Rochelle Rudd (ALOP) works at Kaplan and wanted me to share this in case any of you (or anyone else you know) is interested.
Event: "Combating Job Displacement in Des Moines"
Description: Kaplan University will host a FREE event open to the public to assist displaced workers from recent layoffs that have been hitting the Des Moines metro. Our goal is to prepare displaced workers for the next step whether that is Job Searching, Changing Careers, or Continuing Education.
Multiple sessions will be held covering the following topics:
Effective Job Search Strategies, Unemployment, Resume Development, Strategies for Career Changing, Online Applications, Marketplace Trends, Entrepreneur-SBA, Interviewing Skills, Computer Skills, Online Networking, Utilizing Temp Services, and Furthering Your Education.
Presentations will be given by Principal, CDS Global, Robert Half Technology, Midwest Professional Staffing, Community Support Advocates, 2 The Top, Kaplan University, and Iowa Workforce Development. Computer labs and resume critiquing will also be available.
Date: Friday, March 6th
Time: 12:00-4:00
Where: Kaplan University, 4655 121st Street Urbandale, Iowa 50323
Additional Info: Kaplan University will also be holding a Career Fair open to the public on Thursday, March 12th.
Questions: Contact Lori Gelhaar, 727-6844 or lgelhaar@kaplan.edu
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Job posting
Manager – Learning Operations (Rockwell Collins)
Cedar Rapids, IA (TAL00000008)
Description
This position reports to the Director, Learning and Development. The principal purpose of this position is to manage the employee and leadership course delivery and coordination and the enterprise performance management process. Additional responsibilities include oversight of project management in Learning and Organization Development organization as well as the daily operations of the Learning Management System and career development tools.
Provide leadership and performance management for the Learning Operations team. This also includes an overall working knowledge of the L&OD organization budget.
Provide consistent learning and development practices across the organization to achieve economy of scale, provide more efficient and effective (cost and learning) teaching methods, and ensure a rigorous evaluation process.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline, and eight years of related experience, or, in the absence of a bachelor's degree, fourteen years of related experience.
Rockwell Collins is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse global culture that values teamwork, integrity, innovation, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to our customers.
Cedar Rapids, IA (TAL00000008)
Description
This position reports to the Director, Learning and Development. The principal purpose of this position is to manage the employee and leadership course delivery and coordination and the enterprise performance management process. Additional responsibilities include oversight of project management in Learning and Organization Development organization as well as the daily operations of the Learning Management System and career development tools.
Provide leadership and performance management for the Learning Operations team. This also includes an overall working knowledge of the L&OD organization budget.
Provide consistent learning and development practices across the organization to achieve economy of scale, provide more efficient and effective (cost and learning) teaching methods, and ensure a rigorous evaluation process.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline, and eight years of related experience, or, in the absence of a bachelor's degree, fourteen years of related experience.
Rockwell Collins is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse global culture that values teamwork, integrity, innovation, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to our customers.
Share your advive with new ALOP students!
(from Jeff Mease)
Do you remember your first Friday night class in the Drake adult education program? Were you nervous, scared, excited, or maybe a little bit of everything? I know I was very excited to finally be there while equally convinced that I was only person in the room who didn’t know anything.
What helped me to survive were the friendships that I made with my fellow classmates. Their advice and insights were extremely helpful as we ventured into new subjects and tackled big projects. Together we discovered a website or a book that made a class easier to get through. I learned a few tips like buying my books online instead of at the bookstore that saved me time and money. I’m sure you’ve got a few tips and tricks yourself that could help the next class of students.
Here’s your chance to share with others the resources that you’ve found helpful in your studies. As part of my final project for the class ALOP-298 Using Emerging Technologies for Learning, I’ve created a wiki to collect your insights and advice for the future students of our program.
For those not familiar with what a wiki is, it’s a webpage or collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content – think Wikipedia on a small-scale. I’m asking you to contribute to our wiki. It will be a collection created by Drake adult education graduate students for Drake adult education graduate students.
Do you remember your first Friday night class in the Drake adult education program? Were you nervous, scared, excited, or maybe a little bit of everything? I know I was very excited to finally be there while equally convinced that I was only person in the room who didn’t know anything.
What helped me to survive were the friendships that I made with my fellow classmates. Their advice and insights were extremely helpful as we ventured into new subjects and tackled big projects. Together we discovered a website or a book that made a class easier to get through. I learned a few tips like buying my books online instead of at the bookstore that saved me time and money. I’m sure you’ve got a few tips and tricks yourself that could help the next class of students.
Here’s your chance to share with others the resources that you’ve found helpful in your studies. As part of my final project for the class ALOP-298 Using Emerging Technologies for Learning, I’ve created a wiki to collect your insights and advice for the future students of our program.
For those not familiar with what a wiki is, it’s a webpage or collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content – think Wikipedia on a small-scale. I’m asking you to contribute to our wiki. It will be a collection created by Drake adult education graduate students for Drake adult education graduate students.
Instructions:
- Click on this link to open the ALOP Advice wiki
- In the navigation panel on the left-hand side, I’ve created some pages to organize the content. Click on a page to view the current material
- To add your own material, click on the “Edit This Page” button at the top of the page
- Add your content. Please start your entry with your name and graduation date.
- Click Save and you’re done.
Please feel free to forward this to others in the program that I missed.
Thank you for your help with my project; and on behalf of those students who have yet to enjoy their first Friday night, thanks for your advice.
ALOP 291 Dissemination Night
Mark your calendars--dissemination night for ALOP 291 will be held April 28, 7:00p-9:30p upstairs in Olmsted.
What is dissemination night?
It's a chance for the students in the applied research class to talk about their research projects in front of friends, colleagues, family, and other students.
Why should you attend?
To support your colleagues and to see what it's like before you have to take research! (plus it's a great chance to see the types of projects students do for this class.) And there's dessert and coffee!
Friday, November 21, 2008
2 New Visitor Spots in SOE Parking Lot
We've always had the 30 minute visitor spot next to the back door of the School of Education, but we've just added
So now when you come in for advising or other appointments you may not have to park on the street!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
If you're graduating May or August 2009....
There are several things you need to do.
First, you need to tell yourself you're going to attend commencement.
Second, you need to complete a graduation application.
Finally, you need to order your graduation gown!
We'll see you at graduation!
First, you need to tell yourself you're going to attend commencement.
If you are graduating in May or August, you are eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony held May 16. I strongly encourage you to participate in the graduation ceremony. Many of us travel in professional and personal circles where we know many people with graduate degrees and may lose sight of what a tremendous accomplishment this is...but if you look nationally, the number of people with masters degrees is a small percentage of the population. This is a great accomplishment. You should be proud of yourself and consider participating in commencement. And, if you don't want to do it for yourself, do it for your family, spouse, significant other, and your kids who have shared the graduate school experience with you and who will want to celebrate this accomplishment with you as well!
Second, you need to complete a graduation application.
- To get to the online graduation application, go to MYDUSIS
- Click on the Student Services tab
- At the bottom of the left colum is the channel for the grad app
- As you complete the application, be sure you print it. If you are not given the option to print it, it may not have "taken"
Finally, you need to order your graduation gown!
You will rent a cap, gown and hood (you get to keep the tassel! :-) I'm quoting the bookstore when I say that you need to place your order before January 6 or you get "the crappy robes." After all this work, you at least deserve the high quality robes! To order your robes or ask any questions, go in to the bookstore, call or email:
Judy Elings
jelings@nebook.com
515-274-3401
Judy will be able to tell you the information she needs to include with the order (hat size, etc.). Payment is due when you place your order.
We'll see you at graduation!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Spring Registration Times
In case you have not already seen it, here is the schedule for spring registration:
As always, you can register for classes through MYDUSIS.
If you earned 27 credits or more by the end of summer semester, you can begin registering Monday, Nov 3, 3:00 PM
If you earned 15 - 26.999 credits by the end of summer semester, you can begin registering Tuesday, Nov 4, 3:00 PM
If you earned 0 - 14.999 credits by the end of summer semester, you can begin registering Wednesday, Nov 5, 3:00 PM
As always, you can register for classes through MYDUSIS.
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