Professional Development Days

9:15 am to 2:00 pm

9:15-9:30am
Welcome

9:30-10:00am
Developing Training
Erica Carroll, Director of Training, Mersive
When looking at the work that your company needs to do, how do you develop training that is relevant, timely, and accessible?  What needs to be tracked, how do you determine completion and what does ROI look like?  What does your training look like, how do you build it out, so it is engaging?

10:00-10:30am
Networking Opportunities
Chris Neto, Starin
What is your go-to for networking with colleagues? How can social media help businesses with networking? How do you find those networking opportunities, especially in these “weird” times we are living in now? What makes the connections click and how do you carry on the conversation and relationship?

10:30-11:00am
Work / Life Balance
Marci Powell
Do you ever feel like you are always working or you don’t know when to stop? Work / life balance is so important to not only your productivity at work, but also to your anxiety, stress, and happiness when you are not working. What are those go-to techniques that make your heart sing?

11:00-11:30am
Supervisors Working and Leading from Home
Michael Peveler, VP, Sales, Atlas IED
How do you motivate and manage your team when you and/or them don’t see each other face-to-face? What is your go to technology or approach that makes leading remotely work?

11:30am-12:00pm
What Technologies can be Utilized for Remote Working?
Mark Coxon, HD2
When you are working from home, what technologies are needed and what ones makes it easier to do your job? Is it just technology that you need? What should your office set-up look like when working remotely?

12:00-12:30pm
Lunch and Skilled Demo
During lunch time, we will put out the ingredients for both a drink and a snack/lunch/appetizer that we can all make together during this time!

12:30-1:00pm
Distance Learning Technologies for Training
Alexander Salas, eLearning Launch
As we build out training that is done remotely or in a hybrid format, what technologies do you rely on? What do you use to develop the training and how do your staff or clients access the training?

1:00-1:30pm
Engaging Training
Valary Oleinik, Educational Consultant on Gamification & Creativity
How do you build out your training to make sure your staff and/or clients are engaged? Does this look different if it is asynchronous or synchronous? What are your expectations of the end user during the training?

1:30-2:00pm
Employees Working from Home
Rhonda Blackburn and Kathryn Cordina
As employees working remotely, how do you set up your environment? How do you maintain connections with your peers? What are some best practices as you work from home?