American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Cascadia Chapter Serving Oregon and Southwest Washington
 
    
     
 
   
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Oct 22 - Nov 19, 2003
Portland, OR
6 - 9 pm

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(all sessions closed)

Program Description

 


Professional Development
October 22 - Nov 19, 2003

Fundamentals of Training

Overview

The Cascadia Chapter presents our popular Fundamentals of Training series. We have reviewed and revised all the sessions to provide you the latest information on these topics. The sessions have been re-designed and are specially geared towards those new in the training field who need an overview of these subjects.

Hundreds of Oregon and southwest Washington professionals have built their training skills in this hands-on 5-session series. If you are new to the training profession or just wish a refresher in certain skill areas, then this series is for you!

Fundamentals of Training is offered cooperatively by ASTD-Cascadia Chapter and Portland State University (PSU) School of Extended Studies. The lead instructor for this course is Glen Fahs, Adjunct Faculty, PSU. Each session is 3 hours in length and will be facilitated by a highly skilled instructor for that specific session. You can register for each session separately or for the entire series.

The entire course is available for one hour of credit through PSU. If you are planning on taking the series for credit, please read the information on credit registration at the end of this section.

Course Content

October 22 Needs Assessment
Arty Trost, Organizational Dynamics
  • Why perform an assessment
  • From training to performance (Gap analysis)
  • Steps in developing a needs assessment
  • Techniques for assessments
  • Choosing the right techniques
  • Participative techniques
  • Analyzing the results, report and recommendations
October 29 Course Design
Margaret Jennings, The Jennings Company
  • Instructional design models
  • Learning objectives
  • How to sequence material
  • Instructional design issues related to distance learning delivery methods
  • Course evaluation principles
  • Four levels of training evaluation
November 5 Training Methodologies
Dan Vetter, Vetter Solutions

 

 

  • Explore the when, why and how of 14 training methods
  • Develop creative approaches
  • Apply advanced facilitation skills to make learning more engaging
  • Kolb's experiential learning cycle
  • Dale's cone of experience
  • Matching training methods to objectives
  • Facilitation techniques and guidelines
November 12 eLearning
Aaron Munter, Oregon Educational Technology Consortium

 

  • Why elearning MUST be in your training skill set
  • eLearning and its terms defined
  • Examples of CD-ROM training, web-based training, learning management systems, content management systems, virtual classroom software, online meeting software (used for classes)
  • Design considerations for eLearning
  • Delivery considerations for eLearning
November 19 Presentation Skills
Dave Underhill
  • Analyze skill models for presenters
  • Assess personal presentation style
  • Identify techniques that improve presentation style
  • Use technology to increase your effectiveness
  • Gaining participation through asking questions
  • Tips and tricks for improving delivery

Details

Date October 22, 29 and November 5, 12, 19 (Wednesdays)
Time 6 - 9 pm each night
Location

Regence Blue Cross
100 Market Street
Portland, OR

The sessions will be held in Training Rooms 1 and 2, which are immediately to your left as you enter the front doors. These rooms are to your right at the front of the building if you enter from the parking garage.

Parking information will be sent to registrants in their confirmation email.

Our thanks to Regence for hosting this program at their facility.

For directions, use www.mapquest.com.

Cost Chapter Members $40 per session or $175 for all 5 (by Oct 15)
$45 per session or $200 for all 5 (after Oct 15)
Others $45 per session or $200 for all 5 (by Oct 15)
$50 per session or $225 for all 5 (after Oct 15)
Refunds Refunds are allowed if a written cancellation is received in the ASTD office at least two days prior to a specific session. No refunds are given after a specific session starts. Refunds for those electing the credit option cannot be given after the second session.
Credit To obtain the one hour of credit, you must register for all five sessions and then add $47 to that cost. The course number for credit for ASTD chapter members if K2301D and for others is K2300D.

To receive credit, you must attend at least 4 of the 5 sessions including the last session (Mandatory) and be prepared to do a paper as determined by the lead instructor. Students taking the course for graduate credit must take the course for a letter grade and must achieve at least a "B" grade in order to the credit to be transferable into the graduate program.

This course is an elective for the PSU Training Certification program.

To Register All sessions closed.
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