The International Society for Performance Improvement's SkillCast

Are you finding it a challenge to keep up, professionally? Got a stack of books and articles you keep meaning to get to?

Let ISPI provide that vital professional boost with our new SkillCast series.

What is a SkillCast?

A SkillCast is a 60 minute webinar educational session designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of the Performance Improvement Professional. Each month ISPI will feature the latest thinking from the Experts you rely on for your continued professional development. In just an hour a month, you'll come away with new ideas, perspectives, and tools that you can put to work immediately.

Put your focus on your own results, for a change, and join a SkillCast!

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT (60 Minute Session) -- Register Online

Accelerating Speed to Proficiency with Cognitive Learning Strategies
Marty Rosenheck, CPT, Ph.D.

The goal of training is to produce highly proficient performers in as short a time as possible, resulting in substantial benefits and savings to the organization. Although organizations invest substantial resources in training, many learners find that they can't perform without substantial help and support following the training events. It can take months or even years before they become proficient performers, especially for complex jobs. One reason for this is that people learn by doing, and oftentimes training programs are designed to impart content, rather than let people gain the essential experiences they need to perform on the job.

Using strategies from the cognitive learning sciences, instructional designers and performance technologists can significantly accelerate the process of developing proficient performers by providing them with a systematically constructed case-based curriculum. We'll see how to design a learning model that incorporates the seven principles of case-based learning (learning by doing, the teachable moment, scaffolding, simple-to-complex, spiraling, integration, and community of learners). In this highly interactive session, you will receive practical tips and guidelines for developing a case-based curriculum that increases speed to proficiency.

Participants will be able to:

• Describe how case-based learning can increase speed to proficiency.
• Discuss the research based underpinnings of case-based learning.
• Apply the seven principles of case-based learning to curriculum design

Marty Rosenheck, CPT, Ph.D. has been helping people and organizations develop expert performance for over 20 years. Marty has designed award-winning learning and performance support systems, conducted needs assessments, developed curricula, and created blended learning strategies for numerous non-profit and for-profit organizations. Based on his doctoral work in Cognitive Science, Marty developed a learning approach called Performance Centered Learning® that accelerates the speed to proficiency through case-based learning.. He has designed learning solutions for many Fortune 1000 companies, and has shared his ideas on developing expert performance in numerous presentations and workshops, including presentations for the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), and the Society for Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE). He has also written numerous articles on the subject for industry publications, including CLO magazine, Training Today and the SITE journal. He is currently VP of Design and Development at Cedar Interactive, a custom training and performance solutions company.
 

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Creating Powerful Resumes (Career Development Series, Session 2)
Marshall Brown

What is considered a powerful resume? One that attracts the attention of hiring authorities, showcases your relevant work background, demonstrates you have the right qualifications for the job, and illustrates how you can benefit an organization. Join Marshall as he reviews how to identify key work expertise and experiences and bundle them together to develop a resume projecting your unique professional niche.

Participants will be able to:

• Market their skills and accomplishments in a competitive job market
• Attract the attention of hiring professionals
• Use key words for to successful online resume submissions
• Discover ways to stand out from the competition

Marshall Brown, a certified career and executive coach has always had a passion for helping people find ways to live more fulfilling lives. He found that a personalized, "no nonsense" approach to coaching was the most efficient and effective way to get people on a successful life course. As a coach, Marshall helps individuals to find their passions and encourages them to move ahead in reaching their goals. His first book, High Level Resumes, reflects his successful work with hundreds of job candidates.

He is a Past Board President of the DC Chapters of the International Coach Federation and the Association of Career Professionals, International.

Marshall holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and is certified by the International Coach Federation, Career Coach Institute and the Coaches Training Institute.
  

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT (60 Minute Session) -- Register Online

Increasing Interactivity in Webcasts
Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, CPT, PhD

Your webinars and virtual meetings do not have to be boring. Use any of the simple and cheap (but not tacky) techniques to increase their instructional and motivational effectiveness. This is a walk-the-talk session.

Objective: Make your webcasts more interactive by using one of five different techniques

Thiagi is the Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group. He designs learning activities and facilitates training participants around the world.
  

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT (60 Minute Session) -- Register Online

SuperFrames: Combining Job Aids and Performance Based Activities to Increase Transfer
Darryl Sink, EdD

Want to make instruction more interesting and powerful at the same time? Learn how to combine different types of job aids and activities (e.g., instructional games, roleplays and case studies) to increase involvement, interest and transfer of training. You will have an opportunity to experience several job aid formats and activities in combination. You will leave with a powerful concept and samples that you can use in your own projects.

1. Explain the concept of combining job aids and activities into a super structure.
2. Increase their repertoire of activity frames and job aids that can be used in combination.
3. Identify an experiential activity you can use with at least one job aid.

Dr. Darryl Sink is president of Darryl L. Sink & Associates, Inc., (DSA). DSA has 26 years of experience designing and developing great learning experiences. His firm specializes in learning and performance consulting and custom training design and development.

Dr. Sink is the author of 6 comprehensive guides to instructional design and development that are used with DSA's workshops to provide fundamental instructional design training and processes. These processes have been adopted and are being used by many Fortune 500 companies, public institutions and non-profit organizations.

Dr. Sink and his world-class design teams have designed and developed over 1,000 fully custom training programs. Today DSA specializes in providing the learning and performance needs required for the implementation of their clients key strategic initiatives.

He is a contributing author to two editions of the International Society of Performance Improvement's (ISPI) Handbook of Human Performance Technology, published by Jossey Bass. He is the recipient of ISPI's Professional Service Award for his service to the organization. He was awarded the Outstanding Instructional Product Of The Year Award by ISPI for the third time in 2007.

Dr. Sink frequently shares his practical approaches to learning and performance at conferences and learning events, including Training Magazine's Conferences, and ISPI Conference.
 

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT (60 Minute Session) -- Register Online

Innovation: Strategies and Practices
Donald Tosti, CPT, PhD

In today's global business environment virtually every organization must change as fast as the marketplace and faster than the competition. That means innovation is critical to success. Forget the hype about needing to become more creative. Most organization have many more ideas than they can ever use now. Innovation does not come from being the most creative instead it comes from having a workforce that is capable of quickly implementing new high value products and services. How to get and support such a workforce is what this presentation is all about.

Objectives:

• Value to you and your organization.
• Examine why many great companies have failed to adapt.
• Identify the factors that allow organizations to survive in times of rapid change.
• Learn what the practices are that characterizes an agile/ innovative workforce.
• Rate your organization alignment with successful innovative company cultures.
• Identify strategies to increase innovative practices.
• Examine ways to determine the extent to which operational leadership does or does not support innovation.

Donald Tosti is a founder of Vanguard Consulting. Dr. Tosti has led a number of ground-breaking initiatives in the field of human performance technology. He has an extensive and varied background in organizational alignment, management and marketplace improvement and has been a recognized expert in performance-based approaches to organizational effectiveness for three decades.

Dr. Tosti is an expert in organization systems. He was principle investigator for the multi-media leadership/management course conducted at the US Naval Academy, where he adapted the methods of performance analysis to the study of leadership and management behavior. His subsequent work centered on getting results through process and cultural alignment.

He has been involved in a wide range of organizational change programs for companies in the United States and Europe. His consulting activities in organizational alignment include work in leadership, management, culture change, internal marketing systemic change processes and strategic alliance. This led him to work with many companies such as: British Airways, SITA, BT/Cellnet, Honeywell-Bull, Galileo, IBM, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Nissan, Volvo, Saudi Aramco, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Equitable Life Insurance Company, Morgan Guaranty, Commercial Union Insurance, and American Express.

He is a frequent presenter at conferences and professional society meetings, and has published numerous articles, management development activities, working papers, and invited addresses, book chapters, and books on performance technology and its application in today's business world.
   

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• Distinguish between effective networking and assumptions that prevent us from being effective
• Identify and use e-networking tools
• Identify 2-3 action steps to enhance your overall career networking competence

Marshall Brown, a certified career and executive coach has always had a passion for helping people find ways to live more fulfilling lives. He found that a personalized, "no nonsense" approach to coaching was the most efficient and effective way to get people on a successful life course. As a coach, Marshall helps individuals to find their passions and encourages them to move ahead in reaching their goals. His first book, High Level Resumes, reflects his successful work with hundreds of job candidates.

He is a Past Board President of the DC Chapters of the International Coach Federation and the Association of Career Professionals, International.

Marshall holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and is certified by the International Coach Federation, Career Coach Institute and the Coaches Training Institute.

Sharon Armstrong has over 20 years of experience as a human resources consultant, trainer, and career counselor. Since launching her own consulting business in 1998, Sharon Armstrong and Associates, she has consulted with many large corporations and small businesses.

She has facilitated training, completed HR projects, and provided career transition services for a wide variety of clients in the profit and nonprofit sectors.

Her first business book, Stress-Free Performance Appraisals--Turn Your Most Painful Management Duty into a Powerful Motivational Tool was published by Career Press in July 2003. The Essential HR Handbook--A Quick and Handy Guide for Any Manager or HR Professional was published in August 2008.
   

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• Anticipate what the employer wants
• Respond to questions in an articulate and meaningful way
• Develop questions to ask during the interview
• Avoid the 5 biggest interview questions

Sharon Armstrong has over 20 years of experience as a human resources consultant, trainer, and career counselor. Since launching her own consulting business in 1998, Sharon Armstrong and Associates, she has consulted with many large corporations and small businesses.

She has facilitated training, completed HR projects, and provided career transition services for a wide variety of clients in the profit and nonprofit sectors.

Her first business book, Stress-Free Performance Appraisals--Turn Your Most Painful Management Duty into a Powerful Motivational Tool was published by Career Press in July 2003. The Essential HR Handbook--A Quick and Handy Guide for Any Manager or HR Professional was published in August 2008.
   

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How to Turn Learning into Improved Workplace Performance
Calhoun Wick

Learning improves performance only when it is transferred and applied in the workplace. Based on six years of research and the highly-acclaimed book, The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning, this webinar will equip you with a systemic process, frameworks, tools, know how, and best practices. You will be prepared and hopefully inspired to take action that will improve learning transfer and optimize the results of your most important learning initiatives.

Objectives:

• Improve performance by accelerating transfer of learning to work.
• Employ six research based disciplines.
• Use tools, processes, and job aides provided during session.

Cal Wick is the Founder and Chairman of Fort Hill Company and a nationally-recognized consultant, educator and researcher on improving the performance of managers and organizations. He was named "Thought Leader of the Year" by ISA, the Association of Learning Providers, in 2006.

Cal is co-author of the highly-acclaimed Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results (Pfeiffer, 2006).

Cal's research led to the concept of Follow-Through Management® and the development of web-based Follow-Through Tools® that improve results by increasing learning transfer and application. Cal recognized that the finish line for learning and development programs is no longer the last day of class, but rather months later when improved personal and business outcomes can be measured. This new finish line is becoming the standard of the learning industry.

The tools that Cal developed have been used by more than 80,000 leaders in companies from Pfizer and Oracle to Bank of America and Agilent, as well as leading business schools and training organizations.

Cal earned a Masters of Science degree as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow at MIT's Sloan School of Management. He graduated as a Rockefeller Fellow from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
   

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For changes to your registration, please email info@ispi.org or call 1-301-587-8570. 

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