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Spring is flirting with us! June is upon us, with its big fluffy clouds and iffy but optimistic weather. And we have so much to be optimistic about these days… As things open up and we contemplate a return to normal — or a close facsimile — many people are re-assessing how they work. What about you? Are you more productive at home? Or are you itching for a workplace that doesn’t include a cat stalking across your keyboard? If you’re in self-analysis mode, you might benefit from checking out a free webinar or two. June has plenty on offer!

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: How to Easily Create Multi-Language Elearning Courses
Language and location present their own challenges when it comes to delivering learning to international audiences. How do you create a single course that translates into multiple languages? What about right-to-left languages? Wherever your learners are and whatever language they speak, follow these simple steps, explained by Gomo’s Simon and Huw, and you can deliver a personalized learning experience that’s universally understood.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Marvellous Makeovers (of PowerPoint Slides)
Well-intended content creators often lose sight of the story they mean to tell. If the foundation of your presentation is flawed (like trying to create slides that serve both as visuals and as handouts), you’ll be swimming upstream the whole time. A well-designed presentation both relies on and encourages presenters to be at the top of their games. Makeovers are the most popular of all seminars offered at the Presentation Summit, the annual conference for the industry. Join Rick Altman, Director at BetterPresenting, and he’ll provide tips on how to create a more engaging PowerPoint presentation.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Why Performance-based, Results-focused Instructional Design is Critical to Delivering Training ROI and More
This presentation, hosted by Darryl Sink, President of Darryl L. Sink & Associates, is about the practice of Instructional Design (ID) in the real world today, and how it’s being modified and used to produce training solutions to help meet business needs for organizations as well as the needs of individuals attending the training program. Suggestions are given in several areas of ID, including a brief introduction, followed by descriptions of useful techniques and practices that have emerged over time from the combination of research and the continuous striving by practitioners to find faster/easier/better ways to develop effective, efficient and appealing training interventions.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Adapting Leadership Development During Today’s Challenging Times
In this webinar, Lorri Freifeld, Editor/Publisher of Training Magazine, and Dr. Michael Leimbach, VP of Global Research and Development for Wilson Learning, will reveal takeaways from an in-depth look at leadership development and explore ways organizations can leverage today’s challenges to develop stronger leaders for tomorrow. Join this session, where you’ll explore:

• The pandemic’s impact on leadership development.

• Priority leadership skills.

• Steps to strengthen leadership development efforts for greater impact .

Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Elevating Women and Diverse Talent: The One Critical Strategy Most Companies Miss (Free for ATD members)
One in four women are now considering leaving the workforce. Meanwhile, diverse employees have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and repeat instances of racial violence this year. Without a clear strategy for the retention and elevation of diverse talent, companies are at risk of backsliding. To tackle these unique challenges, a new-paradigm approach is needed. In this session, Guts & Grace Leadership Founder and CEO, LeeAnn Mallorie, shares wisdom from more than 15 years of coaching sole female leaders on executive and technical teams. She introduces a training approach based on neuroscience and mindfulness that supports the organic advancement of women and diverse leaders in the workplace, and helps to drive stakeholder-centred innovation.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Microlearning Mini Masterclass
Everyone knows that microlearning is short, but brevity is only one element that makes microlearning so appealing to users and learners everywhere. Other elements include the learner’s context — how and when they engage with the material — and hyper-focused, curated content. Finding the right balance is difficult — sometimes it means kicking your ID process up a notch. Allen Interactions’ Ellen Burns-Johnson, Senior Learning Experience Designer, and Brent Gwisdalla, Studio Executive and Senior Learning Experience Strategist, will share principles and practices to help your microlearning evolve.

Thursday, June 3, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Getting Started with a Skills-Based Strategy
Does your organization talk the language of skills? Does it have a plan to roll out skills to your people? How will this impact workforce development? Can your managers use skills to support their workers? Join Patrick Marchand, Director of Consulting Services at Degreed, to explore these questions and more as he walks you through the key ingredients of a successful skills strategy and launch. Find out how to overcome obstacles and measure your success. Key takeaways:

• Learn how to use skills to support your workers.

• Learn what you need for a successful skills strategy.

• Understand which skills impact workforce development.

Thursday, June 3, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Bore No More! Interactive Strategies for Accessible Elearning
Interactivity and learner engagement go hand-in-hand, but when accessibility enters into the elearning equation, do you have to throw all the fun interactions in elearning authoring tools out the window? Or do you have to double the work and create a completely separate accessible course? Join Susi Miller, Elearning Accessibility Trainer, Consultant and Author, and Chris Willis, Director of Product at Elearning Brothers, to learn the true definition of interactivity when designing accessible, WCAG-friendly elearning. Learn how you can create accessible elearning with efficiency — and make it interactive too!

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. PT: Creators’ Workshop Series: Create your First Elearning Project with Adobe Captivate
Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Learn to create an exciting elearning course that hits all the right notes. Take part in this 90-minute, hands-on introduction by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, Lead Elearning Evangelist at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, to take your elearning journey to new dimensions. What’s more, earn a valuable certificate upon creating your own short project. In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Use Quick Start Projects for creating visually appealing elearning courses.

• Use the ready-to-go slides and customize it according to your needs.

• Quickly create your elearning course that is rich with interactions, graphics and animations.

• Add a quiz and publish your courses to an LMS.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: How to Build Flexible Learning Pathways
To build learner motivation and support curious minds, a learning path shouldn’t just be a simple learning journey, but be flexible to the very people on the road who want to discover and explore. One aspect of L&D is to help support people achieve learning outcomes and identify how people will receive content and assessments. However, modern learning today demands we provide people with a direct say in their learning process, rather than telling them how, what and when they’re going to learn. In this session, hosted by Shannon Tipton, Owner of Learning Rebels, you’ll:

• See the difference between a learning journey and a personalized learning path.

• Gain ideas to support different approaches that allow people to build their own flexible learning paths.

• Leave with examples of how personalized learning paths can work for your organization.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Leaders at All Levels: Reimagining Leadership Development
Development of critical leadership skills can no longer be reserved for executives and top leadership. Companies need to focus on managers and other front-line leaders who have the most exposure to the business and represent the next generation of executives. Join David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and Marci Paino, Global Learning and Talent Development Executive at Western Digital, as they look at how companies can reimagine their leadership development strategies to focus on core capabilities to create the organization’s future leaders.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Three Questions to Create an Authentic Career Path (Free for ATD members)
Have you ever wondered if you’re on the right path — or how to move your career forward? Today’s professionals are navigating in uncertain times, where career paths are no longer clear or predictable. Post-pandemic circumstances continue to create moments of reflection and transformation that have many questioning what’s next for them. This webinar, hosted by Christine DiDonato, Founder of Career Revolution, guides today’s professionals through a process to unlock an authentic picture of their future and be able to back it up with actions that can be taken today. As a Talent and Development professional, this process can be applied to your personal career journey as well as to help others in your organization.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: If Skills Is the New Currency, Then How Can I Earn Some Cheddar
Employers are consistently looking for employees that can advance the organizational charter and help it achieve their goals with innovation and creativity. Individuals with a unique set of advanced skills are a primary ingredient to helping organizations reach their financial goals. Similar to wealth building, skills-building and formation happens over the course of a lifetime. Join Dr. Allen Partridge, Director of Digital Learning Evangelism at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, and Jamal Watkins for a session discussing the emerging value of skills currency. You’ll learn the answers to:

• What techniques do organizations typically leverage for customized employee training and development programs that address knowledge “gaps.”

• How do organizations identify employees who are ready for a new challenge?

• How do organizations know which skills to assess?

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 PT: The WOSLIE Approach: A Cure for Crickets (Free for I4PL members)
Do your learners actively engage in your online training or do you hear crickets when inviting participation? Rather than pouring out your content into an invisible receptacle, invite your audience to actively learn. Wonder how to catch that chat box on fire? You won’t want to miss this session, led by Tisha Parker Kemp, Founder and Principal of shiftED Academy Inc. 

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Bust Silos and Drive Employee Engagement, Motivation and Growth (Free for ATD members)
Silos in learning and performance efforts prevent growth and can cause disengagement for employees. Engagement and motivation are important drivers that impact other meaningful metrics, like productivity, profitability, customer satisfaction, retention, safety and quality. Understanding personal drivers is a critical step in building a case for loving each day of work. L&D and talent professionals are uniquely positioned to help each employee gain the skills they need to stay better connected to managers, aligned with the organization and growing with development opportunities. During this event, hosted by Ryan Houmand, Learning Specialist and Solutions Consulting at Bridge, you’ll learn:

• Why siloed learning programs and performance practices are preventing organizational growth.

• Foundational practices for discovering employee motivations.

• What impact L&D can (should) have on creating a culture of connection, alignment and growth.

Thursday, June 10, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Enabling Performance in Today’s Dynamic Workforce
How do we enable the workforce to perform their jobs while thriving in today’s environment? Successful companies are creating an ecosystem of support across the organization to enable their workforce with the right contextual content at their moment of need while they are working. Enabling your workforce in the flow of work supports their performance to achieve desired business impact — and it’s good business. Please join David Wentworth, Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and Debbie Gower, Learning Solutions Senior Director at Conduent, as they provide critical insights and considerations for enabling your workforce given the new realities that every organization faced in 2020 and beyond.

Thursday, June 10, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Culture Is the New Office: How to Create a Connected Company Culture in a Remote World (Free for ATD members)
Remote doesn’t have to mean disconnected. Nurturing a healthy company culture based on connection between people takes focus, commitment and heart at every level of an organization, especially when we don’t share an office space. Join Maya Kadar Kovalsky, Chief Culture Officer at global edtech company, BrainPOP, for a discussion about best practices. She’ll share her team’s experience establishing work values, communicating with intention and transparency, layering in rituals and treating employee well-being as a key performance indicator. 

Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: 13 Tactics for Engagement on Larger-Scale Virtual Presentations
Engaging webinars and training sessions are more important than they’ve ever been. For presenters and trainers, this raises the bar for cutting through the noise, getting attention and creating an experience. The good news: learning to transform the best of in-person “connectedness” for large-group online sessions isn’t hard — it’s just different. Join Roger Courville, CSP, author of The Virtual Presenter’s Playbook, for a lively session that addresses: 

• Three ideas you can teach any presenter to help them improve engagement.

• How to avoid the two biggest mistakes webinar producers make.

• Three steps to use to adapt in-person engagement for virtual classes and presentations.

• The single most important thing to address in a rehearsal.

• How “designing for data” can turn webinars into intelligence-gathering opportunities.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: The Art of the Flip: How Flipped Video Enhances Training and Onboarding
After a decade of proving its value within higher education, the “Flipped Classroom” model debuted in the workplace in 2019. Since then, however, organizations have quickly adapted to using real-time video conferencing tools like Zoom, Webex and GoToMeeting, particularly in the areas of training and employee onboarding. How then, should organizations be using a flipped classroom approach in today’s environment? Join Panopto’s Sr. Video Specialist, Dalnaz Hasan, for a holistic overview of the flipped classroom that will illuminate a myriad of ways to successfully “flip” your learning and development programs.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Making the Business Case for Learning: How to Secure Approval for Unexpected Projects
What happens if there’s a need for a project, but no budget is available or the budgets have been reduced significantly? Perhaps the only opportunity you may have is to show the value for the project compared to the cost. An ROI forecast will show the monetary value that the project will deliver compared to the proposed cost of the project. If there’s a significant positive difference, this may convince executives to move forward and implement the project. In this session, Dr. Patti Phillips, CEO of ROI Institute, will describe how to create a forecast for a project that was not expected. This type of forecast connects the proposed performance improvement solution to business measures that will improve if the project is implemented.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: What Now? Optimize Online Learning to Sustain Digital Transformation Post-Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations to move their learning and development offerings online. The digital transformation of learning has had advantages for workers who can now access learning and development online, at their own pace and from their own homes. However, the mad-dash approach to migrating face-to-face content to a digital format, without time to intentionally cultivate a desired digital learning experience, has left some learners and organizations with the impression that online learning isn’t as effective or engaging as face-to-face. Kiara Graham, Learning Strategy Consultant at Desire2Learn, will delve into the advantages of online learning and focus on strategies your organization can use to optimize learning offerings for a new, digital, post-pandemic workplace.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Leadership Development for the Hybrid Workforce (Free for ATD members)
The global pandemic completely changed the way we work. HR has played a significant role throughout the crisis, but the work is just beginning. You must prepare for the hybrid workforce. This new way of working requires a different approach to talent development to ensure that your leaders have the skills and experience to be effective. Join a panel of industry leaders (Christine Tao, Co-founder & CEO, Sounding Board; Jeff Orlando, Vice President, Global Learning and Leadership Development, Medtronic; Mary Slaughter, Global Head of Employee Experience, Morningstar; and Rob Ollander-Krane, Talent Management Leader) sharing their perspectives on the hybrid workforce and leadership skills required to navigate this changing business landscape.

Thursday, June 17, 2021, 10:00 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Elevating Your Leaders from “Meh” to Making Magic (Free for ATD members)
Research has shown that 75% of employees state that their direct leader is the most stressful part of their job. This suggests that the majority of leaders are “meh” leaders. How can you help your leaders go from being “meh” to making magic? The answer to this question is in a form of development called vertical development, which differs from most traditional horizontal development efforts. In this session, Ryan Gottfredson, Assistant Professor of Leadership, California State University, Fullerton, and Kumaran Rajaram, Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, will introduce what vertical development is and how it can help you elevate your leaders to make more magic.

Thursday, June 17, 2021, 10:00 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Mobile Learning — Everything You Should be Doing, but Aren’t
The workforce is more mobile than it ever has been. Why isn’t learning able to keep up? As ubiquitous as mobile devices are in our lives, the role they play in the corporate learning experience remains unclear. Nearly two-thirds of companies in Brandon Hall Group’s 2020 Learning Benchmarking survey indicated that fewer than 25% of their learning programs feature mobile elements. However, the pandemic has changed everything and the need for mobile solutions is on the rise. Join David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and a presenter from SAP Litmos as they go over the results of a recent mobile learning pulse survey and discuss the ins and outs making mobile learning work for your organization.

Monday, June 21, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Leading Teams: The Critical Elements and Enabling Conditions of High Performance (Free for ATD members)
Imagine if everything you thought you knew about teams was wrong — or at least incomplete. Attend this webinar to learn new information about teams that will likely change how you work with them in the future. You’ll understand the conditions and critical elements of high-performing teams based on extensive research from Harvard University, and you’ll gain exposure to the purpose, use and results of the team diagnostic survey. This interactive session facilitated by George Mason University professor and team coaching expert, Steve Gladis, is designed to increase team effectiveness for your organization and you.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Training Videos a Jumble? Five Ways to Increase Discoverability and ROI with Video
Are you struggling with finding an efficient and effective way to create all your organization’s training content? Learning and development professionals are already feeling the urgency, and now many face the new challenges of how to scale training initiatives to meet the demands of a remote workforce. Join Mark Lagemann, Head of Enterprise Video at Panopto, to discover best practices for scaling training with video and how to implement them. He’ll cover tried and true strategies that Panopto customers like Qualcomm, Synaptics, Perkins Coie LLP and others continue to use to successfully meet the growing demand for training. At the end of the session, you’ll leave with five low-cost, high-impact, key strategies you can implement to scale and increase the effective use of on-demand video learning across your organization. 

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Skill Data for DIB: The Great Equalizer (Free for ATD members)
Digital transformation, COVID-19, social unrest and other forces have disrupted how we live and work. The recent mass migration to remote employment affects wellness and highlights the need for belonging. At the same time, organizations are working harder than ever to increase diversity and inclusion among their people. Join Susie Lee, SVP of Global Business Transformation at Degreed, to explore how you can use skill data to reduce bias in promotions and other career opportunities, which will allow you to make change through new learning opportunities.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Three Myths of Virtual Classrooms and How to Really Engage Your Audience
Virtual classrooms are now universal across different industries and types of organization, but like so many things that are popular, lots of myths about them infiltrate what we think of their quality and value. Join this webinar, with live online learning specialist, Jo Cook, Director at Lightbulb Moment, to look at myths about virtual classrooms that impact the experience of your learners and the level of excellence in your design and delivery. Outcomes include:

• Focusing on outcomes supported by great technology.

• Designing with interactive technology.

• Facilitating for engagement in a virtual context.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Science of Emotions: Practical Applications in Learning Design
Emotions are on rebirth in science research, social media, communications, and education and learning. Through decades, the Learning and Development (L&D) practices have been biased in logical content instruction, and minimized the role and contribution of emotions as science. Consequently, learning lessons are devoid of emotional connections, feelings and affective methods. This is apparent in boredom and burnout in face-to-face training, elearning and webinars. In this session, Dr. Ray Jimenez, Architect of TrainingMagNetwork.com and Chief Learning Officer of Vignettes Learning, will discuss research on emotions and simple practical methods that you can apply in designing learning lessons.

Thursday, June 24, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Best Practices for Selecting, Editing and Using Stock Photos in Elearning Courses
We have access to a plethora of websites to get free and/or licenced stock photos. You can download and use them in your elearning courses. That’s the easy part. The real problem arises when you’re not sure how to edit these downloaded images so that there’s no stark difference amongst the images, in terms of design elements, colour balance, image type, composition, content and so on. Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, Lead Elearning Evangelist at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, as she takes you through the best practices for selecting the right stock images, editing them to perfection and using them to create your amazing elearning courses. Be prepared to share your own tips and tricks during this fun and interactive session

Thursday, June 24, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: 2021 Digital Training Checklist: Building a New and Improved Learning Ecosystem
Although many organizations are slowly returning to a sense of normalcy and resuming business operations full force, many policies, procedures and even workplace cultures have been redefined or are still being redefined, and it’s crucial your teams feel prepared and supported as your company evolves. Your previous learning initiatives might pale in comparison to what your organization needs today in order to educate, support, and empower employees and ensure a confident and competent team. Regardless of the new challenges your organization might be addressing, a solid training program can provide learners with the information they need to safely perform their duties, connect with team members and drive your organization on the right path — to sustained performance and success. Join Open LMS's Jeremy Schweitzer, Senior Manager of Customer Solutions, and Shannon Wilson, Customer Solutions Architect, as they explore how to optimize your online training approach and leverage the solutions available within the elearning market.

Friday, June 25, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: The Democratization of Leadership Development: How to Ensure Equity of Access (Free for ATD members)
Does it ever seem like leadership development is devolving? Successful leadership development should build capability in every part and at every level of an organization. Attend this webinar and begin to change your perspective from focusing on individual leadership development to enabling collective leadership. This panel of talent development executives (Terri Pearce, EVP HR at HSBC USA; Tim Tobin, Vice President of Franchisee Onboarding and Learning at Choice Hotels International; Philip Zoller, Vice President of Talent Management at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida; and John Cone, Principal of the 11th Hour Group) will set a vision for a future in which leaders from all parts of your organization will emerge when needed because leadership will be necessary for every job. 

Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Mindset Matters: How to Improve Your Virtual Facilitation Style
There are myriad styles of delivering instructor-led training online. What can be learned from these various approaches about the use of web cameras, the approach to delivery and the application of technology? Should the virtual classroom be led by the News Anchor, the Podcaster, the Airplane Pilot, the Technology Guru, the Energizer Bunny or the Guide on the Side?  Explore these six delivery styles, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and enhance your approach to virtual facilitation. If you would like to create compelling, engaging virtual learning experiences, join Cynthia Clay, President and CEO of NetSpeed Learning Solutions, and participate actively as you’ll explore how your mindset makes a difference when presenting online.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Why You Need to Enhance Your Training with Augmented Reality and How to Get Started
Advancements in technology have brought many incredible, useful tools to the workplace, including mobile devices that support immersive technology. Augmented Reality (AR) is transforming training programs across all industries, and the benefits to both employees and employers are limitless. It has come up time and time again that companies want to get started with augmented reality, but don’t know where to start. Join Bundlar’s John Martin, CEO and Co-Founder, and Matt Wren, Co-Founder and CTO, to discover best practices for putting AR to work for your organization, how to implement it and experience it firsthand. They’ll cover various real world use cases, and discuss resources and tools needed to get started.

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