Instructor Academy 2008 will be held July 24-25 in Nashville, TN. This is a two-day conference, planned especially for instructors, trainers, managers, education staff, and Association Executives …ANYONE who wants to improve their training know-how and skills! Our theme for 2008 is “E-Learning 2.0!“, and the entire conference is devoted to instructor-led distance learning — tools, trends, and techniques! This year’s conference features some prominent national instructor-trainers and a great selection of workshops:

• “Collaboration Tools: Blogs and Wikis and Groups, Oh My!”
• “You Too Can YouTube!”
• “The Successful Synchronous Trainer”
• “Going Wiki Wild!”
• “The E-Class GRI Approach: How & Why It Works!”
• “Facilitating Asynchronous Instructor-Led E-Learning”
• “Tools & Tips: Instructing & Coaching a Successful E-Class Course”

The conference program starts at 8:30AM on July 24, and ends at 2:30PM on July 25. There will also be a “Bonus” workshop for State Association Education Staff on “Setting Up Your Own E-Class Delivery System”!

This year’s faculty for Instructor Academy 2008 includes national trainers and presenters: Jane Bozarth (noted author, trainer, and speaker on distance-learning facilitation), Michelle Moore (a popular national speaker and trainer for Remote-Learner.net), Amanda Burlison (a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting in Atlanta, formerly associated with TAR’s Education programs), and Pug Scoville, TAR’s own Director of Communications & Education for 23 years!!

If you teach and you’re interested in what’s coming down the pike in e-learning, don’t miss this opportunity! You’ll leave with new skills, new ideas, AND some new friends to help YOU become a better instructor!

For more information, or to register click HERE!