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Chapter Meeting March 16, 2010


“Using Visual Facilitation to Enhance your Presentations, Meetings and Communication.”

Research has shown that visuals help the brain incorporate new information faster and retain it longer. We all instinctively know that images have power beyond words, but many of us don't include pictures or drawings in our presentations. Let's change that! Register Now!

Employee Learning Week

VAST NEED FOR RETRAINING IN WASHINGTON STATE

Submitted by bwurtz on February 20, 2010 - 1:58pm.

Eleni Papadakis, executive director of Washington State's workforce Training and Education Board (and a member of ASTDps's Employee Learning Week Advisory Board) reports a startling statistic on her blog.

Addressing the need of "those adult workers who have not gone beyond high school and are unable to find and hold a family-wage job," Papadakis observes as follows:

CREATIVE ACTION -- THE ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR

Submitted by bwurtz on November 19, 2009 - 9:56am.

"Action is the antidote to despair." -- Joan Baez

New Skill Programs to Help You "Link Learning to Organizational Results"

Submitted by bwurtz on November 15, 2009 - 4:53pm.

You can register now for two new learning programs in December to help you "walk the talk," in honor of our profession's upcoming Employee Learning Week (ELW) celebration, the ELW slogan of "Linking Learning to Organizational Results."

LINKING LEARNING TO ORGANIZATIONAL RESULTS -- A Research Study of "An Extra Blessing," A Sales Improvement Intervention

Submitted by bwurtz on October 31, 2009 - 1:04pm.

Employee Learning Week is ASTD's awareness campaign to build public understanding of, and support for, workplace learning as a vital business development strategy.  On-going employee learning is essential in all American organizations -- large or small, for-profit, non-profit or government -- to help the United States maintain its economic competitiveness in a rapidly changing and increasing global marketplace.

FORMER ASTRONAUT AND SCIENCE/MATH EVANGELIST JOINS ADVISORY BOARD

Submitted by bwurtz on October 28, 2009 - 1:52pm.
Dr. George "Pinky" Nelson

I am pleased to announce that Dr. George "Pinky" Nelson, Director of the Science, Mathematics and Technology Education program at Western Washington University and former NASA astronaut has accepted an appointment to the Chapter's Employee Learning Week Advisory Board.

Exec of Top International Humanitarian Non-Profit Joins Employee Learning Week Board

Submitted by bwurtz on October 22, 2009 - 2:50pm.
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The latest addition to the Employee Learning Week Advisory Board is Linda Forsythe.  Linda joined the international, non-profit humanitarian organization World Vision, headquartered in Federal Way, in 2004, where she currently serves as the Vice President of Donor Engagement Operations.

Special Employee Learning Week Event for Government Trainers To Feature Evaluation Expert

Submitted by bwurtz on October 17, 2009 - 9:01am.

On December 10th, there will be a full-day training program, in recognition of Employee Learning Week (ELW), for Puget Sound-area workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals who work for city and county governments. This year's event will feature a full-day training session in evaluation research skills conducted by noted measurement expert Jack Phillips.

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