ASTD Hawkeye Chapter Chapter Blog

Local Job Opportunity

Kathleen Tupker — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:38:25 GMT

BVS Performance Systems is looking for a Learning and Development Producer/Writer. Check out our chapter job board for more information.

Local Job Opportunity

Kathleen Tupker — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:41:28 GMT

Kinze Manufacturing, one of North America’s largest privately-owned agriculture equipment manufacturers, is seeking a Human Resources Assistant Manager.

For more information, visit the chapter's Job Board!

Employee Learning Week 2011

Kathleen Tupker — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:23:12 GMT

Employee Learning Week is December 5-9, 2011. What are your ideas for encouraging or celebrating learning at your work place or in your community during this week?

Here are some ideas we shared at the November All-Chapter Meeting.

Click "Add Comment" to add your idea(s) to share with your colleagues. If you post by Thanksgiving, your name will be entered into a drawing for a training or development resource book.

The Hawkeye ASTD Board is looking for your feedback!

Kathleen Tupker — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:49:34 GMT

Our chapter has had an exciting year and it is quickly coming to a close. Please spend a few minutes on this survey to share your thoughts on what went well in 2011 and how we can improve in 2012.

Members should log in to the website and click on the link found on the home page of the Member's Only section.

Introducing Your 2012 Hawkeye ASTD Board

Melanie Hoffner — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:11:02 GMT

Thanks to everyone who voted in this election and congratulations to our newly elected board members:

President-Elect: Kathie Rotz

VP Administration: Gale Mote

VP Development: Marcie Van Note

VP Programming: Sheila Schmidt

VP Technology: Kathleen Tupker

They join the following board members who have terms through 2012:

President: Melanie Hoffner

VP Communications: Joanne Koopman

VP Membership: Tami Flockhart

Sincere thanks to these members for committing to serve and lead the chapter in a board role.

Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) Study Group

Gale Mote — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:43:46 GMT

We are excited to be offering our second CPLP study group beginning the first week in August,2011. This study group will prepare participants for the testing window - November 12- December 10, 2011. The deadline for registering for the exam is November 4, 2011.

There are many reasons why you should consider becoming certified:

More and more organizations are requiring the CPLP certification when hiring trainers, training managers and learning professionals.
Invest in developing your training competencies to add even more value to your organizations.
Build your confidence as a professional in the workplace learning and development field - stand out as one of the very best.

If you would like to learn more about the certification, check out the following link:

http://www.astd.org/content/ASTDcertification/

If you are interested in participating in the study group, please respond with the following information:

1) Where are you located? (We need to see how much interest there is at each site location.)

2) What night of the week works best for you? Please provide your top two choices. The study groups are held from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm weekly for sixteen weeks.

3) Would you also be willing to facilitate a study group session, acting as the leader? (We have the CPLP Leader's Guide to share with those who volunteer to help lead a session.)

There is no cost for Hawkeye ASTD members. There will be a fee for non-members to participate.

Even if you do not plan to take the exam, you will find participating in the study group to be invaluable as we share best practices in the areas of expertise covered in the exam including designing learning, delivering training, measurement and evaluation, managing the learning function, improving human performance, facilitating organizational change, career and talent management, coaching and managing organizational knowledge.

I look forward to your enthusiastic participation!

Gale, President, Hawkeye ASTD 2011

Welcome to the new Hawkeye Chapter ASTD website!

Kathleen Tupker — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:21:23 GMT

On behalf of the 2011 Board of Directors, we would like to welcome you to the new and improved Hawkeye Chapter ASTD Website!

You may notice in addition to a more user-friendly layout, there are now more opportunities to interact with the chapter through (blogs like this one) and an enhanced calendar including the ability to RSVP right from the website.

Coming soon we will have discussion boards where you can collaborate with fellow chapter members.

Is there something else you want to see on this site? Leave a comment or send me an email and let me know!

-Kathleen Tupker
VP of Technology