Bringing Value to Your Team

Chris Herbert

Presentation to the Learning Technology Team

Training and Development Center

Paychex^®, Inc.

Intro/Background About Me

• B.A. in International Business
• Currently finishing MA in E-Commerce & IS/IT Management
• Web Design since high school
• Guru/Advocate of New Media and Web Standards (XHTML & CSS)
• All-around techie

Why I Would Excel in this Position?

• I know geek-speak and have business acumen
• Adaptability and Attitude
• Passion for New Media
• Applying technology to solving business issues
• Web & Technology are my future, so I study & research both relentlessly
• Currently take classes online, so I understand challenges & opportunities of Online Learning

Portfolio Work

• Flash-based clock application for Time in a Box^®
• Wedding video
• Dimen Designs (personal website)
• Missouri Focus (newsletter for State of Missouri)
• Freeriders Union of Colorado College (local copy)
• FIJI, college friend's fraternity website (local copy)
• Slashdot logo design contest submission
• GRMMUG presentation on Dreamweaver/CSS

Ideas on Learning/eLearning

4 Distinct Phases of Learning¹:

1. Activation of prior experience
2. Demonstration of skills
3. Application of skills
4. Integration of these skills into real-world activities

** Too often we only focus on #2, Demonstration **

For eLearning, question becomes...

What's the best way to leverage technology in the way that helps people learn more effectively than they could learn otherwise?

Conclusions

• Love for web and new technology BUT they must solve business needs
• Using the appropriate technology for the appropriate learning directive
• Understanding how to manage and create content across different platforms
• Being a resource person for my team and for internal clients; people can come to me for help and I'll either know the answer or know where to find the answer
• Analyzing the raw data to understand what's really going on; using metrics for accountability





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I brought my tissues so try to make me cry!