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Free Friday Webinar: Sept. 1, 1-2 pm Eastern
“Global Educational Mentorship (GEM)”
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Presenters: Toni Hill, PhD, Olimpia Leite-Trambly, MS, and Jane Miller, PhD
About this webinar: Collegiate research supports the need for mentorship for student scholars to be successful. Similarly, research shows the importance of this relationship for both the mentee and mentor. The COVID pandemic provided an opportunity to connect and mentor students virtually around the globe.
What you’ll learn: This presentation will focus on the engagement of student mentees from two programs, Delfin and Fulbright. Participants will receive information on formal and informal virtual mentorship activities, including shared guest lectures and remote conference presentations. Information on the technology used to maintain several mentee-mentor relationships will be shared even after the formal program (Delfin, Fulbright) association ended. The use of technology bridged the ability to mentor through language, cultural, and political differences.
About the presenters:
Toni Hill, Ph.D., is a Professor of Family Science and Department Chair in the Counseling, School Psychology, and Family Science program at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. For several years, she directed online degree and certificate programs. Toni has many years of experience teaching in varied formats, including online, blended, and face-to-face. She embraces technology to assist in the bi-directional learning process in service to the student-scholars she learns with.
Olimpia Leite-Trambly, MS, is an experienced instructional designer passionate about creating engaging and effective learning experiences. She works closely with faculty to understand their learning objectives and then designs and develops materials that meet them. Olimpia has a strong background in curriculum development, eLearning, and content strategy. She is also skilled in using learning technology, universal design principles, and blended approaches to design programs for target audiences. Additionally, Olimpia works directly with Academic Affairs as part of a team responsible for the overall academic mission of her institution – Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Jane B. Miller, Ph.D., has taught undergraduate and graduate ESL and Education classes in Nebraska, California, and South Korea for more than 25 years. Additionally, she has co-authored over 20 books and workbooks designed to help students improve reading comprehension skills and has also worked with rural schools and international graduate students to improve multicultural awareness and broaden educational experiences.
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Webinar — Friday, September 8, 1-2 pm:
Where to Start with IDEAs — Understanding the Challenges & Opportunities!
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Presenters: Rosemary Okoiti and Juliet C. Hart
About the Webinar: IDEAs (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) is a complicated and challenging topic for anyone. Nevertheless, it’s not a reason not to start the conversations around it. But where to start? This session is to support learning professionals to get comfortable with the idea of discomfort. Allowing for a brave space to hear your thoughts, challenges, and needs of others is critical to letting IDEAs flourish. Come and participate in this important discussion and share with us your experiences so you can support your learners.
About the presenters:
Rosemary Okoiti is the Learning & Development Manager at Winrock International. She is also the founder and CEO of Rosemary Okoiti Consulting, a company that coaches and trains professionals to take the leap to reinvent themselves into successful entrepreneurs. She has extensive global experience in three continents covering intercultural business coaching & facilitation; training delivery, design and management of Leadership development programs, compliance and on-boarding. She is passionate about helping you start & run your own successful business as well as designing and delivering engaging learning solutions that help learners grow to their highest potential while driving achievement of strategic business goals. Rosemary’s global exposure through talent development as well as her personal experiences have driven her passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leading to her involvement in advocating for it. She has co-facilitated DE&I workshops and coaching sessions to over 12 ATD Chapters as well as for-profit organizations in the past two years. She co-created the DEI Community of Champions for ATD Chapters. She served on the Board of Directors of the Association for Talent Development New York City (ATD NYC) chapter as the Vice President of Talent Management from 2019 to 2021. She is currently a member of the ALC Programs Advisory Committee 2022-2023. Rosemary holds a Masters of Education in Entrepreneurship Development from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelors of Education in Economics & Business from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and a Certified Professional Coach (CPC).
Juliet C. Hart specializes in developing the leadership capabilities of scientists and their organizations. She is the founder of Hart & Chin, a company that offers workshops, coaching, and consulting services. Juliet believes that strengthening the leadership and interpersonal skills of scientists will make them more effective leaders, who will have a larger impact and create greater value for the organizations they serve. Previously working as a scientist and with scientists at Johnson & Johnson, she has seen the impact of her work drive employee engagement, increase collaboration, and stimulate innovation across functions. She has lead trainings on developing leadership & management skills, cross-cultural awareness, presentation pitching, & communications skills. Juliet established her expertise in learning and development through progressive roles within pharmaceutical giants such as Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In addition, she has obtained management training from the Yale School of Management. She began her journey in drug discovery as a laboratory scientist at small to mid-sized biotech companies and at Janssen (J&J) in San Diego, CA. Juliet earned her Bachelor’s degree from the City University of New York – Hunter College in psychology. There she conducted research in biopsychology as a National Institutes of Health – Scholar Fellow, published papers, contributed to the National Academy of Sciences, and presented at international conferences. As a native of Brooklyn, NY and working in the sciences, she has experienced the complexities of living and working in culturally diverse environments and relates her experiences in her work.
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