UNHCE Professional Development Blog: July 2007 Archives

Understanding eLearning 2.0

A good article on Understanding eLearning 2.0, and how web 2.0 has changed how we publish & how learning takes place is available at: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2007/0707karrer.html

eXtension offers recordings professional development sessions

eXtension offers recordings of their professional development sessions at: http://about.extension.org/wiki/Recordings_of_eXtension_Professional_Development_Sessions#Web_2.0_2

Designing for Web 2.0: The Visual Ecosystem

eXtension is offering a session entitled, "Designing for Web 2.0: The Visual Ecosystem."

This session has been touted as being of high quality. It should be of value to anyone who works with, or creates content for the web.

The event, "Designing for Web 2.0: The Visual Ecosystem" is coming up this Wednesday, July 18 from 3:00 - 5:00 ET (2p CT; 1p MT; Noon PT; 11a AT; 9a HT). The session features Luke Wrobleski of www.lukew.com. For more information see the session announcement: http://about.extension.org.

Granite State College Announces Core & Administrative Professional Development Opportunities

Granite State College has announced their offerings for Fall 2007. Their on-line Interactive Courses (OIC) offer opportunities for professional development in the following areas:

Assessment
Computer & IT skills (several offerings)
Education & Psychology (several offerings)
Financial Management
HR & Organizational Development
Human Development
Instructional Design
Interpersonal Communication
Learning & the human brain (several offerings)
Management & Organizational behavior (several offerings)
Writing

For further information on that or other offerings, visit their website at: www.granite.edu

Note that these are credit courses, so they are eligible for a tuition benefit for UNH status employees. See: http://extension.unh.edu/Intranet/ITDE/trg/unh_disc.htm for more info on the USNH tuition benefit plan.

Core & Administrative Skills Professional Development Opportunities

SkillPath offers seminars in various topics which can increase our core skills. General categories include:

Business & Professional Skills
Administrative Support Training
Business Writing & Advertising
Computer Skills
Customer Service
Facilities Management
Finance and Accounting
Human Resources
Management and Supervisory
Personal Development
Project and Time Management

There are several offerings in each category.

They are offering session for Managers & Supervisors in Portsmouth on September 18, 2007.

For further information on that or other offerings, visit their website at:: www.skillpath.com