NIEC – PDC Webinars – Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Available Webinars:

These webinars were offered in partnership between the NIEC/Marie Center, and the Professional Development Committee of RID.

The following webinars are currently available:

Name of Course	Presenter	Description	Links
Designing Effective Online Educational Programs	Facilitator: Mary Darragh MacLean, Panel: Doug Bowen Bailey, Carolyn Ball, & Lisa Bolding	Date originally aired: June 13, 2016 Presenters: Facilitator: Mary Darragh MacLean, Panel: Doug Bowen Bailey, Carolyn Ball, & Lisa Bolding Description: When the RID Certification Maintenance Program was first launched in 1985 the only distance learning was attending conferences or conventions. Today more than nearly ½ of all RID approved training takes place online. However, how do we know this is effective education or not. This webinar will focus on the current state of online education as supported through RID Approved Sponsors. Participants will have the benefit to listen to a panel experienced in produce successful online educational programming for interpreters. Target Audience: Program administrators for approved RID sponsors, interpreter educators, workshop presenters and interested stakeholders. Description	PowerPoint Designing Effective Online Educational Programs (PDF) RTF PowerPoint Designing Effective Online Educational Programs (PDF) Youtube Link
Successful Educational Programs: Well-written learning objectives tied to achievement measured through effective evaluation	Facilitator: Richard Laurion, Panel: Carol Tipton, Holly Nelson	Date originally aired: May 23, 2016 Presenters: Facilitator: Richard Laurion, Panel: Carol Tipton, Holly Nelson Description: One of the most challenging tasks for workshop presenters, instructors of continuing education and credit classes and CMP administrators is ascertaining that learning objectives are valid and robust. Then taking a critical or evaluative look at whether the programming provided achieved the desired learning objectives. During this webinar we will first explore what learning objectives are, what they must include and how to create them. We will also distinguish learning objectives from instructor objectives, a common source of confusion for presenters and administrators. The second portion of our program will consider how we measure our success. How do we build evaluation tools that link with the learning objectives and help us identify what was successful or what might need to be tweaked in the future. Examining both ends of an educational programming will allow us to better determine if there was a successful transfer of knowledge to participants. Target Audience: Program administrators for approved RID sponsors, interpreter educators, workshop presenters and interested stakeholders. Description	Final NCIEC Objectives Assessment May 23, 2016 (PDF) Handout Objectives Assessment May 23, 2016 (PDF) RTF of PowerPoint Final NCIEC Objectives Assessment May 23, 2016 (PDF) Youtube Link
Demystifying Professional versus General Studies, when specialization is becoming ever more Important	Carol-lee Aquiline, Lynnette Taylor	Date originally aired: April 25, 2016 Presenters: PDC Team Members: Richard Laurion, Nathan Fowler, Mary Darragh MacLean Description: The RID Certification Maintenance (CMP) and Associate Continuing Education Tracking (ACET) Programs were developed with flexibility in mind. When these programs were developed, it was recognized that RID was a young organization and the field and science of interpreting was still developing. The authors for the CMP/ACET programs wanted to include a way for interpreters to demonstrate their currency in the field (as part of any credential maintenance program) and that might still allow for new and innovative information to be brought into the field. Creating a General Studies area allowed RID members to explore information that did not have an immediate relevance to interpreting. It also provided a mechanism for interpreters to explore studies of topics they may seek to interpret in the future, thereby building a solid base of background and understanding for the topic. This webinar will explore the distinctions between RID’s Professional Studies category and that of General Studies. We will seek to help participants know how to better advise certified interpreters in documenting their educational endeavors and in making connections between what is or is not a Professional Studies pursuit Target Audience: Program administrators for approved RID sponsors, interpreter educators, workshop presenters and interested stakeholders. Description	PDC Handout (PDF) PowerPoint Slides (PDF) Resources and Citations (PDF) RTF PowerPoint Slides (PDF) Youtube Link