the SEED Online Anytime eLearning


 

THE PROBLEM:

  Staff turnover is high.  New staff are expected to “hit the ground running” with no formal training.

  Cost of training is high.  Cost of coverage to send staff to training is high.

  No easy way to benchmark job performance to job competencies.

  Agency knowledge bank is person specific.  Typically in human services when staff leave, the knowledge goes with them.  Programs and staff are constantly starting from scratch.

 

A SOLUTION - SEED ONLINE ANYTIME LEARNING:

  eLearning makes knowledge readily accessible to a broad, geographically dispersed audience.

  Reduces learning time.  Faster comprehension (40-70%). Less time off task.

  Reduces travel and other training costs.

  Increases staff competency.  Improves employee satisfaction and retention.

  The SEED Course Platform provides training management tracking. We can keep track of user time on course, quiz scores and automatically send test and survey results directly to a designated administrator.

 

About the Courses:  The courses are built as interactive learning experiences.  With interactive content, learning experiences are memorable while dropout rates are dramatically reduced.  Most online training programs are merely PowerPoint with voiceoverThe SEED has built the course using over 150 Flash-based learning interactions including game-based learning (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Jeopardy, Concentration and more) exercises, puzzles, surveys, animations, videos and scenario-based branching simulations, to name a few. 

Available Courses

Job Development Boot Camp  

No matter which population you are serving, you will learn Mindy's "6-Steps to Job Development Success" for selling individual, group and “customized" employment (i.e., job carving) to large and small, public and private employers. You will learn best practices in job development, marketing, sales and communication. By the completion of the course you will develop a customized marketing plan (based on your current job seekers) including low-cost, no-cost marketing and networking strategies to get employers to call you. This experiential and fun course will challenge participants and programs to new levels of organization, professionalism and placement outcomes.

6 Steps

The course is broken down into 6 modules.  Each module includes several lessons.  There is an assignment at the end of each lesson and at the end of the course.  Participants can communicate to each other via forums, blogs and chats.

The course is offered in two ways: 

1. Self-Paced Version.  You can take the course online anytime and refer back to the course for up to three months.  You'll have access to the forums, blogs, chats and resource updates. ($149)

2. Mentor Version.  Same as the self-paced version plus you'll get feedback (from Mindy) on the course assignments and final project via e-mail and/or telephone.  ($249)

 

Click here for course overview

 

Overview of Developmental Disability   

This course describes the definitions and various types of developmental disabilities including: intellectual disability, five types of autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and ten other neurological impairments.  This course includes various interactions and games to help you learn the content including a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" game that can be played at any time.  A glossary of terms is built into the course for ongoing reference.

 

Rachel's Instructional Program is designed for my cousin Rachel's supported living staff.  It includes Rachel's goals, objectives and activities and is available to new and seasoned staff to refer to as needed.  The course includes a tutorial on Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles and includes an overview of Rachel's learning style and suggestions for training strategies.  This course comes with two great (optional) resources - Life Skills Continuum and Career Education manuals, over 300 pages of goals, objectives, activities and task analysis in nine domains.  This package is designed to provide lots and lots of ideas for day activity and community-based staff to provide rich programming for individuals in supported living services.

 

Coming Soon...  

Job Coach / Instructor Training:

Learning and Teaching Styles: Individualizing Instruction for ALL Learners

If you are a new or experienced job coach, teacher, trainer or instructor, this experiential course will challenge the way you think about intelligence, learning, communication and training. Participants will apply state-of-the-art learning and teaching strategies (from the fields of brain-based learning, Neurolinguistics, multiple intelligences, communication and super-learning) to assessment, motivation, behavioral training, teaching strategies and fading. Participants assess the effect of various teaching styles on individual learning styles.

 

The course is offered in two ways: 

1. Self-Paced Version.  You can take the course online anytime and refer back to the course for up to three months.  You'll have access to the forums, blogs, chats and resource updates. ($149)

2. Mentor Version.  Same as the self-paced version plus you'll get feedback (from Mindy) on the course assignments and final project via e-mail and/or telephone.  ($249)

 

Click here for 5-minute tutorial

 

Core Values for Working with People with Disabilities
Core values and ethics for working with people with disabilities.
 

 

 

The Rights of People with Developmental Disabilities

This tutorial includes the following topics (and great pictures of client leadership groups)

  • Rights and Key Legislation

  • Privacy and Confidentiality

  • Abuse Reporting

  • Conservatorship

  • Consent for Services

  • Quiz

 

 

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