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December – Public Service L&D Community Of Practice

December 8, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Virtual Event

This event has limited space available. Please only register if you are able to attend.

Do you work in the public sector as a learning and development professional? Have you ever wanted to collaborate with other L&D professionals in other organizations but didn’t know how to build those connections? If you’ve answered “yes” to either of these questions, please join us for our Community of Practice for L&D professionals in the public sector!

Corporate organizations often operate differently than government and nonprofit agencies. This community is a great opportunity to network and collaborate as well as learn key L&D strategies specific to public service.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

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ATD-GTC Learning Lab – Creating Learning Strategy

December 12 and 13, 2023

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Virtual Event

How to build learning programs that your executives will love and have a bigger impact on your organization.

With multiple change initiatives, critical program launches and an imperative to engage and retain employees, today’s Learning and Development professionals are challenged to ensure their training programs have a clear and demonstrated impact on company performance.

Yet so many of us are still faced with tackling a laundry list of development needs and urgent deliverables, operating strategically can often be an afterthought.

 This workshop will introduce principles of strategic analysis, strategic thinking and strategy creation to build a Learning Strategy so that instructors, instructional designers and department leaders ensure their learning programs are strategically aligned with company objectives and stakeholder agendas.

Participants will learn ways to develop a strategic approach to learning:

  • Ensure training plans are viewed as a strategic tool that helps achieve company goals
  • Leverage change theory to build support and adoption while the training project is underway
  • Build executive support for the training initiative, ensuring it gets proper funding and resources
  • Connect learning strategy to course development to ensure training programs achieve strategic goals

Participants will also receive handouts, templates and frameworks that they can use to quickly apply these key concepts to their own projects.

About the Speaker:

Mary Rapaport is is a change and learning strategist who has spent the past 25+ years helping organizations launch their transformative initiatives in a way that engages, excites and empowers front-line employees, customers, and partners.  Leveraging a powerful combination of change methodology, influence science and proven approaches to learning design, Mary build learning strategies that support product launches, program implementations, and other widespread change initiatives. She has been working with some of the Twin Cities biggest brands, she helps organizations leverage LEARNING as a growth engine.

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Thought Leadership Series – Unlock The Future Of Learning With High-impact Microlearning And AI

December 14, 2023

12 PM – 1 PM – Virtual

Microlearning has taken the world of corporate training by storm, and for good reason. It’s an incredibly effective way to deliver bite-sized, engaging content that maximizes learning and retention. But what happens when you combine the power of microlearning with AI tools? The result is a learning experience that’s highly personalized, interactive, and incredibly efficient.

Join us for a thought leadership session, “Designing High-Impact Microlearning, Leveraging AI Tools,” that delves into the cutting-edge training technologies led by Dr. RK Prasad, CEO & Co-Founder – CommLab India, and be part of a collaborative learning environment where we collectively explore the limitless potential of microlearning and AI tools.

This session is your gateway to a world where learning is truly learner-centric, and training is designed to produce real-world results.

Key Takeaways

  • Distinguish microlearning from other instructional strategies
  • Engage with stakeholders on the specific requirements for successful microlearning initiatives
  • Identify opportunities for microlearning, including refresher and reinforcement
  • Follow a streamlined development path, including leveraging AI tools

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

Meet Our Facilitator:

Dr. RK Prasad, CEO & Co-Founder – CommLab India, has nurtured CommLab India from concept to commercial success over the last two decades. Being the architect behind formulating the company’s business strategy, his expertise also lies in nurturing strong customer relationships.

With an innate entrepreneurial spirit, RK has 37 years of diverse experience in Sales, Corporate training, University teaching, and eLearning. He regularly conducts seminars and webinars for global audiences on various topics of technology-enhanced learning.

RK holds a Ph.D. in Mobile Learning from Lancaster University, UK, and an MBA (Marketing & Finance), from Birla Institute of Technology, India.

A good teacher and an engaging trainer, RK helps people learn and bloom. His priorities are his employees, his customers, and his community.

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December – Community Of Practice: Small Yet Mighty L&D Teams 

Dec 21, 2023

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Virtual Event

Join us for an interactive and informative session that will give you the tools and practice you need to deliver amazing virtual training programs.  The ability to inspire your attendees and deliver sessions with maximum impact in a virtual setting is a valuable skill that our presenter, Scott Schwefel of DiscoverYourself.com, uses every day.  Whether you are a newcomer to virtual training or need helpful tips to refine your skills, this session will be beneficial.  Discussion and practice topics include:

  • What makes virtual training amazing
  • Pros and cons of popular software
  • Breakout rooms
  • Chat, polling, screensharing
  • Video, audio, muting
  • Virtual presentation skills

Our Presenter:

Scott Schwefel owns Discover Yourself, the largest distributor of Insights Discovery in the world, and an Inc5000 fast growth company.  His Ted Talk has almost 4 million views, and in the last 25 years he has delivered over 2000 training programs, and over 500 of them virtually, learning what makes virtual presentations truly amazing. Join him to learn how, and even practice yourself.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest. 

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Transforming Learning: Life Time Inc. 

Jan 11, 2024

12:00-1:00 PM – Virtual Event

In today’s dynamic business environment, the role of Learning and Development (L&D) has never been more critical. To thrive, organizations need a workforce equipped with the skills and knowledge to adapt to rapid change and embrace new opportunities. L&D plays a pivotal role in enabling this transformation by fostering a culture of continuous learning and developing the capabilities that drive business success.

Life Time Inc., a leading health and fitness company, exemplifies the evolution of L&D in action. By aligning learning and development initiatives with strategic business objectives, Life Time has created a culture of empowered learning that empowers employees to contribute to the company’s growth and success.

Join us as we explore how Life Time is evolving to support business needs and gain insight from their best practices.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest.  

Meet the Presenter:

Jessica Crooker, Senior Director of Organizational Development at Life Time Inc.

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Transforming Learning: Endeavor Air 

Feb 7, 2024

12:00-1:00 PM – Virtual Event

Operationalizing Leadership – Connecting Development to Outcomes

As talent experts, we know the importance of leaders being effective as people managers. Most leaders in our organizations would also agree with that. And still, it is not easy to get the buy-in needed for sustainable behavior change and commitment to aligned leadership expectations. The operation, the bottom line, and the perceived ROI are the obstacles we face as talent developers. 

Join us as Sarah McNally from Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, shares the work she and her team are doing to connect leadership development to operational objectives and how she gets buy-in with a both/and approach, not either/or.

This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest.  

Meet the Presenter:

Sarah McNally is Director of Talent for Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Sarah is responsible for Talent Acquisition, Talent Development and Organizational Effectiveness. Prior to joining Endeavor Air in 2021, Sarah spent the 13 years helping companies create cultures where people WANT to go to work as an external organization consultant. Some of the companies Sarah has worked with are Delta Air Lines, Thrivent Financial, Disney Imagineering, Amtrak and Apple Autos Group.

Sarah was the founder of Lady Boss Virtual, an online networking group for women that she passed on to a new Lady Boss in 2021. In her spare time, Sarah loves traveling with her family, listening to podcasts, eating delicious food, and board game competitions with her husband and daughter.

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