Live Webinar May 18th, 2016 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C  – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

The list of learning and development approaches & issues just keeps growing

From eLearning, online training, self-paced learning, executive coaching, developmental coaching, instructor-led training, performance support tools, to competencies, learning nuggets, job aids, skills, knowledge, behavior, retention, information overload … the list seems to go on and on.

The resulting quest for the magic bullet, the one-size-fits-all prescription for developing talent in the most time and cost effective way, is a difficult if not impossible task.

For example, is it realistic to expect that the same, single learning medium will hit the mark for teaching someone how to master Excel Pivot Tables or Presentation Skills?

While there is most certainly room for a broad range of learning modalities, determining the “best fit” for any individual depends on the topic area, learning goals, and desired outcomes.

In this insightful and thought-provoking program, a panel of diverse experts will look at how individuals do and don’t learn, and some of the truths and myths about information gleaned from the internet.

What You Will Learn:

• The difference between information and knowledge and how an increase in someone’s knowledge doesn’t necessarily mean he/she can do something different or better
• How to identify the best medium to use for the learning outcomes you desire
• Why people fail to realize the gaps in their own knowledge and how to address them
• Ways in which education, memory, and emotional investment might help answer some of the above questions.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenters: 

Matthew Fisher is a researcher at Yale University who looks at how people make sense of a complex world and the inherent trade-offs of the strategies they use to do so. In particular, Matthew examines the effects of acquiring information from external sources (i.e. the Internet) and other people (i.e. through argumentation). He is also researches how well people can assess their own explanatory knowledge, why it is that people fail to realize the gaps in their own knowledge, and the ways in which education, memory, and emotional investment might help answer this question.

Nicholas Igneri (LinkedIn profile) is VP of Education at American Management Association and is instrumental in the design, implementation and management of AMA’s learning programs. Previously, Igneri held leadership positions at Docent, now SumTotal, as Director of Professional Services, and VitesseLearning as VP of Learning Solutions.

Howard Morgan is an executive coach who has led major organizational change initiatives in partnership with leaders in international organizations. Named as one of the world’s 50 top coaches, and identified as one of five executive coaches with a “proven track record of success,” Howard has published several books including his latest, The New Advantage: How Women in Leadership Can Create Win-Wins for Their Companies and Themselves. Howard has worked with over 500 CEO and Executive Team members from more than 50 countries and from a diverse industry base including Chemical, Information Technology, Financial Services, Media, Retail, and Real Estate.

Allison Rossett (LinkedIn profile) long time Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University, is in the Training magazine HRD Hall of Fame, was a member of the ASTD International Board of Directors, and was honored with selection as an ISPI Member-for-Life and more recently with the Thomas Gilbert Award. Allison co-authored Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving From Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere (Essential Knowledge Resource) and a new edition of her best selling book, First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis (Essential Knowledge Resource).

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