ASTD-VOS offers members many opportunities to interact with other practitioners and develop new skills. Special interest group programs include:
Communities of Practice, Instructional Design, ROI and...
Communities of Practice (COP)
Communities of Practice offer an opportunity to meet with peers who have an interest in similar topics. ASTD-VOS is starting several COPs this year (see the complete list above). These small groups meet on a regular basis to explore their topic, share best practices and keep up with the latest information. COP meetings are free to members and non-members alike (so bring your friends).
Formats vary depending on the focus of the COP. You can participate in as many COPs as you want. Leadership of COPs change annually, so there is always an opportunity for you to partner with and serve other members of ASTD-VOS.
For specific COP meeting times and details, check the Events Calendar.
Instructional Design
Welcome to the Instructional Design COP
The Instructional Design Community of Practice provides you with an opportunity to learn and grow in all elements of training analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The ID COP also has a discussion board to view or contribute.
Objectives:
The objectives of the ID COP are to:
- Enable you to meet other ASTD-VOS members who have similar interests, goals and challenges.
- Provide opportunities to share ideas and learn new concepts.
Possible Topics :
- Learner, task and environment analysis
- Design strategies
- Development tools and techniques
- Considerations for implementing various types of training
- Blended learning
- Rapid instructional development
Contact:
Beverly Tester btester@docntrain.com
Project Manager / Instructional Designer
Michaels & Associates
Home office: 520-208-2078
Cell: 480-252-1014
Cost:
Free to all members. RSVPs are required to notify security.
ROI
The purpose of the ROI Community of Practice is to provide a practitioner focus on measuring the business effectiveness of training. Meetings include discussion or guest speakers that revolve around best practices, current trends, issues someone might be experiencing, and theories or research that relate to the use of ROI in training and development.
Objectives:
The objectives of the ROI COP are to:
- Enable you to meet other ASTD-VOS members who have similar interests, goals and challenges.
- Provide opportunities to share ideas and learn new concepts.
Possible Topics :
- Isolating the effects of training
- Determiningg business benefits
- Intangible measures
- Implementation
Contact:
Quincy Conley, quincyconley@gmail.com
Eric Mesnik, eric_mesnik@skillsoft.com
Cost:
Free to all participants. RSVPs are required to notify security.
Workshops
The ASTD-VOS chapter provides its members with unique opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge through chapter sponsored workshops. You can check for upcoming events.
ASTD-VOS sponsored workshops provide our members with targeted learning experiences to expand their professional expertise. ASTD-VOS is sponsoring hands-on workshops aimed at providing an opportunity to learn about the latest trends and topics in training and development. You can find descriptions of the workshops below the calendar.
Discussion Boards
A discussion board is an asynchronous communication tool that allows a member to post a comment or question online. Other members may read that comment/question, and respond with their own remarks over time. The discussion boards are free and open to everyone.
Resources
The resource page provides a place to post links, wikis, blogs, book titles, podcasts; in other words, any resource that can help ASTD-VOS members learn and develop.
The resource page provides a place to post links, wikis, blogs, book titles, podcasts; in other words, any resource that can help ASTD-VOS members learn and develop.
Links
eZines