The pandemic has changed the way we work and learn. Overnight, almost everyone, regardless of their age or technological expertise, learned to use virtual tools like Zoom. Given the ready availability and widespread experience with virtual communication tools, augmenting online asynchronous classes with synchronous options makes sense. However, adding a required, lengthy synchronous session to a course designed for asynchronous
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By: Shanae Mitchell, MATD, Guest Author Introduction For many Millennials, people born between 1981 and 1996, staying at a company long-term is not on a list of career aspirations. In fact, almost half, or 49%, according to Forbes (Friedman, 2022), are looking to leave within two years. Gone are the days of company loyalty and being a ‘company person.’ These
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Welcome new and returning students to the second half of our academic year. I hope this message finds you well and that your break was restful and enjoyable! Here are a few updates I’d like to share with you about our Spring term. Spring 2023 Faculty and Staff This Spring 1 term (first 8 weeks), Vince Cyborarn, Professor Emeritus, will
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According to Great Business Schools, the Master of Arts in Training at Roosevelt is among the top 25 graduate programs in our field. This independent organization ranks business programs without solicitation from institutions. The MATD was the only program titled “Training and Development,” and the only one mapped to the ATD Competency Model. We are pleased that this external review
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When Roosevelt MATD alumna Sandra Harrison was growing up on the west side of Chicago, higher education wasn’t her primary focus, she said. As a young mother, she further put her own educational aspirations on hold. But once her children were older, Sandra started an undergraduate program in business administration and nonprofit services. At the time, she was working as
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When ASTD (now ATD) rolled out its first competency model back in 2004, it gave the profession of training a unified, research-based guide to the skills and knowledge required in our field. The nine Areas of Expertise in the Model guided our MATD curriculum and ensured that we were teaching our students the “right stuff” needed for success in their
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As we begin the new semester, I want to make you aware of updates and changes to the MATD program: As of Fall 19, our new and revised curriculum was rolled out as described in an earlier post As of Fall 20 our program will move to the Heller College of Business. This move will align our program with related
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It’s hard to believe as we recover from our first snow of the year in Chicago that it’s time to think about spring enrollment. We have a great line-up of classes to choose from this spring that will help you complete your degree in a timely manner. Keep in mind that our current curriculum consists of 12 required courses (no
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By: Kathleen Iverson, Ph.D. The internet has created a generation of autodidactic learners–those who would rather “Google it” than rely on formal learning. Their favorite teachers are YouTube, Buzzfeed, Facebook, Quora, and Reddit; sites that pop up when you enter the search term, “How do I . . .” followed by almost anything from “find a job,” “deal with a
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I am pleased to announce updates to our curriculum were approved and will go into effect starting with the Fall 2019 semester. The updates resulted from the remapping of our curriculum to the current ATD competency model to ensure that our students develop essential skills required for success in the industry. Rationale for Curriculum Revision The purpose of this revision
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