Welcome or welcome back! We hope that you are ready to jump into your studies with us. As we begin a new year and new semester, we want to make you aware of current and upcoming changes to our programs. To those of you continuing your graduate studies this semester, I want to remind you that our program is now
Read moreWe’ll return the week of August 28, when classes resume. Have a nice summer!
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We’re proud to announce our recent graduates: Wafa Abelhadi Cheryl L. Campbell Karen Canada Morenike Cheatom- Basurto Tanya Ewing Atzimba T. Guerro Kristen M Hansel Crystal D. Johnson Suzanne Jones Cheryl Lynn Marcos Mendoza Jeremy Nowell Veeta Nowell Darcel Smith Robert Stillman Janell C. Whaley Kimberly M Williams
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As coordinator for the Masters in Training & Development program, I’m able to talk with every student as he or she completes the degree. I consider getting to know students and their “stories” the best part of my job. So I thought I might share them with you through a “Student Spotlight” post that will run periodically throughout the year.
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We’re sending out warm congratulations to TRDV student and graduate assistant Niké Basurto. Niké was chosen for the ATDChi 2016 Dr. Deb Colky Workplace Learning and Performance Student Award. The award, named in memory of a previous TRDV Program Chair, recognizes an exceptional student studying in the area of workplace learning and performance. Award recipients exhibit many of Deb’s qualities,
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TRDV alumna, Nicole Hajdrowski, has been named the 2016 Chicagoland Learning Leader of the Year by Caveo Learning. Nicole graduated with a Master of Arts in Organization Development in 2009. The Chicagoland Learning Leader of the Year award honors the ideal of a modern learning leader—thoughtful and strategic, willing to question the status quo, and most importantly, aligned with the
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by Tom Ford, MATD candidate Informal learning is one of the greatest learning tools of the 21st century and also one of the biggest headaches for the modern trainer to evaluate effectively. Kirkpatrick’s 4 Levels of Evaluation (Reaction, Learning, Behavior and Results)[1] offers a starting point for tackling this problem but lacks a clear implementation framework. The problem is further
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