Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014
Category: General
About the Education Committee
The RESNA Education Committee is seeking volunteers to participate in the committee and/or its subgroups. Our committee is dedicated to creating high quality professional learning opportunities for assistive technology professionals.
Members of the committee meet once a month for a web meeting. Most members also serve on different projects that suit their interest areas. While you must be a RESNA member, it is important to recognize that you do not need to be an educator to serve on this committee, just someone who is interested in the content of RESNA sponsored education opportunities (such as conference workshops and webinars). The workload of the committee is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, making it easy to volunteer event if you have an erratic schedule.
We are in the process of forming several sub-groups to address particular ares of interest of the Education Committee.
CEU Reviews Sub-Group
Assist a seasoned team and learn new skills about Learning Objectives and Outcomes! Goals include:
- Expanding training resources for the membership and the public at-large.
- Assuring quality in CEU training programs, which meet national and international standards.
Webinar Sub-Group
Work with experts throughout North America to develop new, cutting edge topics! Goals include:
- Use Education Committee training needs survey data to develop new, cutting edge topics for webinar programs.
- Recruit presenters for RESNA sponsored programs.
- Work with the RESNA staff to encourage cost-neutral or positive budget outcomes.
Fundamentals Course (FC) Development Sub-Group
Lead this effort, or be mentored by leaders in the field to present this course in your region! Goals include:
- Meet with current FC instructors to determine needs for program updates and enhancements.
- Meet with the Chair of the Professional Standards Board to explore development of new content for the course.
- Recruit new instructors and coordinate mentoring efforts by former and current instructors.
- Experience conducting training on AT topics similar to the Fundamentals Course.
How to Join
Please complete the volunteer interest form by clicking on this link. We will contact you after receiving your response. Your responses will help us understand your experience and interest in these initiatives. The volunteer year begins March 1, 2014 and continues until December 31, 2014.
RESNA relies on the contribution of its membership to meet the mission of our organization. I hope that you will join us by volunteering today to make a contribution to RESNA's success this coming year!
Sincerely,
Frank Puckett, Chair of the Education Committee