November
2003: Learning Management Systems -
What Large and Small Companies look for...
Many
thanks to Francine Fink from Dean College for being such a gracious
hostess. The meeting room was very accommodating and the food and beverages
were fantastic. Francine also supplied us with Dean note pads and donated
Dean popcorn as door prizes. We hope you were able to find your lost
meeting location signs with the wind blowing them all around the campus!
Tim
Ross, ADAPT President, spoke to members about submitting articles for
our newsletter. The newsletter as it is today contains meeting information
and the vendor directory. Wouldn't it be great if the newsletter also
contained articles of interest submitted by our members. Have you completed
a task in your company with success? Share it with your peers! It's
how we all learn -- from one another! Articles or ideas can be sent
to our newsletter editor, Lori-Ann D'Antonio.
Rick
O'Coin, ITTC Programs Co-Director, gave an update on submitting speaking
proposals. You are invited to submit a proposal to share your experience
and expertise with the participants of the 27th Annual Information Technology
Training Conference. Others will benefit from your experience and you
will make a valuable contribution to the profession’s field of
knowledge. The on-line proposal form is posted on the ITTC website.
Proposals will be accepted through December 1, 2003. Submit one today
if you're interested in speaking at ITTC. Questions or comments may
be sent to programs@ittconference.org.
Our
speakers this month were Fred Law of Fidelity Investments Institutional
Services and Bryan Kantor and Tom Seredynski of ElementK. The vendor-
and acronym-neutral presentation given by this dynamic trio was informative
as well as interactive. Many of the questions asked by technology training
professionals today were answered thoroughly. These questions included
such ones as:
In
different breakout sessions, ADAPT members brainstormed answers to these
questions. The compilation of ideas were highlighted on a white board
and transcribed for members to refer to after the meeting.
The
presentation, which includes the notes from the session, can be downloaded
below:
Download PPT Presentation |
Download PDF Presentation
About
our Speakers:
Fred Law is the Program Manager for Technical Training
at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. Fred has
been in the technical training industry for over 10 years. He started
his training career with a small computer consultant andthen moved to
ExecuTrain where he held various positions from Trainer to IT Manager.
Outside of work, Fred is involved in teaching the disabled to ski and
snowboard at Loon Mountain.
Bryan Kantor has been with learning organizations for
the better part of the last 10 years. Employed by Element K, Bryan is
an eLearning Consultant for Enterprise Accounts in the Northeast. Past
experience includes managing IBM's Hartford Office's training department
as well as being a field-based applications trainer and Solutions Consultant
servicing the East Coast. Bryan is additionally a recent recipient of
Element K's Chairman's Club award and currently resides in Western Massachusetts.
Tom Seredynski has worked in the learning industry
for 9 years for companies including IBM, Course Technology, and Wave
Technologies. Employed by Element K for the past 2 years, Tom is the
Solutions Consultant for the Eastern region of the United States. Tom's
past experience includes 4 years as a classroom instructor, managing
a training center, and being the Director of Product Support for an
e-Learning organization. Tom currently maintains a home office in Amston,
Connecticut.
