Management and Supervisory

• Basic Training for New Supervisors
• Preventing Unlawful Harassment: Supervisor Version  ($25)
• Budget Basics for Public Managers
• Retaining Talent (Live-Online; check link for details)

The "Effective HR" Series

• Effective Discipline: Policy and Practice
  (Web/Classroom Blended)
• Effective Hiring
• Effective Performance Management

BEACON: Time Sheet Overviews (Created by OSP/HRD)

Mandatory Training

• Preventing Unlawful Harassment: Employee Version ($20)
• Demystifying the ADA ($20)
• ADA Update
• AIDS in the Workplace
• New Employee Orientation: Forms/Benefits

Interpersonal/Life Skills

• Life Planning: Online presentations and tools for retirement/life planning
• Effective Presentation Skills: You're On!
  Provided courtesy of the NC State Bureau of Investigation

• Email Etiquette
  
• Also see below for live-online sessions related to interpersonal skills; these are offered throughout the year and frequently change.

Live-Online Classes

No travel! Participate in activities, interact with facilitator and other learners. First time? Click here for information on free "Learn How to Learn Online" sessions; see .the "calendar of events" link.

First-time users, please visit WebEx at least a week prior to class to load and test software:
https://insync.webex.com , Click "training center--set up--training manager" and follow the directions there.

Summer-Fall 2009 live-online sessions: All Free!

Live-Online Sessions are offered in collaboration with
Insync Training

For all sessions: Instructor: Dr. Jane Bozarth
Producer: Kassy LaBorie

“Where's the Power? What's Your Point?"
June 18, 1-2 pm Eastern

Tired of seeing PowerPoint shows that have neither power nor a point? This session provides strategies for developing memorable slides with punch, not just pretty slides peppered with bullets. Join us as we look at ways to hook our learners, generate discussion, highlight critical information, and create learning points that will stick. Register

“Speaking with Sizzle, Substance, & Style”
July 16, 1-2 pm Eastern

Having to speak in public strikes fear in the hearts of many. This session covers strategies for overcoming stage fright, staying calm and composed, creating an interesting, useful presentation, understanding how and when to use visuals and activities, and even things to consider when choosing your wardrobe the day of a presentation. Register

“The Influential Trainer”
August 18, 1-2 pm Eastern

Trainers have enormous potential to influence their whole organizations. In this session, we'll explore ways to enhance transfer of training, get support and resources for training initiatives, and develop solution-focused strategies while avoiding self-defeating behaviors. Target audience: trainers and those who supervise trainers. Register

“Juggling 101: Managing Multiple Projects and Priorities”
September 10, 1-2 pm Eastern

Winner, LOLA Award for Best Use of Synchronous Tools

"Time management" is an oxymoron. You can't change it, or lengthen it, or shorten it, or 'manage' it. This session will help you identify ways to deal with the things you can manage: yourself, others, and the tasks with which you're confronted. Register

“Google Yourself Silly”
October 13, 1-2 pm Eastern

Guest Facilitator: Julia Lanham

Google, a wildly-popular search engine, has much to offer the learning professional. This resource, with its specific tools, can help you better design training, communicate with colleagues, and/or find your way to an enriching training site. Using technology in the classroom, you will learn to work with search results rankings, conduct special searches, and improve your search effectiveness. This session will enhance your credibility and personal satisfaction as a learning professional. Register

“Holiday Stressbusters”
November 10, 12:30-1:30  

What should be a season of love and joy often turns instead to tiring weeks of overspending, overindulging, disappointment and STRESS! Join facilitator Jane Bozarth for a look at common causes of holiday stress and ways to combat them. Leave this fun, interactive session with an action plan for taking back the spirit of the season! Register

“Games Synchronous Trainers Play: PART 2”
December 3, 1-2:30 pm Eastern  

Facilitators: Kassy LaBorie and Dr. Jane Bozarth

For experienced synchronous trainers: Need to punch up your programs? Looking to better E-ngage your E-learners? Games are powerful tools to create engagement, encourage participation, and support transfer of learning. In this 90-minute follow up to our original session, we'll learn to create games and how and when to use them. You will also get a chance to share ideas for applying this topic to your own training programs. Have YOU created a new game or activity? We'd love to have you share it ...Come prepared to whiteboard your ideas and join us for a fast and fun exploration of games, activities, and energizers for use in synchronous training. Audience: Trainers experienced in delivering synchronous (virtual classroom) programs. This session is not for novices. Register

FOR TRAINERS: See above for assorted live-online topics useful for trainers.

Computer Skills A number of computer courses are now available through HRD's Professional Skills Program. These include courses in Web design software as well as programs such as Outlook and WordPerfect. Click here for more information.

Interaction Management/DDI Courses

• Our license with DDI allows learners to utilize 30 online modules, learning labs and the OPAL performance support tool. More information on DDI courses
• Access for those already issued passwords

ONLINE LEARNING ESSENTIALS: Technical Requirements Successful online learning

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