ATD - Heart of Central Illinois Chapter

ATDHCI Members and Colleagues:

As a board, our intention was to revive the chapter in 2020. Unfortunately after years of instability, lack of volunteers and low program registrations, active chapter members and board members voted to dissolve the Heart of Central Illinois chapter. The board will be working together to complete necessary steps to close down the chapter effective immediately. In parallel, volunteers will be working with our neighboring Chicagoland chapter to create the Heart of Central Illinois a Geographic Interest Group (GIG). We will schedule a meeting in the coming weeks to discuss details. Although the chapter hasn’t been thriving, we all agree our community has a need for ATD resources. If you aren’t already familiar with our neighboring chapter, please check out the Chicagoland ATD website. Our Heart of Central Illinois ATD website will no longer be accessible in the coming weeks, so please review the Chicagoland Chapter site for offerings. More details will follow on the Heart of Central Illinois GIG as the program is developed.

A good read from National as many companies are presumably pushing a more virtual setting, if they aren't already there.

One tip to add, whichever system you use (Adobe, WebEx, etc...), use some form of warm up activity before the session begins that introduces participants to the functionality of the platform. Doing so allows participants to adapt to the medium before the content is delivered, and have a little extra fun making your session more dynamic!

Are You Ready to Facilitate in the Virtual Classroom? Polish your skills and implement these techniques to create a memorable virtual classroom experience.

JUST UNDER 3 WEEKS AWAY! Don't miss out on this opportunity to see how game based learning can take your Talent Development strategy to the next level. We'll showcase a few models that have were/are being designed, developed, and implemented locally; as well as a framework to quickly bring your own game play to life! Sign up today!

Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 (members) / $15 (non-members)
Register Today: https://lnkd.in/dY6eZGc

In prepping a train the trainer bootcamp for a Peer Training program, one activity pushes participants to prep a training session using a specific model for 1 of 10 common tasks. Which one would you have the most fun designing?!?! (Making a good grilled cheese, changing a flat, changing a diaper, making a pancake, balancing a checkbook)

JUST ANNOUNCED: Join at the Normal Public Library November 9 for We Got Game - A Game Based Learning Workshop! Learn how simple and easy it can be to create an engaging learning activity that flips apathetic mindsets towards coaching, role play, and feedback!

Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 (members) / $15 (non-members)
Register Today: https://www.tdhci.org/event-3528104

Looking for something to do this Saturday while the Illini are on a BYE week? Join us at the Douglas Library in Champaign for Guerilla Measurement - Keys to Conquering the Board Room. Featured in September's TD Magazine (Build Big Wins with Big Data), this session will go into how to leverage readily available data that will show your department's worth and value.

Heart of Central Illinois Chapter (ATD-HCI) - Guerilla Measurement: Keys for Conquering the Board Room

Are you at the Central IL SHRM Conference in Bloomington today? Come and say hi and learn what's coming down the pipeline for ATD HCI!

If you dabble in both HR and Talent Development fields, or could just use a hangout with friends on a random Thursday, come say hi to us at the Central IL HR Conference at the Doubletree in Bloomington on August 22! We'll be hosting a table and are looking into doing a mini-development exercise throughout the day!

ATD-HCI truly appreciates the IFSI Illinois Fire Service Institute for hosting us this past weekend. It was truly a remarkable visit exhibiting how IFSI leverages blended and experiential learning to make sure those first responders that will hopefully never need to visit your home, are as prepared to do their jobs as possible!

Keep your eye on www.tdhci.org for a recap of the visit later this week!