Free Employee Learning Week Event at Harrisburg University to Feature LTMS Student Presentations

Oct. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Check out new approaches for learning and up-and-coming technologies and techniques that will shape corporate training during the LTMS “Experiential Projects” Day at Harrisburg University on Thursday, December 8 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This free HU Employee Learning Week (Dec. 5-9) event includes speakers on corporate training and learning as well as LTMS students showcasing research and techniques.  Ideal for educators, corporate trainers and HR representatives.  

Sponsored by The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), Employee Learning Week is an awareness campaign highlighting the important connection between learning and achieving organizational results. Training is more important now than ever before. The growing skills gap and the increased need to compete in today’s economy require organizations to develop a knowledgeable and highly skilled workforce.

This Employee Learning Week event at HU is the perfect opportunity for your organization to get involved and highlight their commitment to learning and development.

This free event at Harrisburg University recognizes the value of learning and the important link between a knowledgeable, highly skilled workforce and organizational success.  The importance of that link is a key element of Harrisburg University’s Learning Technologies Master of Science program, which explores new approaches to work as well as the use of technology to integrate and develop new ways of learning and assessing learning, as well as exploring new approaches to work.  

The LTMS program is the only one of its kind in Central Pennsylvania.  The degree is a blend of theory and practice which develops skills that can be applied to complex education and training issues. It is a 36-semester credit hour program which provides students with the leading edge approaches and skills to help understand and integrate existing and emerging learning technologies into a variety of learning environments.

For more info,  email Connect@HarrisburgU.edu   Register for the free event at  http://www.harrisburgu.edu/news/event-registration.php

You can literally take planes, trains and automobiles to the event.  The University’s location at 326 Market Street in downtown Harrisburg is near Interstates 83 and 81 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, making it an easy drive to the University from any of Pennsylvania’s major cities. And it’s only a two-hour drive from the University to Baltimore, Washington, DC or Philadelphia. The Amtrak Passenger Train Station and Greyhound Bus Station are one block from our location. And the Harrisburg International Airport is only nine miles from the University. http://www.harrisburgu.edu/campuslife/directions.php

Harrisburg University is located at 326 Market Street in Harrisburg.  Parking is available in the Harrisburg Parking Authority operated garage accessible via Fourth Street. Cost for parking in the garage is $5.00 for 0-2 hours.  Kiosk for parking accepts cash only.  More information on parking rates and directions to the University are found online at http://www.harrisburgu.net/campuslife/directions.php#parking

Founded in 2001 to address Central Pennsylvania’s need for increased opportunities for study leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, Harrisburg University is an innovative and ambitious private institution that produces graduates who provide increased competence and capacity in science and technology disciplines to Pennsylvania and the nation. Harrisburg University ensures institutional access for underrepresented students and links learning and research to practical outcomes. As a private University serving the public good, Harrisburg University remains the only STEM-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

For more information on the University's demand-driven undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in applied science and technology fields, call 717.901.5146 or email Connect@HarrisburgU.edu.

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Established in 2001 to address Central Pennsylvania’s need for increased opportunities for study leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, Harrisburg University is an innovative and ambitious private institution.