ATD Detroit April 15th Webinar

When Online is the Only Way – Best Practices of Webinars for All to Share

Heidi Saucier, BlueCross BlueShield of Michigan

Wednesday, April 15th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Session Description

Are you facing an unexpected crisis and are unable to meet in person for training? Is your requestor insisting that webinars are the only way they will let you deliver content to your audience? This webinar will bring you best practices to help address the situation and deliver your own virtual events with as much ease as possible.

Participants will also have the opportunity to share their successes related to delivering webinars in an effort to build a list for all to implement the next time they have to schedule a webinar.

About the Presenter:

Heidi has worked in the training industry for over 13 years. During that time she has been involved in facilitation, instructional design, and performance improvement initiatives. She currently leads the Provider Training team at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, offering training opportunities to the provider community that supports members of the health care plan. With a passion for learning, she looks to connect others to the right people, tools, resources, and experiences to be successful. Heidi lives with her husband and 2 1/2 year old son in Saint Clair Shores.

ATD Detroit April 21st Webinar

Interact and Engage! Activities for Engaging Virtual Training

Kassy LaBorie, Author and Consultant

Tuesday, April 21st, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Session Description

Whether it's an online meeting, a presentation via webinar, or live online training, engagement is the main question on everyone's mind. Will it be worth my time to attend or will it be an opportunity to check email instead? Live online meeting technology is powerful and has made it easy to connect with people from anywhere in the world at any time, yet we often still struggle with getting everyone to interact.

Interaction is the answer to successful engagement and using the features of the platform is the answer to interaction. However, the features alone do not engage the participants. It is what you choose to do with those features that will make the difference in your next virtual training, webinar, or meeting. Learn what you can do to be successful in the virtual environment and avoid everyone asking for a recording or a copy of the slides five minutes into your next virtual training.

Kassy discuss design considerations for WebEx, Zoom, Adobe Connect, other platforms, but will deliver this session live online using Zoom.

Application: on the job:

• Describe how engaging live online training activities build virtual participant engagement.
• Determine the appropriate level of interaction to create effective live online training.
• Analyze activities for specific engagement techniques to apply to your own learning design.
• Use a checklist of platform features to optimize the investment in your virtual training technology

About the Presenter:

Kassy LaBorie is the principal consultant at Kassy LaBorie Consulting, LLC. She is a speaker, instructional designer, classroom facilitator, and author who specializes in virtual learning, teams, and live online technology. Kassy is passionate about helping organizations, learning teams, and training professionals successfully move to the virtual environment.

In her previous role at Dale Carnegie Training, she was the director of virtual training services, a consultancy that partners with organizations to help them develop successful online training strategies. Kassy also served as the product design architect responsible for developing the company’s live online training product and experience. Prior to this, she was an independent master virtual trainer, a Microsoft software trainer, and a senior trainer at WebEx, where she helped build and deliver training at the WebEx University.

Kassy is the co-author of Interact and Engage! 50+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars. A frequent speaker at industry conferences since 2006, she has presented at Training Magazine events including their yearly conference and Online Learning Conferences, Chief Learning Officer symposiums, The Virtual Learning Show, ATD’s TechKnowledge and International Conference & Exposition, as well as many local ATD Chapter events.

Connect with Kassy on LinkedIn, Twitter, and her website at KassyConsulting.com

ATD Detroit April 30th Webinar

Articulate Rise: The Swiss Army Knife of Learning

Eric Nalian, Instructional Design Director at i3Logic; VP Communications at ATD Detroit

Thursday, April 30th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Session Description

Using rapid eLearning development tools like Articulate Rise, it is possible to create a course that can be used as an ILT, eLearning, Webinar, and resource tool. By arranging the content in a specific way, and using a moderate amount of witchcraft, you can also build a learning Swiss army knife.

Come see how Eric and i3Logic have used Rise as more than a self-guided eLearning authoring tool. Discover the hidden uses of this versatile platform for all forms of training and learning.

About the Presenter:

Eric Nalian is a training and performance improvement director who partners with clients to reach their organization’s training, development, and performance goals. To reach those goals, Nalian provides innovative, cutting-edge solutions in the training and development realm. His research focuses on the consulting process that organizational development specialists follow to fill organizational gaps.