ISPI Atlanta Chapter Webinar – Via Zoom

Featured Speaker: Dr. Will Thalheimer

September 13, 2023 – 12:00pm–1:15pm EST

Recording Available Until 09/27:

Performance-Focused Learner Surveys

Program Description:

Year after year, we in learning-and-development feel frustrated in the learning evaluation we are able to do. Mostly we use traditional smile sheets even though we are suspicious of them. Our intuitions align with the scientific research. Traditional smile sheets are virtually uncorrelated with learning results. Fortunately, there is a better way. In this session, Will Thalheimer, author of the award-winning book Performance-Focused Learner Surveys will share his hard-earned lessons learned about how to design and utilize the distinctive questioning approach. The session will cover the following topics: (1) the science on traditional learner surveys, (2) the problems with Likert and numeric scales, (3) the weaknesses learners bring to the job of evaluating learning, (4) Will’s personal journey in using learner surveys, (5) how to build better questions, (6) how to send messages and nudge action, and (7) how learner surveys fit into LTEM (the Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model).

Whether you’re a trainer, instructional designer, learning evaluator, or manager of learning; this engaging session will provide you with practical insights you’ll be able to use right away. And, as a bonus, Will has agreed to provide a copy of his award-winning book (Performance-Focused Learner Surveys, 2nd Edition) to two people randomly chosen from those in attendance.

Bio:

Will Thalheimer, PhD, MBA, Consultant, Speaker, Researcher at Work-Learning Research. Will is a world-renowned thought leader focused on research-based practices for learning design, learning evaluation, and presentation design—and an advocate for learning professionals. Through Work-Learning Research (https://www.worklearning.com/), Will empowers organizations to build maximally effective learning-and-performance solutions and strategies. Will wrote the award-winning book Performance-Focused Learner Surveys (second edition); created LTEM, the Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model and the Presentation Science Workshop, and is finishing a new book, the CEO’s Guide to Training, eLearning & Work: Reshaping Learning into a Competitive Advantage. He co-created The Learning Development Accelerator and the eLearning Manifesto.

This meeting is free to everyone.  Please use the registration link below to register for the event and receive the Zoom meeting link via email:

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TOPIC: ISPI Atlanta members and guests present
“Works in Progress”

ISPI Atlanta Chapter Seminar: February 24, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST

Are you working on a tough project and want some input from your peers? Perhaps you have a new tool or process that you are about to test – a learning evaluation that captures performance…a training needs assessment…developing indicators to measure video learning? Even if you’re just proud of your project/initiative/solution and want to share, we want to hear about it!

February’s ISPI Atlanta seminar will be a roll-up-your-sleeves session dedicated to works in progress. And because there is no guest speaker, this session is free for the entire ISPI Atlanta community!

Please reach out to Virginia Watson with ideas and to get your name in the line-up!

Register in advance for this meeting:

Click the link below to register; you will then receive the link to join the Zoom meeting.

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Deb Page, CPT, President of the Institute for Performance Improvement

ISPI Atlanta Chapter Seminar: December 16, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Free for ISPI Atlanta members and non-members this month!

The Institute for Performance Improvement, in collaboration with ISPI, is celebrating the 25^th anniversary of the ISPI Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) designation by introducing a new designation: The Certified Performance Improvement Facilitator™ (CPIF).

How are these two designations different? While CPT professionals use the ten ISPI standards to demonstrate what they did to meet organizational goals, the new CPIF™ professionals will demonstrate how they facilitate collaborative efforts to achieve improvement or innovation. The new designation also provides proof of proficiency in skills employers identify as high-value, in-demand and hard-to-find, such as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving and other interpersonal and consultative skills.

PREPARE FOR A NEW JOB OR EXPAND YOUR EXISTING ONE

The Certified Performance Improvement Facilitator may work in and across a broad range of sectors and roles. These professionals guide collaborative efforts to solve problems and improve performance using a set of proven performance standards. These people may serve in project management, product development, go-to-market strategies, work force development and other efforts requiring collaboration, systemic approaches, and continuous improvement.

The CPIF™ designation is earned by completing a rigorous virtual, synchronous training program with asynchronous coaching in which the participants complete a real-world performance improvement facilitation project. The training and resulting certification are ideal for those who wish to differentiate their proficiency inside their organizations or to potential employers, or provide clients proof of their ability to guide collaborative improvement.

Deb Page, CPT, President of the Institute for Performance Improvement (www.TIFPIedu.org), will provide an overview of the standards, the training program and opportunities to apply these skills to evolving challenges in workforce development and performance. Deb is a former K-12 high school teacher, making her bilingual in industry and education. She spent over 20 years in corporate training and development and performance improvement before returning to education in 2001 to lead the start-up of a state leadership institute for school improvement in her home state of Georgia. In 2012 she founded The Institute for Performance Improvement, which trains and certifies school improvement facilitators, including school and district leaders, academic coaches and state and regional education agency staff. The Institute, in collaboration with the International Society for Performance Improvement, also trains and certifies Performance Improvement Facilitators from across all sectors to neutrally guide collaborative coalitions for performance improvement and innovation. She is the co-author of the School Improvement Specialist Field Guide from Corwin Press and regularly contributes to publications concerning performance improvement. Her passion project is supporting the development of collaborative coalitions that bring together K-12 education, industry, government and other stakeholders to ensure all students have the competencies and experiences to succeed in learning, career and life.

Objectives:

1. Explore the Certified Performance Improvement Facilitator™ standards, training and credential.
2. Identify benefits of demonstrating professional proficiency in facilitation of collaborative performance improvement.
3. Explore data and information demonstrating workforce demand for the skills of Certified Performance Improvement Facilitators™.

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Click the link below to download the December Program Handouts:

ISPI Chapter Presentation 12-16-2020

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