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As we emerge (a tad late) from our winter hibernation, that sense of spring optimism is coming on strong. This is a great time to learn something new, introduce yourself to a new subject matter area, and find out what other L&D folks are doing. The best part is that you can do this for free by signing up for a one-hour webinar. Kick off the spring with some new knowledge and a whole lot of fun!

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Five Imperatives to Activating Modern Learning at Work (Free for ATD members)
The workplace has evolved at a rapid pace, especially as it relates to learning, and organizations need to adjust to the shifting preferences and expectations that now exist within the modern employee experience. The good news is that technology has also evolved. Join Preston Lewis, Founder and CEO of Intactic, to learn about five imperatives that companies need to consider when meeting these new expectations for people looking to learn in new ways. You’ll learn how to:

• Design a human-centric learning program.

• Meet employees with personalized opportunities in the flow of work.

• Activate a holistic learning experience that’s easy and fun.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: From Accidental to Intentional: Building an Instructional Design Career with Purpose and Passion (Free for ATD members)
Chances are, you didn’t aim your childhood aspirations on elearning and instructional design, but here you are. At some point, you decided to be the best that you can possibly be. In this session, Cammy Bean, Senior Solutions Consultant with Kineo, will share her thoughts on building a more intentional elearning career. She’ll share tips for better elearning design, including looking at learning models, getting the tone right and creating more meaningful interactivity. Along the way, she’ll share loads of examples of elearning courses, providing ideas and inspiration to take back to your own projects.

Thursday, May 4, 2023, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: How to Craft Your Learning Technology Vision
Having a unified learning technology vision can help organizations navigate future challenges by incorporating learning in the flow of work, creating programs that are easily consumed and delivering measurable results at multiple levels. Join Jamal Watkins, learning evangelist at Adobe, to explore how to address future challenges in fast-paced organizations and come together as stakeholders to create a unified learning technology vision. You’ll walk away with the knowledge on how to identify the right technology integrations to anticipate user needs in your organization.

Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: “Survey Conversations”: Five Practices to Make Your Virtual and In-person Training Remarkable
A methodology called “Survey Conversation” combines five practices into a win-win for all parties:

• Timing — ask key questions before your event.

• Frequency — generate huge WIIFM for your attendees.

• Closing-the-Loop — prove their voice was heard and show how they compare to others.

• Internal Incentives — using (free) feedback.

• Sharing results with non-responders — the “oops method” to increase response rates. 

Matthew Champagne, Ph.D., researcher at EA LLC, will describe each key practice, provide specific examples from a wide variety of clients (cruise lines, universities, telecoms, membership organizations, digital marketers, utilities) and show how to apply Survey Conversations to your own educational or sales webinars, training events, masterminds and conferences.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 8 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: The Rise of AI-powered Learning: Strategies for Success
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way skills are learned and developed. However, many organizations struggle to understand how to effectively implement AI-powered learning solutions. In this webinar, Jake Miller, senior product marketing manager at Allego, will explore the benefits of AI in learning, as well as best practices for incorporating AI into your training programs. Join Jake as he provides practical tips and strategies for leveraging AI to drive better learning outcomes.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: A Webinar with the Kirkpatricks: Getting the Resources and Support you Need for Key Programs
Are you struggling to get the support you need from stakeholders and managers for your programs to be successful? This webinar will address the core challenges faced worldwide by learning and development professionals in getting a seat at the table, and securing the resources they need throughout the training and development process. Join Kirkpatrick Partners’ Senior Consultant, Jim Kirkpatrick, Ph.D, and President and Founder, Wendy Kirkpatrick, to learn concepts that will get you thinking and acting in new, more strategic ways. Transform yourself from a cost centre to a trusted partner.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Connect Strategy and Reality: Aligning Business Priorities with Learners’ Needs
As companies head into a season of renewed scrutiny on expenses, demonstrating a return on investment moves up the priority list of most learning teams. By asking some key questions, learning teams can ensure they’re connecting to the business priorities, leveraging the right content and then connecting that content to the right learners in the right way at the right time. In this webinar, Matt Pittman, Principal Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Ryan Morris, LMS Administrator from Litmos, will share their insights on how learning teams can connect strategy and reality.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Send Me the Slides: Create Effective Handouts, Summaries, Resources and Interactive PDFs in PowerPoint
Everyone knows that text-heavy slides are terrible presentation and learning experiences, yet everyone still uses them. What if there were another way? What if there were five other ways? Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon, will show you techniques to create perfect slides and the perfect content to accompany them, all in PowerPoint. Some will be quick and easy, while others are more in depth, but could be worth the investment. You’ll come away with a range of options to choose to maximize the impact your presentations have, through the resources you share afterwards.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Six Factors Influencing the Future of Tech Talent (Free for ATD members)
A convergence of factors in 2023 will present significant challenges for companies relying on tech talent for a competitive advantage. However, it will also present tremendous opportunities. Robust technology teams will accelerate organizations in the new economy, but proper talent acquisition and management strategies must be adopted to ensure success. In this webinar, Paul Burani, Vice President, Enterprise at Tech Elevator, will discuss key strategies to future-proof your organization, including enhancing your talent pipelines, increasing employee mobility and diversifying your workforce.

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: How to Create a Culture That Motivates Learning
Many learning organizations struggle to walk the line between compliance, business needs and learner desire in building out their programs in the new world of work. To make the most of the personalized learning journey, companies need to tap into what motivates their learners to want to learn beyond just what they “have to” learn. Join Matt Pittman, Principal Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Hemant Makhija, VP of Marketing from AbsorbLMS, as they unpack what it takes to create a culture that motivates learning, why that is a critical area of focus for companies moving forward and how technology can enable that change.

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Part 2 – How ChatGPT Impacts Our Mindsets, Emotions, Skills in Writing, Facilitation, Storytelling, Visual Designer, and Content Designer
In this session, Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., Architect of TrainingMagNetwork.com and Chief Learning Officer of Vignettes Learning, will continue sharing his analysis and experiments with ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer). He’ll cover topics on how ChatGPT impacts mental processes, emotional experiences, and skills in learning design, facilitation and technology. How does ChatGPT affect and enhance our lives, minds, and skill sets? Every L&D professional ought to wonder. Ray will provide video recordings of his own and others’ testings and experiments.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: To Branch or Not to Branch: When and How to Use Branching Scenarios and Alternative Approaches
In this webinar, with Christy Tucker, Learning Experience Design (LXD) Consultant, you’ll learn how to evaluate training problems to decide when to use a branching scenario or another approach. You’ll review criteria for deciding when branching scenarios provide enough benefit to justify the effort required to create them. This will help you use branching scenarios when they matter most, saving you time and effort while creating quality learning experiences. You’ll also explore alternatives to branching scenarios, such as constrained branching and one-question mini-scenarios.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Engage to Retain: Strategies for Building a Culture of Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is critical to retaining top talent and driving business success, but how do you create a culture of engagement that inspires your team to learn, grow and stay with your organization? In this webinar, Daniel Nathan, Head of Customer Success at Powtoon, and Kim Zoller, Founder and CEO of ID360inc, will share proven strategies for building a culture of engaged learners. Whether you’re a business leader, HR professional, or L&D specialist, this webinar will provide valuable insights and practical advice for driving engagement and retention in your organization.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Seizing L&D’s Holy Grail – Connecting Learning Analytics to Business Success
Organizations continue to pour huge amounts of time, money and resources into delivering learning, yet the vast majority fall short in linking the measurable impact of their learning programs on individual and organizational performance. The key is for learning organizations to develop their learning analytics strategy and operational approach. In this webinar, Matt Pittman, Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and Laurent Balagué, Product Manager at Docebo, will share research, insights and case studies focused on how learning and development groups can finally and truly crack the nut of measuring learning’s impact on their organizations.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 10:30 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Developing Impactful Coaching Programs (Free for I4PL members)
This session, with SheRocks! Co-founders, Nupur Khandelwal and Reka Tokes, will take a case study approach to uncover challenges, opportunities and lessons learned while developing coaching programs. You’ll learn key approaches to keep in mind when designing leadership development programs especially focused on coaching. Walk away with practical tips and tools to help influence key stakeholders and seek buy-in

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Make the Business Case for Adaptive Learning (Free for ATD members)
Today, learning leaders must demonstrate the value and impact of organizational learning. With the advent of intelligence-enabled learning, leading organizations are prioritizing adaptive learning to deliver real business impact. Join Manoj Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer of Realizeit, to understand the business case for adaptive learning, making it a “must-have” by driving gains in three key areas: 

• Improving learning effectiveness.

• Reducing learning time.

• Making training and learning agile.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Useful Tools for Trainers: A Powerpoint, Keynote and Prezi Comparison
Too many tools and not enough time to get to know them. How can L&D pros keep up on all the many tools and technologies being released every day? Let TrainingMagNetwork help you with short, bite-sized introductions and comparisons in this series of 60-minute webinars exploring tools for trainers, IDs and training managers. In this session, Kirsten Rourke, CEO of Rourke Training, will cover a high-level comparison of these three products. The goal is to make it easier to decide which presentation tools are best for you. 

Thursday, May 18, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: How to Design Coaching Solutions That Support Your Training and Maximize Talent Development
This webinar will teach a fundamental methodology of applying coaching design principles to your training initiatives for maximum results. The results include supporting the training initiative, as well as its application post training period. This methodology is very easy to use and provides training departments with an approach that elevates the brand of your training. Tim Hagen, Chief Coaching Officer at Progress Coaching, will teach you:

• How to design questions that support your training.

• How leaders can include activities that leverages training into practical application.

• How leaders can deliver accountability within the coaching process to support training.

• How leaders can coach using motivation that drives coaching and training success.

• How leaders can use a technique called supplemental coaching that requires no time and supports training at multiple levels. 

Thursday, May 25, 2023, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: How to Add ChatGPT to your LMSs
ChatGPT is sweeping high interests from the L&D world. People are asking, “We have a lot of really boring lessons in our LMS. How do we add ChatGPT to create new opportunities for learning?” Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., Architect of TrainingMagNetwork.com and Chief Learning Officer of Vignettes Learning, will share early strategies and ideas on integrating ChatGPT into your LMSs. Topics covered include:

• What is ChatGPT?

• Where are the opportunities in your learning ecosystem where ChatGPT can work?

• What are the models where ChatGPT can integrate with LMSs?

• What learning culture is required when leveraging ChatGPT?

• What potential risks are there and how do we mitigate them?

Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 1 p.m.–2 p.m. PT: What Can Pro Sports Teach Us About Career Development? (Free for ATD members)
In this webinar, Paul DePodesta, Chief Strategy Officer of the Cleveland Browns, and Mike Tannenbaum, NFL Front Office Insider for ESPN, sit down to discuss how lessons from their sports careers taught them how to put together teams on and off the field and develop individuals to reach the top of their game. In their strategic leadership roles for teams that spanned the New York Jets to the Los Angeles Dodgers, DePodesta and Tannenbaum often had to manage change and develop culture in ways that drove performance. The two will discuss how to:

• Develop resilience in our personal and professional lives.

• Invest in the right ways in the right people.

• Enhance performance by unifying employees behind common goals.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PT: A Culture Shift: Building Inclusive and Accountable Leadership (Free for I4PL members)
This workshop, with Sandra Vaughn, Vice President, Client Success & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy at Metrix, will share core behaviours, strategies and practical tactics that L&D professionals can use to build their inclusive leadership skills. You’ll also have the opportunity to review effective strategies for building accountability, commitment and coaching for continuous improvement. By the end of this session, you’ll understand the value and benefits of leading through the lens of inclusion and be equipped with the tools to support the cultivation of an inclusive and authentic workplace culture.

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