The following students earned their Master of Arts in Training and Development (MATD) degrees: Jarvis Cook Thomas Ford Carrie Holder-Humphrey Maureen Kelly Jennifer Lau-Bon Lori Lum Michelle Martin Olga Polyakova My Linh Tran Sonia Villalpando Kim Waldvogel Melissa Wold We know they are going to do extremely well. Here’s a shot of some of the happy graduates just before the ceremony:
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We hope that you are ready to jump into your studies with us. As we begin a new year and a new semester, we want to make you aware of current and upcoming changes to our program. Tara Hawkins, our Program Coordinator since 2004, has accepted a position as an academic advisor for the College of Pharmacy. Over the years,
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On this most auspicious day, we not only remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001, but we also begin the American Dream Reconsidered Conference here at Roosevelt University. There are many sessions focusing on this topic and social justice. Click here for more information; in addition, many sessions will be simulcast online. Our country—along with the rest of the
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by Vincent L. Cyboran, Ed.D. Back in the day, a receptionist handed me an old-timey, pink ‘missed-call note’ addressed to a “Vic Clybourn.” Pretty funny. Pretty harmless. Clearly, a message from someone who did not know me well, and possibly, had questionable work habits. As someone whose last name is almost always mispronounced and often misspelled, I am particularly sensitive
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by Vince Cyboran, Ed.D. 1963: Q. What do you call a rich hillbilly? A. A Mount William. 2016: Q. What do you call a rich hillbilly? A. J.D. Vance. Whatever the outcome of the upcoming US presidential race, we are now faced with peoples who have once again hitched their hopes onto a set of fatuously flawed candidates. The long
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LinkedIn Groups: Are you In? by Vince Cyboran, Ed.D. There are a variety of reasons to join LinkedIn, such as networking, job hunting, or keeping up with colleagues from former jobs. But some people also use it for learning, and by that, I mean informal and incidental learning. Much like subscribing to trade publications—think Chief Learning Officer—you can browse the
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by Vince Cyboran Much ado has been made about the differences among generations: Veterans, Boomer’s, Gen X, and Gen Y (Millenials). Certainly, a cottage industry has grown around capitalizing on what to do with these generations in the workplace, including how to address their training needs. While some authors focus on how to cater to the learning needs across the
Read moreYou’ve probably seen—or heard—this meme about learning. It is a text-based version of Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Learning,” sometimes referred to as his “Cone of Instruction.” The question for you, dear reader, is: Do you believe it? In total? Sort of? You might even be nodding your head as you read. What’s that? It makes intuitive sense to you, but
Read moreBack in the day—and by that, I mean 2012—there were rumblings about “curation” or “content curation” within the T&D world. For example, David Kelly wrote a brilliant blog post about it for ATD (then, ASTD). Some T&D practitioners may have dismissed this topic as simply e-Knowledge Management (KM); that is, more stuff with better tools. After all, even backer
Read moreby Vince Cyboran, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Training and Development Roosevelt University Much like the enigmatic emblems on Scout uniforms, “digital badges” are among the latest efforts for documenting skill competencies in individuals. Mixed with an updateable–and up-to-date–portfolio, professional certification(s), and a wisely chosen graduate degree, badges supposedly signify not only the ability to “do,” but to “do
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