Posts in Professional Development
Disability Inclusion in Public Health: How We Can Strengthen Workforce Capacity

I had the pleasure of watching the recent NACCHO webinar “Embedding Disability Inclusion in Public Health: Strategies to Strengthen Systems and Workforce Capacity.”

Their Health and Disability team conducted a landscape analysis to identify systems-level strategies that help local health departments (LHDs) build workforce capacity and embed disability expertise into core public health practices.

Today, I’m sharing key takeaways and resources from the webinar, along with their applications to my work in public health instructional design, with a special interest in accessibility.

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Professional Development, AdvocacyLeah Romanaccessibility, disability, Public health, webinar, Professional DevelopmentComment
The Learning Guild's Connecting Learning to Performance Online Conference: Key E-Learning Takeaways and Resources

One of my favorite professional development investments is my Learning Guild Online Conferences membership. Last week I had the pleasure of attending their Connecting Learning to Performance Online Conference. Since I never want to lose track of the key takeaways and resources from conferences, I’ve started sharing them here on the blog and discussing how they’ll strengthen my consulting work in e-learning instructional design.

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Professional DevelopmentLeah RomanProfessional Development, Instructional Design, Online learning, Public healthComment
Accessibility Summer Camp: Key E-Learning Takeaways and Resources

I’ve been pretty jealous of my kids so far this summer. They are enjoying all kinds of amazing camps, including sports broadcasting, theater, pickleball, and nature and hiking camps.

Thankfully, I got to attend my own day of camp last month! Accessibility Summer Camp is a free conference hosted by Wichita State University (WSU Tech) and organized with help from educators and business professionals from around the state of Kansas.

I had the pleasure of attending three sessions and want to share some of the key takeaways and resources that I will be integrating into my instructional design and e-learning work.

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Professional DevelopmentLeah Romanaccessibility, e-Learning, Instructional Design, Professional DevelopmentComment