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• 4th Wednesday with Judy: Eval Curricula & Technology

  • When
    23 Oct 2019
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  4th Wednesday with Judy

  How to Evaluate Curricula & Technology

  
  

  This webinar is for professionals engaged in some aspect of workforce development and credentialing whether that be advising, designing, validating, implementing, or evaluating development programs, certifications, certificate programs, micro-credentials, and accreditations. 

  The intent is to provide a platform for peers to discuss, share, and collaborate on how to best address issues and challenges they face.  Participants are expected to help shape the agenda. 

  Register now and you will receive a WebEx meeting invitation before the meeting.

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• Virtual Coffee Meet-up

  • When
    24 Oct 2019
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    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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  This is a virtual meeting for colleagues engaged in credentialing, performance improvement, and training.  The purpose is to share ideas, exchange tips, and ask questions. 

  Once you register please watch for your WebEx invitation.  

  Audio is all that is needed.   

  Hope you can join me,

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• Consulting Series: The Politics of Consulting

  • When
    30 Oct 2019
  •  
    11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    One day 11 am-4:30 pm
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     Politics of  Consulting

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Limited enrollment (20) for virtual sessions  

  Virtual  11:00 to 4:30 pm 
  

  
  

  Politics is the art of exchanging favors. It is all about who you know and what you owe. When done well is the oil that makes good things happen. When done badly it compromises personal and professional ethics, destroys trust, and demeans one’s profession. Judy will bring clarity to why politics is important and the value of doing it well. She will give you practical tips about how to increase your influence so your ideas get a fair hearing and your opinion if valued. (P.S. she hails from Chicago, the home of the best and the worst in politics.)
  

  Why should you attend? You will gain a deeper understanding of:
  

  • The attributes of politics done well and done poorly
    
  • The importance of building political support
    
  • The necessity to engage in politics
    

  
  

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• Preview of Future of Work

  • When
    07 Nov 2019
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    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Virtual

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   Preview

  Future of Work

  Join us for a look into the future

  
  

  This preview is intended to give you an overview of the upcoming workshop on Dec. 11th on the Future of Work., especially tailored to professional and trade associations.    The workshop is an interactive session on the trends shaping work today, such as automation, Gen Z, the Gig economy, and the skills gap between what the workforce has to offer and what organizations require.   You will find out why and how the workshop will benefit your organization.  

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• Consulting Series: The Business and Professional Side of Consulting

  • Start
    13 Nov 2019
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    10:00 AM (CST)
  • End
    14 Nov 2019
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    5:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Two days, 10 am to 5:30 pm , simultaneously live & online,

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  The Business

  and Professional Side of Consulting

  Registration Closed

  Limited enrollment (20) for virtual sessions
  

  Two Days, 10 am to 5:30 pm , simultaneously live & online,

  
  

  Given the desire to be competitive, during this practicum-based workshop, you will:
  

  • Frame your services in ways that distinguish you from the competition.
  • Determine the professional infrastructure required to cost competitively reach your market.
  • Determine your marketing channels.
  • Identify the processes you use and plan how to document and evaluate their effectiveness.

  The workshop provides examples and guidelines you can apply to your own situation.   The fee for all delivery options includes a copy of the workbook and a certificate of completion.

  Topic Outline for the Business/Professional Side of Consulting Workshop
  First Session: Define your scope of services Build brand Know your differentiators	Second Session: Cultivate distribution channels Build a marketing and  communication plan
  Third Session: Identify key legal and business mechanics Define contract language and structure	Fourth Session: Negotiate terms Define protocols of engagement

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• Mini Series: How to Develop Multiple-Choice Questions

  • When
    05 Dec 2019
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    11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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    19

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  Mini-Assessment Series

  Multiple-Choice Questions

  This mini-webinar covers all those pesky details about multiple-choice items and their distractors.  You get tools for creating items and a QC checklist – resources your subject matter experts can use over and over.  You will see good and bad examples and leave with guidelines on how to develop valid multiple-choice questions that discriminate those who know from those who don’t     

  Objectives:  You will be able to: 

  • Write questions (items) that comply with best practices
  • Write responses (correct answers and distractors) that are parallel in construction and lack specific determiners (cues)
  • Develop multiple-choice questions that measure the knowledge and skills your situation requires

  Length: 75 minutes

  Materials:  Workbook with rules and a QC checklist

  Contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions.  

  
  

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• Future of Work

  • When
    11 Dec 2019
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    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Association Forum 10 S. Riverside Plaza Suite 800 Chicago, IL

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  Future of Work
  

  What it Means for YOUR Organization

  
  

  Presented by The Hale Center and

  Knapp & Associates International

  Who is this workshop for?

  Board and staff who are future oriented, seeking to understand how critical trends are changing the workplace, and who want to implement actions today to ensure their professional development and credentialing programs will be prepared for the future.

  How will you and your organization benefit from this experience?

  1. You’ll learn how automation, AI, and machine learning will change job roles and how to prepare your programs for the impact.
  2. You’ll gain insights into Gen Z: what motivates them, how they prefer to learn, what they think about professional credentials, and how to apply these insights to the design of your programs.
  3. You’ll discover how workforce changes, such as non-linear career journeys, side hustles & gigs, and re-skilling and up-skilling, will impact the design of your programs.
  4. You’ll explore how “new” credential types (e.g., micro-credentials) and credential frameworks (e.g., stackable credentials) can help you to better address the needs of today’s (and tomorrow’s) workforce. 

  What our participants say

  “Judy and Lenora presented a well-researched and well-organized workshop for us on the Future of Work. The trends they selected were directly impacting the future of work and the case studies and change management exercises were thoughtful and immediately applicable the next day back at the office.”  

  Rose Noxon, PHD, CPT

  President, International Society for Performance Improvement

  “Judith Hale and Lenora Knapp created a most interactive and engaging workshop! Learning about “The Future of Work” enabled participants from several industries, government, academic institutions and non-profits to work together on practical exercises and case studies.  Concepts and tools can be immediately applied in the workplace.”

  Dr. Nancy Crain Burns, CPT,

  International Society for Performance Improvement, Board of Directors

  “We don’t have the time or resources to pull together and synthesize all this information. You’ve made it doable for us to prepare for the future.”

  “The case studies were realistic and helped me to tie together and apply everything I learned in the workshop.”

  “The level of collaboration and learning which this workshop fostered was amazing!”

  Contact us now to learn more:

  Judy Hale, PhD, judy@halececenter.org

  Lenora G. Knapp, PhD, lknapp@knappinternational.com

  
  

  Fee

        $695 for General Public   $595 for Professional Members

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• Mini Series: How to Develop Performance-based Tests

  • When
    12 Dec 2019
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    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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    20

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  Mini-Assessment Series

  Performance-based Tests

  This mini-webinar describes three different types of performance-based tests and the value and limitations of each.  You will see good and bad examples and get a decision guide on how to choose the type of test best for your situation.  The tool includes rules for developing interactive items sets, performance-based tests, and portfolio-based tests.     

  Objectives:  You will be able to: 

  • Choose the best type of performance-based test required for situation
  • Decide what type of scoring tool to use
  • Design your performance-based test so it complies with the guidelines.

  Length: 90 minutes
  Contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions.  
  

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• Mini Series: How to Develop Checklists

  • When
    19 Dec 2019
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    11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

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  Mini-Assessment Series

  How to Develop Checklists 

  
  

  This mini-workshop answers when and why to use checklists compared to rubrics.  Your tool will help you and your subject matter experts develop checklists that capture the key behaviors expected of someone who can do a task to standard.  You will see examples of well-designed and poorly designed checklists.

  Objectives:  Given a request to create checklists to judge people's proficiency in a task, you will:

  • Identify and list each step of the task
  • Decide if and where sequence matters
  • Include the criteria to judge how well each step was done
  • Comply with the guidelines for creating checklists

  Length: 45 minutes

  Materials:  Guidelines with rules for creating checklists

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• Mini Series: How to Develop Rubrics

  • When
    09 Jan 2020
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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  Mini-Assessment Series

  Rubrics

  This mini-webinar covers the ins and outs of creating a rubric that captures the attributes of a behavior ranging from not acceptable to exemplar.  The tool includes probing questions you can use with your subject matter experts to identify the features or nuances that distinguish the very good from the barely acceptable.  You will see examples of rubrics and learn why they work.

  Objectives:  You will be able to: 

  • Create a template that list key behaviors 
  • List the attributes of different levels of each behavior from exemplar to unacceptable
  • Create rubrics that comply with the guidelines.

  Length: 60 minutes

  Materials:  Workbook with guidelines

  Contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions.  

  
  

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• Mini Series: How to Develop Operational Definitions

  • When
    16 Jan 2020
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    11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
  • Location
    Virtual
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  Mini-Assessment Series

  Operational Definitions

  Operational definitions explain what the performance is, why it is important, and how it is done.  The output is information that will help you and your subject matter experts decide on the best testing method and get the information required to create effective performance-based tests.  You will see good and bad examples and get a tool designed to help you get valid information.   

  Objectives:  You will be able to: 

  • Follow the guidelines for developing operational definitions 
  • Choose questions that get the information you require for your situation  
  • Uncover the behaviors required to do a task or a series of tasks 

  Length: 45 minutes

  Materials:  Workbook with guidelines

  Contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions.  

  
  

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• Mini Series: Observational Interviews

  • When
    23 Jan 2020
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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  Mini-Assessment Series

  Observational Interviews

  Conducting observational interviews is a key skill for anyone who has been charged with finding out how experts do their work and why they make the decisions they do.  The tool includes a set of questions you can adapt and a protocol for setting up and conducting the process.  You will find out how to avoid common mistakes.   

  Objectives:  You will be able to: 

  • Follow the guidelines for designing and conducting observational interviews 
  • Choose questions that get the information you require for your situation  
  • Uncover the behaviors required to do a task or a series of tasks 

  Length: 60 minutes

  Materials:  Workbook with guidelines

  Contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions.  

  
  

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• Mini Series: How to Do Critical-incident Interviews

  • When
    30 Jan 2020
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    11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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  Critical-incident Interviews

  Ever wonder why some people are just better at doing a task than other people?  This data gathering method is specifically designed to surface the attributes that discriminate those who do well from those who do average.  The tool includes a set of guidelines for how to design and conduct the interview with examples of questions you can refine for your own situation

  Objectives:  You will be able to: 

  • Create questions that surface behaviors that discriminate people who are competent from those who are not  
  • Elicit responses that uncover the factors that competent people recognize when performing tasks and interacting with people   
  • Conduct the interviews that follow best practices  

  Length: 45 minutes

  Materials:  Workbook with guidelines

  Contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions.  

  
  

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