Released on: September 3, 2008, 10:49 pm

Press Release Author: WIDS

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: The Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) will host
its second annual International WIDS Users Group conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6., at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis.

Press Release Body: The Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) will host its
second annual International WIDS Users Group conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 6., at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis. A nonprofit organization,
WIDS provides performance-based curriculum-design software, training and
instructional design consulting services to colleges and businesses worldwide.
Participants are encouraged to attend an optional pre-conference workshop, “Thinking
from the Top Down – Program Design,” from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Open to experienced and new WIDS Software users, the pre-conference workshop is $99,
and the Users Group conference is $175 per person before October 17. After this
date, registration is $199. Registration must be completed by Oct. 31.
During the event, instructional designers from across the globe will gather to
discuss industry issues and best practices related to learning and instructional
design. Presentations and break-out sessions will include, “Fast Track
Implementation of WIDS,” by Cindy Cicchelli of Schoolcraft College in Michigan;
“Program Design and Accreditation,” by Laura Lien of Moraine Park Technical College
in Wisconsin; “CurriculumBank as a Management Solution,” by Tracy Watts and Wendy
Wells of Central Community College in Nebraska; and “DACUM Tips, Tools and
Tribulations: Leveraging DACUM Occupational Analysis to Produce Results-driven
Education, Training and Development,” by WIDS Director Judy Neill.
“The conference provides an exciting venue for educators and trainers to share best
practices and techniques – something helpful to power users and newer clients
planning for implementation,” said Robin Nickel, WIDS associate director. “Based on
feedback from last year, we are offering a new hands-on lab session where
participants interact directly with WIDS software and staff,” Nickel added. “The
entire event gives attendees the opportunity to be with like-minded people: those
who are passionate about quality instructional design.”
To register online for the conference, or to find out more detailed information,
visit www.wids.org.
A nonprofit division of the Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation Inc.
(WTCSF), WIDS offers advanced tools and personal support to help clients design
effective learner-centered curriculum. To find out more about WIDS, and the
organization’s many successes, visit www.wids.org or call 800-677-9437.





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Contact Details: Robin Nickel
Worldwide Instructional Design System
1 Foundation Circle
Waunakee, WI 53597