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August 11, 2010	eLearning Tech Event August 11, 2010 The third annual Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM The same highly acclaimed event, a new convenient downtown location. UNIVERSITY CENTER CONFERENCE CHICAGO 525 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 at State Street and Congress Parkway Join hosts CISPI, CCASTD, STC Chicago, and Roosevelt University as we celebrate Chicago as a world-class center for elearning. Explore how cutting-edge media and interactive tools can boost performance and compress learning time. Come away with job-enhancing strategies from leading elearning and performance experts. Exchange tips and tricks with fellow elearning and technology practitioners at a private, catered networking event. But hurry – last year the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase sold out early. Don’t miss it this year. Register today at www.chicagoelearningshowcase.com/registration. Who should attend? If you play any of these roles or wish you did, you should be there: Instructional designer or developer Trainer Training manager or director Technical writer Elearning or technology marketer Content manager New media developer or manager Human performance specialist Register here at www.chicagoelearningshowcase.com/registration. Your registration includes all these amenities, and more: Light breakfast, with networking Buffet lunch, with networking Mid-day snack, with networking Private, catered networking reception Expo exhibitor consultations 2 insightful keynote presentations addressing current trends in elearning And a smorgasbord of timely and relevant elearning and technology breakout sessions on Analysis & Management, Design, Development/Authoring Tools, LMS & Delivery, and Synchronous/Collaborative Learning This full day of peer-to-peer networking and savvy insights from award-winning technology and elearning professionals is only $60 for members or students of the host organizations, $80 for Alliance* members, and $100 for non-members. Go to www.chicagoelearningshowcase.com/registration and reserve your place now! Your hosts for this year’s event are: For more information about the 2010 Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase and our host partners, visit www.chicagoelearningshowcase.com. For up-to-the-minute Showcase news and elearning updates throughout the year, join us on Twitter (#CETS10), Facebook, and LinkedIn. See you at the Showcase! * The Chicago Alliance of professional groups related to human development in the workplace; see http://thechicagoalliance.wordpress.com/the-chicago-alliance/
August 17, 2010	Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CDT Location: This event is a webinar hosted by Owl’s Ledge. Cost: FREE! Some research suggests that up to 80 percent of learning in the workplace occurs on an informal basis. Yet, most corporations spend more than 80 percent of their training budget and effort on formal training. This highly interactive webinar will address the issues and methodologies surrounding understanding and effectively delivering informal learning, including e-communities (forums and synchronous environments) and electronic performance support systems (EPSS). See how some emerging and nontraditional methods are stepping up to fill this much needed training opportunity. In this session you will learn to: Integrate informal learning techniques into existing learning models. Recognize the types of learners that are best served by informal learning and plan programs accordingly. Obtain the buy-in for informal learning Recognize the tools used to create effective informal learning environments Presenter Bio: Bob Mosher, Global Chief of Learning Strategy and Evangelism LearningGuide Solutions Bob Mosher joined LearningGuide in November 2006 as Global Chief Learning Strategy and Evangelist with a leading role in LearningGuide’s international management team. Bob has been an active and influential leader in the learning and training industry for over 25 years and is renowned worldwide for his pioneering role in e-learning and new approaches to learning. Bob joined LearningGuide from Microsoft, where he was Director of Learning Strategy and Evangelism. Before, Bob was the Executive Director of Education for Element K where he directed and influenced their learning model and products. He is an influential voice in the IT training industry, speaking at conferences and participating within industry associations such as CLO Magazine, CompTIA, ASTD, The E-learning Guild and The Masie Centre. Details to access the Webinar coming soon! Click here to register now!
August 20, 2010	WLPI Webinar Friday, August 20, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT Join us for this free Webinar where you can explore the benefits of the CCASTD Workplace Learning & Performance Institute (WLPI)! WLPI helps Chicago area professionals who are: "Accidental Trainers" new to the training profession Learning & performance professionals in transition and interested in acquiring marketable, competency-based skills CPLP candidates interested in instructor-led workshops to help them prepare for the CPLP Knowledge Exam Register for this session now by clicking here Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.
August 27, 2010	WLPI Webinar Friday, August 27, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT Join us for this free Webinar where you can explore the benefits of the CCASTD Workplace Learning & Performance Institute (WLPI)! WLPI helps Chicago area professionals who are: "Accidental Trainers" new to the training profession Learning & performance professionals in transition and interested in acquiring marketable, competency-based skills CPLP candidates interested in instructor-led workshops to help them prepare for the CPLP Knowledge Exam Click here to watch a recorded version