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 The Muse . Thoughts on Learning 
April 2004 (Vol 2, No 4) 
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Greetings!

welcomes you to the Muse, our monthly email newsletter. An archive of the Muse is kept in the Resources area of Calliope's Web site.

What does Calliope Learning do? We use high tech and high touch to help you create meaningful learning solutions that relate to the organization's business strategy. We also certify consultants in LearningEdge, a toolset that provides a map for becoming a learning organization. Click here to learn more about our services.

In this issue
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  • What's New?
  • Reminder - Vancouver Island Chapter of CSTD
  • Launch of New LearningEdge Website!
  • Keyboard Voices - An E-Book about Facilitating Online
  • LearningEdge Update

  • Reminder - Vancouver Island Chapter of CSTD
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    Just a reminder that on May 6, Calliope Learning is helping to organize a launch event for the Vancouver Island Chapter of the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD). If you are on the Island it would be lovely to see you between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm at the Coast Harbourside Hotel in Victoria.

    Please email Tammy at tammy@calliopelearning.com by April 30 if you would like to register for the event.

    CSTD Chapters »

    Launch of New LearningEdge Website!
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    We're very excited to launch our new LearningEdge website. After many months of hard work, Dave has created an interactive and informative website.

    Visit it today to try out the LearningEdge simulation ... in about an hour you can work through all the tools and create a learning strategy. We're hoping this gives you a real taste of what the toolset can do for your organization.

    We'd also encourage you to sign our guest book. We'll be giving away Chapters gift certificates and you could be a winner!

    Visit the new LearningEdge Website! »

    Keyboard Voices - An E-Book about Facilitating Online
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    CSTD recently completed a survey of their membership with the following findings:

    Top 3 topics to help with personal challenges on the job:

    • Needs analysis/performance consulting
    • Change management
    • Online facilitation skills
    Other popular topics include: coaching, performance measurement, e-learning implementation, intergenerational conflict and work life balance.

    Given the interest in online facilitation skills, we thought it might be appropriate to share a resource that was developed as part of some work at Royal Roads University. Keyboard Voices is a collection of reflections by many online facilitators (many of whom are Muse readers!) about their experiences.

    We hope you find this collection as provocative and insightful as we have.

    Download Keyboard Voices »

    LearningEdge Update
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    LearningEdge is a set of tools and processes that bring together learning strategy and business goals in a participatory, practical and easy-to-apply manner. If you are interesting in your organization becoming a learning organization, LearningEdge provides the map to get there. Calliope Learning is the only company that is licensed to train and certify people in the use of the LearningEdge toolset in North America.

    The Calgary and Vancouver workshops are beginning to fill up. Register now to guarantee a place.

    2004 Dates
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    May 17, 18, 19 Calgary April 5 April 19
    June 21, 22, 23 Vancouver May 10 May 24
    October 18, 19, 20 Victoria September 6 September 20
    November 29, 30, December 1 Toronto October 18 November 1

    The cost is $2400 (plus GST), regular rate and $2200 early bird rate.

    Click here to register.

    Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
    Call us today at (250) 213 6239 or email info@calliopelearning.com if you are interested in taking the LearningEdge Certification but need some help financially. We've tried to come up with a creative solution that could be especially attractive to independent consultants.

    More about LearningEdge »

    What's New?
    The most exciting news for us this month is the launch of our new LearningEdge website. Visit the site, try out the simulation, sign our guest book, and be eligible to win a Chapters gift certificate! We hope you enjoy the site but unlike the cartoon we don't expect you to just give us money and we do actually have a product ;)

    We're also at the following conferences:

    April 27-28, Alberta HR Professionals Conference in Calgary.

    May 23-27, ASTD 2004 International Conference & Exposition in Washington DC.

    June 9-11, British Columbia Human Resources Management Association Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

    November 2-3, CSTD 2004 Conference in Toronto.

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