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Third Quarter
Update! 09.02.08 To kick off the third quarter of 2008, we are sharing a few highlights of happenings at The GMarie Group. Our
New Director of National Accounts, Chris Macrorie
Chris
is an alumnae of In his role as Director, National Accounts, Chris will help you – our clients – create learning and performance solutions that get the business results you need. He can be reached at cmacrorie@gmariegroup.com, 972-403-1451 (office) or 214-213-8097 (cell). The
GMarie Group’s Presentation at the 2008 ASTD VOS Fall Conference
We invite you to attend our workshop, “Virtual Classroom Instruction: Strategies for Keeping Participants Engaged”, at the 2008 ASTD VOS Fall Conference. The event will be held on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 at the Workshop
Description Using
synchronous learning techniques via technology like WebEx, Citrix, Elluminate
and Net Meeting is a relatively low-cost way of reaching distance learners
simultaneously. Yet, as we all have experienced, keeping distance learners
engaged in the session can be challenging. While learners are checking e-mail, talking to others in the office, reheating
their coffee and multi-tasking in any number of ways, how much can they really
be learning and retaining? Probably not much! To respond to the challenges of
synchronous virtual instruction, we have developed some easy-to-use “tips and
tricks” for engaging the audience and making the most of technology.
Using
sound adult learning and motivation theory and our experience in designing,
developing and delivering these types of sessions, we share with you ways in
which you can create more dynamic and engaging learning sessions…and deter
multi-taskers! In this session, we will not only discuss and demonstrate those
methods, but we’ll actually use them to teach the session. Through an in-person
experience of the tips and tricks for effective virtual instruction, you’ll
learn how to use them in your next virtual learning event. Thank
You! Finally, thank you – our clients and friends – for your continued business and support. We take great satisfaction in exceeding your expectations as we assess and address your learning and performance needs. If you know of others within your organization or elsewhere who could also benefit from our services, please reach out and let us know or have your colleagues give us a call!
Special
Edition!
06.23.08 Welcome
to this Special Edition of The GNews! We're writing to share some exciting
news: Strengthening
Our E-Learning Edge through Interactive
Alchemy!
Like
most industries, the training and development world is constantly investigating
new tools and techniques for leveraging the latest technologies. As you know,
The GMarie Group has provided leading edge Learning offerings—interactive
classroom training, learning games,
high-impact
simulations and engaging podcasts to interactive multimedia activities and
virtual instructor-led training. Because of our innovation and creativity, you
might just be wondering, “What will The GMarie Group think of next?”
In
our efforts to develop cutting edge e-Learning solutions for clients, The GMarie
Group is adding additional e-Learning talent to its full-time staff. In
fact, we’re adding a whole team! As of June 23rd, The GMarie Group is
acquiring Interactive Alchemy, an award-winning e-Learning provider.
Through this exciting merger, our expanded staff of 25 learning professionals
will include expert project managers, instructional designers, quality assurance
specialists and – for the first time – in-house e-Learning developers! (And
yes…our cadre of several hundred learning and development associates are still
with us - and at-the-ready to support your learning
needs.) In
addition to gaining such great talent (and we can’t wait for you to meet them!),
The GMarie Group will leverage the new team to develop high impact learning
solutions, using a multitude of e-Learning development tools to meet your
particular needs. One of these is a cutting edge tool created by the founders of
Interactive Alchemy. The product, called Flypaper, allows training professionals to
easily create, edit and share high-impact presentations and other rich media
content on the Web. The GMarie Group will be the inaugural Certified Flypaper
E-Learning Partner! With
our new team, we are now able to provide a full range of e-Learning offerings
including the development of innovative learning solutions using this
interactive content creation software. This is an exciting merger for us and we
look forward to bringing more innovation to you, our valued clients. As
always, thank you for your partnership and support over these past dozen years.
We look forward to working with you even more, with our new, expanded
team! Thank
you! Georgianna
Third Quarter
Update! 06.01.08 Just a quick note to update you on some new resources available to you through The GMarie Group. First, we've been developing a series of white papers regarding a variety of learning and development challenges. The information in these papers can help you with issues like: · Leveraging and Retaining Organizational Knowledge · Leadership Development · Customer Service · Choosing e-Learning Methods · Virtual Instructor-Led Development · Product Launch Training · Instruction for Multiple Audiences · Training for Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries · Sales Training · Partnering with Vendors These papers outline our thoughts and approaches to each of these subjects and offer you ideas for addressing these issues in your own training departments. They also describe technology tools that can be incorporated into learning solutions. Of course, given our focus on customized instruction, these approaches are easily tailored to your needs. Second, we have been "on the road," delivering presentations and workshops at a variety of conferences this year including ASTD TechKnowledge, Convenience Retailing Conference, ISPI Performance Improvement Conference, and the Learning Consortium. In these sessions, we reached out to hundreds of learning and development professionals, sharing information about: ·
Critical
Thinking Skills ·
Developing
Effective Detailed Design Documents and WBT/CBT Storyboards ·
Analyzing
New Projects If you'd like access to any of the tools we shared at these workshops, please contact us. We'll be happy to send you what you need. With sincere regard, Georgianna
Second Quarter
Update! At the beginning of the year, we
shared with you some exciting initiatives and events planned for 2008. Here's an
update on what's new so far: First, we said we would continue
adding experts and resources to our team. Most notably, we've added a new
member of the GMarie team,
our Vice President of Client Relations and Learning
Solutions, Chuck
Lombardo. We met Chuck last fall by way of introduction from several of our client colleagues in Jacksonville, Florida, where Chuck lives. He came to us highly recommended by folks who are familiar with The GMarie Group, our culture, our work and our needs. Chuck has a Ph.D. in
Instructional Systems from Florida State, and an M. Ed. in Instructional
Leadership. Most recently, In his capacity as VP of
Client Services and Learning Solutions, Chuck will be the primary contact for
our clients. He will also lead our Instructional Design and Project
Management teams. You can reach Chuck at clombardo@gmariegroup.com and
904.389.3024. Chuck is our most notable new "expert" and our most notable new "resource" is our new Quality Guarantee and Scorecard process. We know how important the success of each performance improvement project is to your organization’s bottom line. That is why we employ The GMarie Group Quality Assurance Program with every project to provide you with the best in instructional design and performance improvement. The GMarie Group Quality Assurance Program identifies critical quality components necessary to ensure that our products will deliver your desired performance outcomes. To meet our rigorous standards, work by each GMarie associate is reviewed for excellence and consistency. We also assign key associates to oversee instructional integrity in design methodology. To learn more about the program, click here. Next, we said we would begin to expand our offerings through a series of White Papers that outline approaches to learning and development challenges, which can be tailored to meet client needs. We've published several of these so far. Click here to see and hear an overview to our unique approach to Leadership Development, through the customized leadership development approach. We also shared that we'd be presenting workshops at a variety of conferences in the coming months. In the first quarter, we reached out to hundreds of learning and development professionals, sharing information about:
If you'd like access to any of the tools we shared at these workshops, please contact us and let us know. We'll be happy send back what you need.
As we move
into the second quarter of the year, we look forward to more innovation, more
collaboration, and more learning. We look forward to sharing it with
you! With much gratitude,
Happy New
Year!
01.01.08 We have some exciting initiatives
and events planned for 2008, including updating you via our website each
quarter. In addition, The GMarie Group will:
·
Continue adding experts and
resources to our team — stay tuned for details! ·
Keep
focus on customized instruction but also expand offerings through a series of
White Papers that outline approaches to learning and development challenges,
which can be tailored to meet client needs. Next month, we'll share a unique
approach to Leadership Development, followed shortly thereafter with an approach
to capturing skills and knowledge—a key challenge as employees begin to
leave the workforce. ·
Present
workshops at a variety of conferences in the coming
months: o
Critical Thinking for Category
- February
13th in o
Developing Effective
Detailed Design Documents and WBT/CBT Storyboards - o
Analyzing a New
Project: How to Do It! - April 6th
in o
Developing Effective
Detailed Design Documents and WBT/CBT Storyboards ·
Continue giving back to our
community. Join us at the Willo Home Tour on
February 10th in In all, there's a lot in store for 2008. We look forward to sharing it with you!   Mid-Year Update! Earlier this year, we talked to you about our ongoing growth and change and how, after much close listening to our clients and associates we have defined our theme for 2007: a renewed commitment and sizable investment in increasing our responsiveness. Here is an update on how we are doing toward this end. Having the right people on the right projects at the right time. Having the right technology for the task at hand. Technology, tools and resources reinforcing our commitment to responsiveness. Ever increasing need to do what we do faster, better and with more innovation. In closing, we can't say enough about you, our clients and associates. You motivate and inspire us everyday. Thank you for your ongoing support of The GMarie Group...and stay tuned for more updates! With much gratitude,
Click here to see our latest interactive tool: Asking Effective Questions. The GMarie Group on Live Radio! Members of The GMarie Group recently appeared on "Partners in Business" a world-wide radio program on AchieveRadio.com. Click on any of the links below to listen to the interview! RealPlayer | Winamp, Quicktime | Windows Media Player
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Chuck has been the Director of Creative Learning
Services for Florida Community College, where he developed the infrastructure
and processes for a large e-learning initiative. Prior to the college,
Chuck held learning leadership positions in the corporate sector managing
training functions and as the instructional design project manager in a
consulting firm, very similar to The GMarie Group. During the interview
process, what impressed us most about Chuck was his clam, competent manner, his
breadth of experience and his excitement about our work and our clients.
We are very excited to have him join our team!
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