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February 11, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 4
Winter Issue
Highlights:
• Meet Your
2011 Board of Directors
• A Message
From Your President
• Coming Soon
– Our New Website!
• You Spoke:
Results of Year End Member Survey
• Upcoming
Calendar of Events
“Dedicated to the Training and Development Field”
The results are in and you have elected the Board of Directors who will be serving you and bringing to life the many benefits of belonging to your local ASTD chapter! The new faces leading your chapter are as follows:
Tracy Nelson, President Kimberly Frederickson, President Elect
Susannah Rockman, Past President Jill Gessler, VP of Administration Jackie Pomeranke, VP of Finance
Janell East, VP of Marketing Rick Zuehl, VP of Professional Development
Dylan Drobny, VP of Membership
ASTD is a great place to network with other workplace learning professionals, enjoy monthly education and development activities, and take advantage of leadership and volunteer opportunities that help shape and grow our chapter! Our 2011 Program Calendar is full of great speakers on topics geared towards your interests and needs as training and performance professionals. Our new Board looks forward to serving you and invites you to get involved in the exciting things coming for your local chapter in 2011!
The Fresh Face of ASTD South Central Wisconsin Chapter
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A Message From Your President
Tracy Nelson, Vice President of Learning & Organizational Development at Summit Credit Union
Greetings and Happy 2011! I am so pleased and excited to have the honor and privilege of serving as President of your South Central Wisconsin Chapter of ASTD! I look forward to building on the successful foundation of 2010 and working with our talented and dedicated Board of Directors to bring you a wealth of new and exciting things for our chapter in this new year! Those of you who know me well know that when I moved to Madison 12+ years ago, I didn’t know a single person in the area. One of the first things I did upon arrival was to get involved with ASTD SCWC. We workplace learning and performance professionals tend to be a very warm, friendly, outgoing bunch, so I met a slew of wonderful people very quickly, and have kept those valued friendships through the years. In fact, the career opportunity I am currently in and love came as a direct result of a connection I made years ago through ASTD! The value I have received from my involvement with the chapter over the years has been immeasurable. In ongoing member surveys, you also continue to tell us that connecting with your peers in the field is one of the most important things you want from your local chapter, and we are listening! We have more top quality monthly programs and networking events coming throughout 2011, so if you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to make this the year you reach out, engage in your chapter events, and make new friends and connections through ASTD SCWC! Our Board of Directors met on January 14th for a Strategic Planning Session, and we’ve determined some areas of focus for the chapter in 2011. First and foremost, we have recently made an investment in an application called Wild Apricot that will automate many of the manual membership and event coordination tasks, as well as upgrade our website and allow for increased interaction with our members. One of the biggest challenges faced by the Board is the recordkeeping and manual processes that get passed from one board member to the next as terms end and new Board members come in. Unfortunately, keeping continuity is quite a challenge, and we’ve been looking for ways to make significant needed improvements. We’re confident that our new integrated tool will help us streamline our membership and event management as well as upgrade the functionality of our website, all resulting in a greatly enhanced experience for you, our member. Some of you may receive a call or email in the coming weeks to confirm your membership information as we migrate to our new platform, and by all means, if you have any questions about your
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membership, please reach out and give us a call. We want to ensure we have current contact information for all of our members and prospective members, and will be putting significant efforts into this in the months ahead. By mid-February, you will begin to see our new website unfold as well, with additional enhancements rolling out throughout the year. Other areas of focus include tying our monthly programming into the ASTD Competency Model, increasing membership, establishing benchmark measurements of member satisfaction, and increasing the “touch points” with new
A Message From Your President (cont.) and existing members. All of our
2011 Board Goals will be finalized in the coming weeks and updated on our website, so I invite you to check there for additional details on what we’re committing to as a Board this year. Also to note, if you’ve been joining us as a guest at events, I encourage you to take a look at the increased value your local membership now offers. Your membership quickly pays for itself as you attend Chapter programs and events at the discounted member rate, including joining us for our SUMMER SAVING SERIES sessions offered June, July, and August with hot topics and great speakers, all FREE to members of ASTD SCWC! For those of you who attended
our Annual Learning Summit in November, you may recall I said in the opening that our chapter is only as strong as our members and Board Members are engaged. I assure you that your 2011 Board of Directors is full of enthusiasm and commitment for a big year ahead, and we invite you to jump in and be a part of it! Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or feedback. Looking forward to seeing you at the next event and best wishes to all for a wonderful year ahead full of good things!
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Chapter Incentive Program (ChIP) Have you ever heard of the ChIP program? The Chapter Incentive Program (ChIP) is a revenue-sharing program with national ASTD that offers our chapter an opportunity to earn additional revenue. Help our chapter remain financially strong by entering our source code, 5089, whenever you:
• Make online purchases at the ASTD store • Become a member or renew your membership to ASTD National • Register for the International Conference and Expo or TechKnowledge Conference • Participate in ASTD Certificate Programs or purchase the CPLP Learning System • Post a position with the ASTD Job Bank.
Each time you use the source code for an ASTD product or service, you are contributing to our chapter's financial health, further enabling us to accomplish our mission and goals!
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Interested in being a featured member? Submit your bio and picture to Dylan Drobny, VP of Membership at [email protected]
Rick Zuehl is a Human Resources professional and current Vice President of Programming for our ASTD chapter. Rick joins the board with over 15 years of leadership development, succession planning, HRIS, and business experience. At TDS and CUNA Mutual, he has been instrumental developing and leading their talent management functions including individual development planning and performance management processes. As an HR consultant, he
has worked with organizations to align their people, processes, and technology to deliver results. With a background in accounting and continuous process improvement, Rick brings leadership and a practical perspective to issues and opportunities. If you have ideas or questions about the chapters’ programs and topics please share them with Rick ([email protected]).
Featured Board Member – Rick Zuehl
Sally Kaehn, a current chapter member, recently received her CPLP certification. You can learn more about the CPLP on the national ASTD website. In addition to taking a comprehensive exam, applicants submit a work
product. Here are some details on the work product Sally submitted. My work product was “Delivering Training”. My topic of training was Microsoft Office 2007. The application consisted of a form with eight questions and release of information forms to sign, a 20-minute video of the training and showing the class participants, a facilitator’s
Congratulations to Sally Kaehn – CPLP Certified! guide for the 20-minute
segment and a permission form signed by all participants filmed in the video. I focused on the three main areas of Office 2007: the Office button, the Quick Access Toolbar and the Ribbon and held the class in our computer lab so participants could be logged into their system to practice during the training.
Sally Kaehn
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We’re excited to announce a transition to a new web platform early this year! The new platform we will be using is called Wild Apricot, and we’re thrilled about the additional functionality it will provide and the manner in which we can use the platform to improve the online experience for our members. The decision to switch platforms was made in the fall, and shortly thereafter, ASTD National announced that they, too, were migrating to Wild Apricot. As our chapter and ASTD National move through the implementation phase, we
will be able to simplify the membership and registration processes. We will also have the ability to provide more engaging content and social interaction features, thereby increasing the value of Chapter membership. The efficiencies gained by using the new platform will reduce the amount of manual work for the Board and allow us to focus our efforts instead on continuing to provide high quality programming that is timely and relevant.
The transition process has begun and information will be shared with members as we migrate to our new platform. You can expect to find
Thank you to all of our South Central Wisconsin ASTD Chapter members who completed the annual membership survey.* Your feedback helps us to strengthen the chapter and tailor our programming to meet your needs. The following is a summary of the survey results. Primary Reason for Joining ASTD Professional Development (54%) Networking Opportunities (21%) Programs/Educational Opportunities (18%) Supportive Learning Community (5%) Leadership Development (3%). Years in the Training and Development Field Twelve or more years (49%) 9-11 years (21%) 3-5 years (18%) 6-8 years (8%).
Areas of Expertise Non-Technical Classroom Training (62%) Blended Learning (44%) Technical Classroom Training (33%) Web-Based Learning (33%) eLearning Training (28%) Distance Learning (23%) Primary Reasons You Haven’t Attended a Program in the Last Six Months Dates are Inconvenient (41%) Topics Aren’t of Interest (12%) Times are Inconvenient (12%) Most Convenient Time of Day to Attend Our Programs Dinner–4 to 8 pm (33%) Breakfast–8 to Noon (31%) Lunch–Noon to 4 (18%) All Times (15%) Best Day of the Week to Attend Our Programs All Days (54%) Wednesdays (13%) Thursdays (13%) Tuesdays (8%) Mondays (5%)
ASTD SCWC 2010 Member Survey Results Most Useful Areas of Our
Website (Top three responses) ASTD-SCWC Programs and Events List (76%) Current/Past Newsletters (38%) Home Page and Employment Opportunities (tie at 35%) Current and/or Proposed Features for Our Newsletter (Top three responses) Information About Upcoming Events (86%) Calendar of Events (73%) FAQ’s (54%) Primary Ways You Classify Your Work (Top three responses) Training Manager/Director (31%) External Consultant (21%) Instructional Designer (15%) * 30% response rate.
our new website more user-friendly and visually appealing, and the integrated member management and event management components will streamline our chapter processes and create a more seamless experience for our members. Initial stages are coming soon and watch throughout the year as new features and functionality are added as we strive to create a vibrant online community for workplace learning professionals and all members of ASTD South Central Wisconsin Chapter!
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Coming Soon: New Website, Membership & Event Management Tools!
2010 Chapter Financial Snapshot
ASTD‐SCWC American Society of
Training & Development South Central
Wisconsin Chapter
6516 Monona Drive #159 Monona, WI 53716
PHONE:
608.212.2783
E‐MAIL: [email protected]
www.astdscwc.org
Considering joining our
chapter? Need to renew your membership? If you are new to the ASTD‐South Central Wisconsin Chapter, membership is $80 for the first year. New members can access the application on our website. Renewals are only $60. Membership fees can be paid via check or through paypal at www.astdscwc.org.
www.astdscwc.org
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Upcoming Events Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Experiential Learning: What does it mean? How can I use it to add organizational value? with Sarah Scala; Kohler Experiential Learning Center 12:30pm – 1:00pm Registration 1:00pm – 3:30pm Event St. Marys Conference Center, Bay 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Surviving Difficult Conversations with Jeff Russell; Russell Consulting 8:00am – 8:30am Registration 8:30am – 10:30am Event Location TBD Tuesday, April 19, 2011 The Motivation and Engagement Game with Sarah Gibson & Jen Reddemann; Accent Learning and Consulting 8:00am – 8:30am Registration 8:30am – 10:30am Event Location TBD May 2011 - TBD Thursday, June 16, 2011 The Crucibles of Management -Onboarding & Development with Dan Loichinger and Jim Gray; Loichinger Advantage, LLC 8:00 – 8:30 Registration 8:30 – 10:30 Event American Family Insurance For the most up-to-date listing of events and registration, go to www.astdscwc.org and click on “Events”.
