT

  _____________________________________________________________________

  Guests check us out! We're happy to invite first time visitors to attend for free.  Please request your one-time guest admission by writing to Jon Pappas at jonnypappas@gmail.com

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• Senior Learning Leaders Meetup

  • When
    02 May 2018
  •  
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Marriott Hotel, San Francisco

  Adobe and ATD Golden Gate Chapter are hosting senior L&D leaders for an evening of discussions on L&D strategies and trends. Exchange experiences, insights, and ideas to take learning to the next level in your organization. Grow your network over a fun reception in the evening.
  
  AGENDA:
  
  4:00pm  Round table: Critical Challenges in L&D today
  Share your views on problems in organizational learning and on strategies for improvement.
  
  5:00pm 
  3 Paradigms of Learning by Dr. Allen Partridge, Head of Evangelism, Digital Learning, Adobe Stealth learning
  Micro-learning
  Skill-based learning
  
  5:30pm 
  Networking over drinks
  Win prizes for guessing the age and characteristics of wine and bourbon, as you bond with peers.
  
  
  
  SPEAKER:
  

  Dr. Allen Partridge is a learning addict with a rebellious spirit and a passion for evidence-based reasoning. Dr. Partridge served on the Doctoral faculties of The University of Georgia & Indiana University of Pennsylvania before joining Adobe in 2007. As Adobe's Senior eLearning Evangelist, he provides guidance by relating customer experiences & challenges to the amazing product and engineering teams that create Captivate, Presenter Video Express (PVX) and Adobe's extraordinary new Learning Management System, Adobe Captivate Prime. Allen is well recognized for his videos and presentations to audiences around the world. He has published a host of articles and a handful of books on topics ranging from Critical Thinking for Business Training to 3D Online Game Development.
  
  REGISTRATION:
  
  This is a limited seat event. A confirmed invitation will be sent to you after you register. Registration is free. Please register here.  (But see below).

  
  NB. If you have trouble registering on the Adobe site, please email Nipun Sharma at nipsharm@adobe.com and include your full name, organisation, role, city, phone contact number and email.

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• NORTH BAY: E-Learning: The When, How, and Why (and Why Not) of Virtual Training

  • When
    22 May 2018
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Sonoma County Volunteer Center 153 Stony Circle #100, Santa Rosa CA - Classroom A
  • Spaces left
    38
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  In this session, we’ll explore e-learning practices in consulting and organizational training, share best practices and create a framework for incorporating e-learning into your development approach.
  
  With the continued evolution of technologies, organizations, consultants, and other training professionals are increasingly considering the move into e-learning as a pathway to expanding training reach, controlling expenditures, and further engaging their workforce. But deciding whether or not to embark on the virtual learning path requires an investigation about outcomes (learning and organizational), clear articulation of training goals, and an honest assessment of learning/training capacity in one’s organization.
  
  This session will begin the conversation around how to evaluate the benefits and challenges of e-learning as a developmental strategy, provide insight into some of the most commonly used technologies for e-learning, and facilitate a dialogue amongst training & development professionals about the risks, pitfalls, and potential upsides of developing and launching e-learning initiatives in your organization.
  
  
  
  PRESENTER:
  
  Trevor Nagle, Ph.D.has devoted nearly three decades working in the areas of leadership, leader development, and organizational culture. He specializes in developing individuals to grow organizations to their fullest capacity, focusing on individual, team, and organization-level assessment and solutions.
  
  With over 25 years of leadership experience in for-profit, non-profit, and governmental settings, Trevor brings a perspective rich in understanding interpersonal dynamics and the impact of individual preferences, strengths, and weaknesses on organizational effectiveness. He specializes at blending demonstrated data-driven knowledge with practical applications in a way that speaks to the unique needs and situations facing clients. He has worked as an internal and external coach and consultant to such client organizations such as Saudi Aramco, American Family Insurance, Wisconsin Physicians Services, Deerfield Academy, Edgewood College, numerous state and local government entities, and within the Department of Defense.
  
  In addition to his work as a practitioner and consultant, Trevor has held higher education graduate teaching and leadership roles in Organization Development and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He also currently serves as a Reserve HR Officer in the United States Navy, where he engages in workforce analytics and succession planning efforts.
  
  Trevor holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, a Master’s in Public Administration, and a Doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He is certified in numerous individual and organizational analysis instruments and approaches. His on-going research focuses on leadership & risk taking, as well as veterans’ issues.
  
  And she likes to have some fun while she’s doing it.
  
  AGENDA
  

  5:30 –	Check-in and networking; includes light snacks
  6:00 –	Event starts
  7:30 –	Adjourn

  
  Guests check us out! We're happy to invite first time visitors to attend for free.  Please request your one-time guest admission by writing to Jon Pappas at jonnypappas@gmail.com

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• SOUTH BAY: Do, Speak, Create: 3 Simple Practices to Build a Winning Team through Well-Being

  • When
    11 Jun 2018
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1020 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA
  • Spaces left
    30

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  Learn the three simple practices that will make the difference in building a winning team: Do, Speak and Create. Whether you are a manager or one who works with managers, this session will give you a fresh perspective on what it really takes to be a leader that inspires and enables team members to reach their full potential.
  
  The high-performing leaders of the future understand how to help their employees thrive - and why they should. It isn’t just common sense anymore that well-being creates higher performing organizations and teams - the evidence is piling up and the tide is in. Well-being is good for people, good for the organization and essential for building a winning team. Yet, despite the many offerings available - from walking challenges to meditation classes to flextime offerings - most employees are opting out. So, what’s holding people back from engaging more with well-being at work? Studies show it’s the manager!
  

  
  
  PRESENTER:
  Laura Putnam, MA, is CEO and founder of Motion Infusion, a leading well-being and learning provider, and creator of Managers on the Move in collaboration with Pro-Change Behavior Systems. She is the author of the #1 Amazon Hot New Release in HR & Personnel Management Workplace Wellness That Works (WILEY, 2015), and her work has been covered by MSNBC, The New York Times, US News & World Report, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and NPR. She is a former urban public high school teacher, L&D professional, public policy advocate, international community organizer, dancer, gymnast and now a movement-builder in the world of health and well-being. With a mission to get people and organizations “in motion,” Laura is a frequent keynote speaker and has worked with a range of organizations from Fortune 500s to government agencies to academic institutes and nonprofits. She is the recipient of the American Heart Association's "2020 Impact" award as well as the National Wellness Institute’s “Circle of Leadership” award. A graduate of Brown University and Stanford University, Laura lives in San Francisco with her fiancé. She can be reached at laura@motioninfusion.com.
  
  AGENDA:
  5:30 - 6:00pm       Light dinner and Networking
  6:00 – 8:00pm       Program
  8:30 – 8:30pm       Wrap-up.
  

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• Do, Speak, Create: 3 Simple Practices to Build a Winning Team through Well-Being

  • When
    12 Jun 2018
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Learn iT! 33 New Montgomery St #300, San Francisco, CA 94105
  • Spaces left
    29

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  Learn the three simple practices that will make the difference in building a winning team: Do, Speak and Create. Whether you are a manager or one who works with managers, this session will give you a fresh perspective on what it really takes to be a leader that inspires and enables team members to reach their full potential.
  
  The high-performing leaders of the future understand how to help their employees thrive - and why they should. It isn’t just common sense anymore that well-being creates higher performing organizations and teams - the evidence is piling up and the tide is in. Well-being is good for people, good for the organization and essential for building a winning team. Yet, despite the many offerings available - from walking challenges to meditation classes to flextime offerings - most employees are opting out. So, what’s holding people back from engaging more with well-being at work? Studies show it’s the manager!
  

  
  
  PRESENTER:
  Laura Putnam, MA, is CEO and founder of Motion Infusion, a leading well-being and learning provider, and creator of Managers on the Move in collaboration with Pro-Change Behavior Systems. She is the author of the #1 Amazon Hot New Release in HR & Personnel Management Workplace Wellness That Works (WILEY, 2015), and her work has been covered by MSNBC, The New York Times, US News & World Report, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and NPR. She is a former urban public high school teacher, L&D professional, public policy advocate, international community organizer, dancer, gymnast and now a movement-builder in the world of health and well-being. With a mission to get people and organizations “in motion,” Laura is a frequent keynote speaker and has worked with a range of organizations from Fortune 500s to government agencies to academic institutes and nonprofits. She is the recipient of the American Heart Association's "2020 Impact" award as well as the National Wellness Institute’s “Circle of Leadership” award. A graduate of Brown University and Stanford University, Laura lives in San Francisco with her fiancé. She can be reached at laura@motioninfusion.com.
  
  AGENDA:
  5:30 - 6:00pm       Light dinner and Networking
  6:00 – 8:00pm       Program
  8:30 – 8:30pm       Wrap-up.
  
  VENUE DETAILS:
  Public Transportation (BART, MUNI): Exit the Montgomery station on Market street. Go south of Market on New Montgomery. 33 New Montgomery is the 2nd building on the left. Our location is also very accessible for Golden Gate Transit and many MUNI bus lines.  Please call us for details. Nearby Parking Garages Parking in the financial district can be expensive. We recommend taking public transit, but if you are driving in, here are the locations of the 2 nearest parking garages.
  
  Hearst Parking Center  45 3rd Street  San Francisco, CA  415.989.4000
  
  Central Parking System  71 Stevenson Street  San Francisco, CA  415.495.7017

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• The Power of You: EQ

  • When
    13 Jun 2018
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    online

  A Team with High EQ Outweighs a Team with High IQ.  Navigating the multi-tasking, highly matrixed, undefined world can be exhausting, unhealthy, and costly to you and your organization.  Build your own personal definition of Being Smart by noticing and choosing your strengths, values and emotions to drive great decisions.  Each of us is sane from our busy perspective but together we can create insanity. In this webinar, we will help uncover your hidden strengths and talents to put you back on the track you choose. 
  
  In this session, you will be able to:
  
  

  • Identify current stressors and build strategies to reduce them. 
  • Establish what keeps you stable, what is important, and what pushes your instability. 
  • Determine your unique strengths that can create positive and negative stress. 
  • Reframe your role when you feel victimized. 
  • Build a Personal Practice to take back your energy from those that steal it. 
  • Lead and influence others from your base, even when they are struggling. 

  Each attendee will receive a PDF copy of the book: EQ Problem Solving Worksheet, by Lou Russell.

  
  

  
  
  Presenter:
  

  Lou Russell is the Director of Learning at Russell Martin & Associates, a Moser Consulting company. Lou is an executive consultant, speaker and author whose passion is to grow companies by growing their people. She is the author of The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook , Project Management for Trainers, Training Triage, IT Leadership Alchemy, Leadership Training , 10 Steps to Successful Project Management and Managing Projects. Through speaking, training and writing, Lou draws on 30 years of helping organizations achieve their full potential. She inspires improvement in leadership, project management and individual growth. Lou’s upbeat style, and humorous stories about on-the ground experiences will give you the passion and tools to improve the bottom line.
  
  Registration:
  
  The is this second webinar in a series of three*. Registration for this Webinar Series will be handled externally. Please log into https://russellmartin-2f6331.pages.infusionsoft.net to register for this or all three webinars.  Golden Gate Chapter members should use promo code GGATD to receive a $25 discount or, a $100 discount for the series if booked at one time.

  Webinar Series: 

  • #1 Project Management - April 18th 
  • #2 The Power of You: EQ - June 13 
  • #3 The Talent Toolkit: Navigating Careers - October 17th.
    

  
  

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• The Talent Toolkit: Navigating Careers

  • When
    17 Oct 2018
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    online

  When talent is made up of complex processes and cumbersome technology assigned to the supervisor, managers are going to have difficulty finding time to get it all done. In this webinar, you’ll learn a simplified, repeatable process that is scalable and clear to everyone involved. The goal is for the manager to teach the employee how to manage their own career. Each worker is worried about his or her job. No secrets – the process has to be explicit to reduce the worry of the unknown. If people are on the same page and talking to each other, processes become simple. Use this Talent Process to manage your career and the careers of your team members. 
  
  In this session, you will be able to:
  
  

  • Improve hiring success using Job Benchmarks 
  • Create a simple onboarding process for all moves: new, parallel and up 
  • Follow the process of Career Planning which will also include Succession Planning 
  • Learn how to drive retention to engage employees 
  • Create an explicit process for people leaving the business 
    

  Each attendee will receive a PDF copy of the book: Talent Toolkit Career Map , by Lou Russell./strong>
  
  
  
  Presenter:
  

  Lou Russell is the Director of Learning at Russell Martin & Associates, a Moser Consulting company. Lou is an executive consultant, speaker and author whose passion is to grow companies by growing their people. She is the author of The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook , Project Management for Trainers, Training Triage, IT Leadership Alchemy, Leadership Training , 10 Steps to Successful Project Management and Managing Projects. Through speaking, training and writing, Lou draws on 30 years of helping organizations achieve their full potential. She inspires improvement in leadership, project management and individual growth. Lou’s upbeat style, and humorous stories about on-the ground experiences will give you the passion and tools to improve the bottom line.
  
  Registration:
  
  Registration for this Webinar Series will be handled externally. Please log into https://russellmartin-2f6331.pages.infusionsoft.net to register.  Golden Gate Chapter members should use promo code GGATD to receive a $25 discount.

  
  

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• Instructional Design Workshop 2.0

  • Start
    24 Oct 2018
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    25 Oct 2018
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    East Bay, Location TBD
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  Don't pass this one up!  In this two-day workshop you will design compelling and effective training, use accelerated learning techniques and learn the 5 key instructional steps to get participant involvement and better results. This workshop has been totally revamped and updated so even if you took this workshop before, take the new version!

  Specifically, you will learn how to: 

  • Identify performance problems that can be solved by training. 
  • Tailor your workshop to participant needs. 
  • Conduct a task analysis so participants know exactly what they are expected to do. 
  • Write the key points so that participants will remember them. 
  • Write learning objectives that follow the ABCD format. 
  • Use the key 5 instructional steps that achieve skill mastery and job results. 
  • Design instructional activities for any type of learning objective. 
  • Write an instructional design document. 
    

  During the workshop, you will: 

  1. Write an instructional design within the first two hours. That’s accelerated! 
     
  2. Experience 10 different ways to change boring instruction and lectures into interactive exercises. 
     
  3. Get one-on-one coaching on your instructional design. Enjoy designing training that's fun.
     

  Takeaways:
  

  1. A very comprehensive workbook with job aids that walk you through the instructional design process.
     
  2. A one-page instructional design template.
     
  3. Templates for the various elements of writing your instructional design. 
     

  AGENDA: 

  Please download the two-day agenda HERE
  

  Bring your laptop so you can apply what you’re learning to a workshop you’re writing.
  
  Coffee and morning snacks will be available on your arrival.

  
  
  
  PRESENTER:
  
  Kris Schaeffer, CPLP, has 40 years of experience in human resource development. When Kris got her CPLP from ATD, she aced her work product assignment in instructional design. She also did the content edit for the first version of ATD’s Learning System. Kris knows her stuff!
  
  Kris’s professional work has focused on the analysis and design of customized training. Her instructional designs for customer service, sales, and safety training have been adopted by entire industries such as the cable + phone, direct store delivery (soft drinks, beer, snacks), and food manufacturing. A lot of other people believe that Kris knows her stuff!
  
  Kris teaches subject experts how to design training so they can pass along their knowledge and skills so others can master them.
  
  Kris has conducted this workshop for over 200 participants for the Chapter when it was designed for our Community Outreach Program volunteers. Now this revised workshop has a broader focus – for anyone who designs training that improves performance. The workshop now includes accelerated learning and other state of the art instructional methods. 
  
  

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