As we cope with the ways to engage with colleagues in a distributed environment, one of the conundrums learning professionals are grappling with is returning to face-to-face learning environments. There are many questions to consider as we design, plan, and implement, such as:
• What will face-to-face look like?
• What rules must be followed, and what rules are nice to have?
• How will the physical environment be arranged to accommodate face-to-face?
• What will the design include from a content and practice perspective?
• What are the emotional ramifications for employees who do not feel comfortable being in groups?
Join this pilot Rapid Peer Consult, where Forum members will have a short Q&A discussion using targeted questions submitted and vetted by those who responded to the related OnDemand survey and agreed to participate in further conversations. The consult will use a fishbowl format. Those who are not serving as consultants can attend as “observers of the fishbowl” and even post comments and responses in the chat.
MJ Hall serves as the content manager for the ATD Forum. She is an experienced work-learn strategist and performance coach with expertise in designing, developing, and facilitating innovative collaborative experiences that focus on leveraging people’s capability for affecting organizational productivity and results. She volunteers with the educational doctoral students at High Point University and Gardner-Webb University.
Prior to ATD, MJ was a professor at the Defense Acquisition University and also served as the director of leadership development and special assistant to the commandant.
MJ has a doctoral degree in educational leadership from George Mason University; an MBA from Long Island University; an MEd from the University of Maryland, College Park; and an ABT from High Point University. She has a certificate in design thinking from Darden School of Business and LUMA. She also has more than 10 years’ experience as a Baldrige examiner. She is an author, a speaker, and a forever learner.
