Instructor Academy 2008: “E-Learning 2.0!”
Instructor Academy 2008 will be held July 24-25, 2008, 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!
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The Learning-Centered Instructor Workshop
Our popular instructor-training program – “The Learning-Centered Instructor” (the 2-day workshop for both aspiring and experienced instructors) — was most recently held May 7-8 in Nashville, TN. This is a “hands-on,” practice-filled workshop!
In this program for classroom instructors & trainers, participants learn:
- How to speak & present more effectively!
- How to use & NOT abuse PowerPoint and other visual aids!
- When and how to “tell a story” for greater impact!
- How to make the learning process more fun & enjoyable!
This workshop is recommended for anyone teaching professional development and CE courses and seminars, conducting orientation programs, doing in-house training for companies, OR teaching prelicensing classes. [This 16-hour class meets the TN Real Estate Commission’s training requirement for prelicensing instructors AND offers 16 hours of Continuing Education (CE) credit!]
Future offerings of this program will be announced on this site …so sign up for email updates from the TREEF Center to learn about the next offering! If you teach, don’t miss this opportunity! Enrollment will be limited to ensure good learning!
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