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Open Learning For All May Not Be Far Off

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Have you heard of open source web applications? Maybe, right? Red Hat is the one name we associate with open source applications. But how about open source for learning? For course sharing? If you are familiar with the learning technology community, you may be aware of moodle. moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic websites for their students. Now, we’d like to introduce you to NTER. NTER works with moodle. Moodle works with NTER. That’s how open source applications work --- together and collaboratively --- to create a course sharing site like never before. NTER is a next generation learning site --- a place where you learn from the expertise of others, from the discussions of your peers, and from the latest technologies in education and training design and delivery, like 3-D simulations, mobile applications, and peer review. Like other mainstream social media sites, NTER is free to use. This online learning site makes the latest learning tools available to anyone who has something to offer from an education perspective. If you have a lesson to share, NTER gives you the tools to build a course around that lesson. And for students, the opportunities are endless. Participate in our upcoming webcast on Thursday, February 23, at 2PM, to learn more about how you can make NTER work for you. Click Here To Register. … [Read more...]

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Workplace

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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On Valentine’s Day most people express their love and appreciation for family and friends.  Yet so often those individuals who we spend the majority of our time with, our coworkers and employees, go unrecognized on this "intimate" holiday. My personal belief is that Valentine's Day also provides an opportunity to express your appreciation, support and care for the people you work with. With this in mind, I wanted to share with you a list of things that I have done and/or plan to do to show appreciation for the people that I work with. 1)  Treat your employees with respect. Ongoing business success stories can only be achieved with certain cornerstones in place.  One of these critical foundations is feeling and showing respect for your employees.  RESPECT is 24/7 – you appreciate, value and genuinely respect employees at all times.  Even the smallest showing of disrespect negatively affects everyone’s morale, productivity and work quality. 2)  Send your employees a hand-written note to show your appreciation, or pick up the phone to check in with them. With social media today, people have forgotten the lost art of a handwritten note – send a handwritten thank you to clients and colleagues.  On Valentine’s Day, I plan to send a note to all of our staff individually expressing my appreciation for all that they do for Strategic Partners. 3)  Send out cards!  Birthdays, thank-you, congratulations, condolences. This added touch does a lot to lift morale and let your employees and special clients know you genuinely care about them. 4)  Advocate for your employees when they can’t advocate for themselves. Your employees that have very high expectations for themselves sometimes have a hard time saying “no.”  For example, I decided to no bid an RFP that I would like for us to bid, but I think it would have made us crazy to do so. 5)  Help your employee maintain work/life balance. An employee may lose sight of their personal life … [Read more...]

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Free Webcast February 23 – Next Generation Learning: NTER – An Open Source Learning Management System

February 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Wondering how to reach more people with learning opportunities? Looking at your training budget and asking how you are going to reach more people with less? We have some ideas! During this month’s free webinar, Alex Cohen with the Department of Energy and Dawn Baron with Strategic Partners will share the potential impact of an open source learning site and how you can get involved. In this session, we will introduce participants to an open source learning management system, NTER, designed by the Department of Energy for the purpose of course creation, course sharing, and free global education for all. Designed to seamlessly integrate with other learning management systems and all previously created courseware, this online learning portal makes education creation and education participation easily accessible for anyone who has internet access. Some of the benefits of an open source learning management system follow: Create courses using state-of-the-art authoring tools including 3D simulation creation Share courses across agencies and with other NTER participating bodies Build a transcript of courses that is owned by the student and portable for future job and educational opportunities Understand the social and ecommerce features of NTER In this webinar, you will: Gain an understanding of the potential impact of an “open source” learning management system. Discover ways to share courses between organizations, with colleges and universities, and with corporate learning programs. Learn how to supplement their current educational activities with the benefits of NTER. The Details Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 AM EDT Cost: Free Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now: Click here to register Join us for this month’s free webinar on Thursday, February 23, 2012, from 2:00 - 3:00 ET to discuss how open learning can benefit you, your organization and how we access education in the next … [Read more...]

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Introducing the Next Generation of Learning

February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The National Training & Education Resource (NTER) enables learners, instructors, course authors, and the training and learning functions from government, education, and corporate to participate in an entirely new education community. An easy-to-access, web-based learning site, NTER invites you to create, add, distribute, and view educational content to help our collective population grow and thrive without the technology barriers and overwhelming costs of other learning systems and training programs. Are you ready for a learning experience like never before? You can start exploring NTER by clicking here. The NTER site is in active development. What does that mean? This BETA version of NTER is preliminary and may change without notice. It may have defects, contain inaccuracies, and may not work the way a final version of the software will. Take a look at what’s on the site now & check back often for new material and features … [Read more...]

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Complimentary eBook: 8 Success Factors for Successful Mentoring

February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Learn how to optimize your Mentoring program! A comprehensive study in 2006 by Gartner, a Connecticut-based research firm of over 1,000 workers over a 5 year period, revealed the following benefits of mentoring: 25% of employees who enrolled in a mentoring program had a salary-grade change, while only 5% of workers who did not participate in a mentoring program had a change Mentors were promoted 6 times more often than those not in a mentoring program Mentees were promoted 5 times more often than those not in a mentoring program Retention rates also were higher for both mentees (72%) and mentors (69%) than for employees who did not participate in a mentoring program It is apparent that an effective Mentoring program has the potential to catapult your organization to the next level. In this complimentary 10 page eBook Mentoring expert Mindy Zasloff presents "8 Success Factors for Successful Mentoring" including: How to shift your organization's culture through Mentoring What role Mentoring has on management practices The role leadership must play in Mentoring Much More... Online Form - eBook Registration … [Read more...]

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Strategic Thinking

January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Strategic Thinking February 15 - 16, 2012 Atlanta, GA   More than ever, today’s leaders need the ability to execute tactically, as well as work and think strategically. To do this, you must be able to look outside your own area of responsibility for new ideas, discern the true value of the data you collect, and craft solutions with the potential to deliver real strategic value. Discover your capabilities as a strategic thinker, gain an understanding of the key components of strategic thinking, and apply practical tools during an instructional case study. Who Should Attend Leaders and managers who want to think strategically about their work and its value to the organization Benefits & Outcomes Learn practical approaches for identifying key strategic issues and opportunities Exercise discipline and build strategic thinking into your work regimen Sort through ambiguity and information clutter so that you can focus on what matters strategically Acquire the perspective and tools to create an environment in which you, your colleagues and key players can think and work more strategically Price:  $1,395.00 Type: Workshop Length: 2   day(s) For more information or to register, call Gail at 301-299-0607 or email her at gmcgaha@spisolutions.com Strategic Partners, Inc.www.spisolutions.com  … [Read more...]

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