Ready or Not? Incorporating e-Learning into Your Program’s Professional Development Mix, by Kara Lehnhardt and Gillian Gansler

IMPORTANT : CEUs for this webinar are NOT AVAILABLE, but certificates will work. Please click here to read about the changes

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Sponsored by McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

 

As directors, professional development providers, or those in technical assistance roles, part of your job is to help teachers and/or family child care providers identify professional development opportunities that support their growth. More and more online professional development opportunities are available in our field (these great webinars being one of them!). Might e-learning be the right fit for your program’s professional development needs? In this session, we’ll discuss what to look for in selecting high-quality e-learning that fits your budget. We’ll share tips to help you determine if your program staff are ready to learn online and ways to ensure that your e-learning efforts pay off. We’ll provide downloadable tools and additional resources to help get you started.

Learning objectives:

1) Test ideas about howe-learning can be used to balance professional development experiences while maximizing the benef1ts of face-to-face training.
2) Discuss the importance of intentionality in selecting professional development that meets the needs of staff and the program and identify sample professional development plans.
3) Access assessment tools to help determine the quality-level of e-learning opportunities.
4) Discuss staff readiness when it comes to e-learning and ways to avoid potential pitfalls.
5) Identify additional resources/opportunities to explore this topic further.

“Additional contributors to this session include Kim-Tai DeMars from Quality Assist, Jodi Whiteman and Niki Darling-Kuria from ZERO TO THREE, Pilar Torres from Fathum and Fran S. Simon, M.Ed. from Engagement Strategies, LLC.: Learning Solutions.  All work in e-learning leadership roles within their organizations and facilitate an e-learning community of practice for the BUILD National Learning Network.”

 

All sessions are 1.5 hours long, and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

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Please be advised that you will only be eligible for the great door prizes if you participate in the live session.

You can earn .2 CEUs for each webinar. The cost is $15 paid to University of Oklahoma online when you apply. Learn more here: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from University of Oklahoma

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Session Slides: Download

Session Recording: View

Links:

Video: What to Look for in Quality Online Professional Development

Additional Resources and Reads

Handout_Learning Delivery Models

North Carolina CCRR Professional Development Plan

Quality e-Learning checklist

Taste Test Grid handout

Complete the Professional Development Reflections Form

Apply for CEUs (Optional, in addition to your free Certificate of Attendance!)