ATD-LA News

The following positions are open for 2015:

• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Co-Directors of Chapter Meetings (2 openings)
• Co-Directors of Learning (2 openings)
• Director of Marketing
• Director of Membership
• Co-Director of Special Divisions

In addition, we are looking for a sponsorship coordinator, as well as team members for all of our board positions.

Why Training Departments Hate Their LMS

Why do Training Departments Hate Their Learning Management System? from eLearningTV on Vimeo.

ASTD Los Angeles - Panel Discussion Episode #2- Successful LMS Implementation from eLearningTV on Vimeo.

ASTD Los Angeles – Panel Discussion Episode #3- from eLearningTV on Vimeo.

 

• Managing Learning Programs Certificate, March 24-26
• Designing Learning Certificate, April 16-18
• Training Certificate, April 16-18
• E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate, July 10-11
• Project Management for Learning Professionals Certificate, September 8-9

To register directly for any of these courses:

What is the The Chapter Incentive Program (ChIP Code)?

It is an ASTD National revenue-sharing program that offers chapters an opportunity to earn additional revenue, when you purchase ASTD National programs, memberships, and services. But you have to enter the Chapter ChIP Code on the order form for the chapter to get credit. 

The Los Angeles Chapter's ChIP Code is CH8028, and can be found in the weekly eblast sidebar and in the "About Us" section on the website.  

The aim of this six-month program is to match seasoned members who are ready, willing, and able to provide support and advice to chapter members, (mentees) who are:

• Looking to develop or enhance a skill set
• Willing to take action and break paradigms
• In search of advice in a certain business discipline or area
• Seeking professional development support

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) was named an ASTD Chapter of the Month (COM) for January 2014. The COM is national recognition for ASTD local chapters that have demonstrated strength, growth, and innovation in managing their chapter.

Rhonda Bothwell, chair of ASTD’s Chapter Recognition Committee, which awards the Chapter of the Month honor, said, ”This prestigious award recognizes the Los Angeles Chapter for demonstrating innovative and unique approaches in providing great value to their members and workplace learning professionals in the community, including professional development, networking, and leading information about trends in the workplace learning industry. The Los Angeles Chapter is a leading example for serving members and other ASTD chapter leaders with opportunities to learn and grow from each other. We are pleased to recognize the chapter with ASTD’s Chapter of the Month award,” Bothwell said.

Follow this link to the Survey:

https://alliant.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cuA0l7dpSD0JI7b

CALL FOR CASES
Proposal Submission Deadline: January 30, 2014

Cases on Human Performance Improvement Technologies

A book edited by Dr. Jill Stefaniak, Old Dominion University, USA
To be published by IGI Global.

Introduction

Human performance technology (HPT) is a systematic approach for improving performance that takes into account organizational, environmental, and causal analyses to make data-driven decisions regarding intervention design, implementation, and evaluation (ISPI, 2013). Principles of HPT are used in a variety of different industries to solve problems, assist with quality improvement initiatives, and identify future business opportunities. Performance improvement technologists take the entire organizational environment into account when developing strategies and interventions to address organizational needs.

This casebook will provide educators, students, and practitioners with an opportunity to see how principles of human performance technology were implemented in various contexts and industries. Like most fields, students are taught best practices, but are not always privy to understanding the challenges that can occur when attempting to implement solutions in the real world. Lack of resources, organizational buy-in, and timing can all hinder performance, requiring practitioners to work creatively to implement solutions within a given timeframe.

Objective of the Book

The overall mission of this book is to provide educators in the field of human performance technology, organizational development, educational technology, and business management with a compilation of case studies based on real-life experiences that can be integrated within their classes. The goals for this case book are to:

1)    Provide relevant cases that demonstrate how principles of HPT have been employed within organizations. 

2)    Provide examples of how HPT has been utilized in a variety of different industries, and provide a combination of examples that address business problems, quality improvement initiatives and business opportunities.

Case studies included in this book will address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Conducting performance analyses
• Solving business problems
• Embarking on projects to address quality improvement initiatives
• Identifying business opportunities within an organization
• Identifying and selecting performance improvement interventions
• Determining when to design instructional or noninstructional interventions
• Implementing instructional and/or noninstructional interventions
• Addressing change management within an organization
• Methods of evaluation
• Employee development
• Change in workflow procedures
• Changes in organizational structure
• Business partnerships and acquisitions
• Change management
• Knowledge management and learning
• Project management

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 30, 2014, a 2-3 page case proposal clearly explaining the subject, mission and concerns of his or her proposed case. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by February 15, 2014 about the status of their proposals and sent case guidelines. Authors will be expected to adhere to these guidelines exactly. Full cases are to be submitted by May 30, 2014. All submitted cases will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and ‘Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2015.

Important Dates

January 30, 2014:     Proposal Submission Deadline

February 15, 2014:   Notification of Acceptance

May 30, 2014:          Full Chapter Submission

July 30, 2014:          Review Results to Authors

August 30, 2014:      Final Chapter Submission

September 30, 2014: Final Acceptance Notifications

November 30, 2014: Final Deadline

Inquiries

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word Document):

Dr. Jill Stefaniak at hptcasebook@gmail.com

Click here to submit a proposal:

http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1174

President Ellen Krause welcomed the attendees and 2014 president Jeff O’Dell introduced the 2014 Board of Directors.

This year, the attendees enjoyed trying out lateral thinking techniques that facilitators Bill Bellows and Tim Higgins previously introduced at our April Chapter Meeting.

In a group exercise, our members generated ideas on how ASTD-LA can better cater to the needs of different target groups, such as external consultants or non-profits.

In using the “Random-Word-Technique,” the attendees had to use a specific word, for example “soap,” to generate ideas on a certain topic.

For example, one member associated soap with the word “bar.” Immediately somebody connected the dots and said, “We should have more opportunities to socialize at ASTD. Why not have some chapter meetings at a bar?”

In the second part of the workshop, the attendees discussed ASTD-LA’s value proposition. Does our current value proposition “Driving Learning – Leading Innovation- Building Community” still represent ASTD-LA? If not, how would you change it?

Our board members left the workshop with a wealth of valuable ideas. As a next step, our members will receive a survey in which they can vote on their favorite ideas for the chapter, as well as on ASTD-LA’s updated value proposition.

ICELW 2014, the seventh annual International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace, will be held from June 11-13, 2014 at Columbia University in New York.