This year we've redesigned the conference to better meet your needs and bring you workshops led by industry experts and OCWTP staff. Please read this information carefully.

8:00 - 9:15 A.M. - Registration and networking with RTCs and peers

  

8:15 - 9:00 A.M. - Buffet breakfast and awards presentation

• Rising Star Award
• Linda Pope Award

9:15 A.M. - 1:45 P.M. - Morning session and lunch

• New Realities and Breaking Through the Noise, Debra Jasper, PhD, and Betsy Hubbard, Mindset Digital

2:00 - 4:00 P.M - Afternoon sessions

• Using Technology to Build Knowledge-Sharing Communities, David Stein, PhD and Connie Wanstreet, PhD, The Ohio State University
• Best Practice Skills for Facilitating Distance Learning, Sally Fitch, Institute for Human Services, and Jodie Hembree, Northeast Ohio Regional Training Center
• PowerPoint: A New Perspective on a Veteran Tool, Christina Carter, Institute for Human Services

Note: Registration will begin at 8:00 A.M. This year the OCWTP will provide a full breakfast buffet to conference attendees during the award presentation. Conference attendees are strongly encouraged to arrive at 8:00 A.M. and participate in the awards ceremony: the OCWTP's opportunity to recognize and thank trainers for their hard work and the important role they play in making this an excellent training program.

  

If you have any dietary restrictions contact Debra Sparrow at dsparrow@ihs-trainet.com or 614-251-6000

Connect to the conference and your peers by using the hashtag: #ocwtp14.
 

New Realities and Breaking Though the Noise

In this era of information overload, the challenge is no longer getting your message out. The real challenge for today's trainers and communicators is getting your message in-getting busy caseworkers and caregivers to engage with you.

  

Using Technology to Build Knowledge-Sharing 

Communities

Building on the work of others is the hallmark of growth in a practice area. Our workshop will help child welfare professionals build a knowledge-sharing community of practice in which they can share work experiences, offer guidance, discuss issues, and create new understandings about their practice. We will share a process by which participants can build community among themselves and in their training, as well as tools for sharing thoughts and ideas. The workshop will address tools for pre-training readiness, classroom facilitation, and post-training transfer. 

  

 E-Track Learning Number: 661-TC14-CNF3

Best practice facilitation of distance learning requires trainers to use all of the skills used in a traditional classroom, but often differently. In this interactive presentation, best practice strategies and tips for successful distance learning facilitation will be discussed. Trainers will learn strategies to gain technical competence and confidence, build effective distance learning training designs, and engage participants in distance learning events. There will also be opportunity for trainers to identify ways they can adapt their most commonly used classroom training strategies for a virtual classroom. 

This workshop will provide trainers with a basic understanding of three design principles and how to apply them to make presentations more effective in enhancing the learning process. A significant portion of the workshop will be devoted to hands-on practice in applying these principles in new presentations and detecting and correcting existing presentations violating these principles.  Participants are invited to bring their laptop computers to this workshop. 

  

E-Track Learning Number: 660-TC14-CNF1

Or view the Quick-Start Guide for instructions on how to register through E-Track.

For additional information on the 2014 OCWTP Trainer Conference, please visit the OCWTP website by clicking on: http://www.ocwtp.net/TrainerConference.html. 

  

Or contact Debra Sparrow, Institute for Human Services

Email: dsparrow@ihs-trainet.com

Phone: 614-251-6000