ISPI SoCal
ISPI SoCal Presents: GEMS RoundTable
Stop writing all your ai prompts from scratch
Join us to discuss this month's article:
Facilitated by: Laura Coons
The RoundTable is an exciting approach that stimulates incredible conversation and insight around the topics and trends impacting our discipline.
We read aloud the RoundTable Guidelines and this session's article for about 15 minutes. Then for the next 45 minutes, we offer everyone in attendance equal time to share their thoughts and experiences on or around the topic. Come explore with us!
NOTE! Please download and print the article, or view in browser, for your use during the session (link above).
To facilitate and/or propose an article for a future RoundTable, contact Laura Braeunig laura@nationalitc.com
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The GEMS RoundTable format was provided by Sue Gabriele, President and Owner, Gabriele Educational Materials and Systems. Website: www.gemslearning.net Email: sgabriele@gemslearning.net
ISPI SoCal Presents: First Tuesday Webinars
Practically Competent: Navigating Organizational Currents
James Heideman, Ph.D.
How do your clients, stakeholders, and peers view your instructional technology skills? Are you viewed as merely competent or exceptional?
Interested in taking your skills - and your personal brand - to the next level? Join Dr. James Heideman, Ph.D. and ISPI SoCal as we dive into practical ways you can deliver exceptional performance and thereby elevate your career!
In this webinar, we will spotlight several insights from Dr. Heideman's recent book Practically Competent: Navigating Organizational Currents, including a framework for success that transcends industry-specific demands, and offers a universally applicable approach to achieving excellence.
Session Description
While technical skills can be learned, it's the ability to adapt and apply those skills in diverse, ever-changing environments that distinguishes exceptional performers. Dr. Heideman's recent book, Practically Competent introduces a framework for "competency application". During this session, we will explore these 14 key competencies that - when applied strategically - help professionals like us move beyond technical expertise into actionable, results-driven performance.
Instead of viewing challenges as obstacles, Practically Competent reframes them as opportunities for growth. Whether it's navigating regulatory challenges or adapting to rapid technological advancements, Dr. Heideman's book offers a structured yet flexible approach to real-world problem-solving.
About the Speaker
Dr. James Heidemann has over 40 years' experience in the automobile industry and over 20 years as an instructional technology professional with major multinational vehicle manufacturers where he developed and managed managing training and organizational development programs.
Jim couples a passionate interest in improving organizational performance with a deep concern for helping Instructional Technology Professionals (ITPs) grow and develop to become exceptional performers in their careers.
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Free for ISPI SoCal Members
Get Good with Articulate Storyline, with John Morley, ATD San Diego
ISPI SoCal has partnered with ATD San Diego to enable ISPI SoCal members to participate in the series Get Good with Articulate Storyline. Articulate Storyline is our profession’s option of choice for developing online learning support. This open forum is for learning and sharing techniques and insights.
This month: Get Good with Articulate Storyline: Storyline Interactions and Making Them More accessible
Guest Speaker: Jodi Sansone
Let’s go deeper into popular storyline interactions: sliders, scroll panels, markers and drag/drop, to make them more accessible. Jodi Sansone, who has been at the top of the eLearning challenge leader board for years, has recently had trouble with her arm and hands making it difficult to use a mouse.
So this is a unique opportunity to learn from a Storyline practitioner who is both an accomplished expert and someone with a limitation herself. Even if you aren’t making Storyline projects accessible, learning multiple approaches to using Storylline functionality is crucial to improving your craft.
And even if you are new to Storyline, in this workshop you can learn for yourself how Storyline works and sets it apart from Articulate Rise and other authoring programs.
To click along, you will need access to Storyline. If you do not already have access, a free trial is available: https://articulate.com/360/storyline. Scroll toward the bottom.
ISPI SoCal members register for free here at the ISPI SoCal site. None Members: 10$
Your Host: John Morley
John has been combining words, visuals, and sound in video and interactive media for clients and employers including Hitachi Data Systems, Farmers Insurance, Southern California Edison, Kaiser Permanente, and most of the Asian car companies.
Author of the book Scriptwriting for High Impact Video, he has taught at Cal State Northridge, lectured at UCLA, and conducted workshops at a variety of professional organizations and conferences.
An experienced coder, he has developed and managed numerous websites and developed software used by clients, including Saturday Night Live. After five years using Storyline at Genentech, he is now accepting assignments as an independent consultant.
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Generative AI Prompt Strategies for Learning & Development
Josh Cavalier
*Rescheduled from February 4th*
(If you signed up for the previous date, please re-register below to RSVP.)
In this highly interactive session, tech visionary Josh Cavalier will provide not just an opportunity to learn, but a chance to transform. Be part of this journey as we explore the future of AI conversation technology and its unlimited potential. Empower yourself with the knowledge and tools to craft effective prompts, add new dimensions to your communication strategies, and usher in a new era of AI interaction. Gain confidence sharing your knowledge, reduce creating time through AI, and produce enduring content that changes hearts and minds.
You'll learn not only foundational knowledge, but also practical skills such as:
Josh Cavalier's passion is to help you understand the power of Generative AI.
Josh started his career in 1994 as a Senior Art Director for an eLearning company. He was responsible for creating engaging eLearning experiences for the banking industry.
The software company he founded in 1999, Lodestone Digital, went from $100k in revenue in 2000 to $1.8m annually in 2006 with five offices, including one in New York City, 11 employees, and 20 contractors. Lodestone went on to train more than 20,000 students worldwide on digital media tools.
Josh has performed workshops for Fortune 500 companies and U.S. military branches. From the floor of the NY Stock Exchange to the assembly line of the F-35 Lightning to numerous corporate headquarters, including Microsoft, Lockheed-Martin, Marriott, Lowes, and Pfizer to name a few.
Josh's goals include posting weekly on his new YouTube channel, creating downloadable checklists, broadcasting live webinars, and creating one-of-a-kind Generative AI online classes.
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