Theme: Icebreakers & Networking Games

Presenters: ASTD Leadership Team

Location: Garden & Arts Center, 4215 University

Cost: FREE

Speaker: Kurt Steuck

              San Antonio Chapter

Location: Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Presented by the ASTD Leadership Team

Location: TBD

Cost: Free

October Meeting

Holiday Social Event

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity?

Some research suggests that up to 80 percent of learning in the workplace occurs on an informal basis. Even with this being the case, most corporations spend more than 80 percent of their training budget and effort on formal training. This presentation will address the issues and methodologies surrounding understanding and effectively delivering informal learning, including e-communities (forums and synchronous environments), electronic performance support systems (EPSS). See how some emerging and nontraditional methods are stepping up to fill this much needed training opportunity. Learn to:

• Integrate informal learning techniques into existing learning models.
• Recognize the types of learners that are best served by informal learning and plan programs accordingly.
• Obtain the buy-in for informal learning.

The presenter will be Ajay Pangarkar, CTDP.  He is a Senior Learning Strategist for CentralKnowledge.  The topic is Building Business Acumen for Trainers: Skills to Empower the Learning Function (WEBINAR).

 

The presenter is Rick Hicks.  He is the VP of Operations for Randy Smith Training Solutions.

The presenter is Christee Gabour Atwood.  The topic of her presentation is But UnSeriously Folks!

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