New Member Orientation (April 03, 2026)

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Member Orientation: Maximizing Your SEWI-ATD Membership

Join us April 3rd via Zoom from noon-1 PM for an informational session on how to get the most of your membership with SEWI-ATD.

Please register by April 1st to secure your spot!

Permission to Recover: Sustaining the Caregivers of the Organization (April 24, 2026)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Permission to Recover: Sustaining the Caregivers of the Organization

HR, people development, and workplace culture professionals are the steady force behind everyone else’s success—fueling leadership, learning, engagement, and a supportive environment across the organization. Yet the same empathy and dedication that make you effective can also leave you depleted. Burnout and compassion fatigue in HR and Talent Development isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s often the result of organizational norms that reward overextension and overlook the energy it takes to constantly care for others.

This session reframes rest, reflection, and restoration as leadership behaviors—not luxuries. Because sustainable performance doesn’t happen through individual willpower alone. It happens when teams create shared norms that make recovery visible, safe, and expected.

Drawing on neuroscience and whole-person health, this interactive session explores how chronic stress erodes empathy, decision-making, and motivation—and how small, structured team conversations can reset expectations and protect capacity. Participants will leave with a practical framework and a ready-to-use 10-minute conversation they can immediately embed into existing meetings to normalize recovery and strengthen sustainable leadership.

About the Speaker

Beth Ridley is the Founder and CEO of Ridley Consulting Group, a leadership firm that helps organizations turn workplace values into everyday behavior.

Through practical, easy-to-implement tools, Beth supports busy leaders and teams in building clarity, trust, and accountability within their existing routines. Her work is designed to be low-lift, repeatable, and engaging — making behavior change sustainable.

With a background in corporate leadership and management consulting, Beth brings both operational rigor and human-centered strategy to her clients. She is known for translating complex people challenges into simple, actionable practices that reduce friction, strengthen alignment, and support long-term performance.

Her clients include healthcare systems, financial institutions, nonprofits, and professional service firms where employee engagement directly shapes customer experience and results.

Beth holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Tufts University as well as an MBA from Columbia University.

Time	Function	Room/Location
8:45-9:00 a.m.	Networking	Owner Experience Center
9:00-9:15 a.m.	Welcome & Context Setting – The Hidden Cost of Caring	Owner Experience Center
9:15-9:30 a.m.	From Personal Resilience to Cultural Norms	Owner Experience Center
9:30-9:45 a.m.	Recovery as a Leadership Practice	Owner Experience Center
9:45-10:00 a.m.	Embed the Shift Through Structured Conversations	Owner Experience Center
10:00-10:15 a.m.	Next Steps for Immediate Application	Owner Experience Center
10:15-10:30 a.m.	Q & A	Owner Experience Center

Parking:

Park anywhere in the lot, except in Reserved spots. Enter the building using the center main doors. The Owner Experience Center is to the left upon entering. There will be a Welcome to QPS sign out front as well.

Instructional Design PDN: Lights, Camera, Learning: Strategically Integrating Video in Learning Experiences (May 06, 2026)

Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Lights, Camera, Learning: Strategically Integrating Video in Learning Experiences

Who remembers the feeling of relief when an A/V cart with a projector or TV rolled into your classroom? Similarly, how do our learners react when a video is included in classroom instruction, an eLearning, or as a standalone unit? They might feel “edutained” or excited for a break in the action that engages them via a different modality.

Video provides a vehicle for presenting content while telling a story or giving concepts a more concrete form. As instructional designers, we are asked to include video in our deliverables for many reasons and have plenty of tools at our fingertips. How are you building and integrating video in learning experiences?

Join the Instructional Design PDN as we explore:

Part 1: Instructional use cases for video
Part 1: Video design process
Part 2: Video creation tools and techniques (Vyond, Camtasia, Synthesia, and more)

This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Part 1 will focus on video design, and Part 2 will focus on development.

Time	Function
12-12:05pm	Arrival and networking
12:05pm	Program start
12:50pm	Program wrap up

SEWI-ATD upcoming events

New Member Orientation (April 03, 2026)

Permission to Recover: Sustaining the Caregivers of the Organization (April 24, 2026)

Instructional Design PDN: Lights, Camera, Learning: Strategically Integrating Video in Learning Experiences (May 06, 2026)