Webinar: Peer Coaching – Cost-Effective and Valuable Professional Development

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm CST

Webinar lead by: Candice Solomon-Strutz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Click here to view Candice's Presentation

Those who d.a.r.e to lead Worksheet (Mark Sanborn)

Peer coaching is a form of mentoring, where professional staff meet regularly (once a week, bi-weekly, monthly) with a partner to discuss work and career, has long been appreciated for its value in facilitating professional and career development. Similar to mentoring, peer coaching differs in that both partners in a peer coaching relationship are considered coaching equals, regardless of differences in organizational rank or disparities in previous coaching or mentoring experience.
Peer coaches listen and provide a sounding board for their partner. Those who have done peer coaching value the ability to talk in confidence with someone outside their unit, to share questions and ideas with someone who is listening and coaching and not competing, and to have a scheduled meeting on their calendar that focuses on one's own goals, professional development, and workplace issues.

In the summer of 2008 several IT Professionals at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus started a grassroots Peer Coaching program that has built trust, enhanced collaboration, and increased Information Sharing among Illinois IT Staff.

The effort is completely voluntary; pairing administrators with team members, managers with non-managers. All benefit from coaching, with being an active listener proving to be the most important skill to keep in mind when coaching.

Join us online Wednesday, February 17th to learn more or see how you can utilize this professional development tool at your institution.

The number of computer connections to this event is limited, therefore please arrange for lecture halls and conference rooms where multiple participants at your institution can participate whenever possible.  Individuals may also logon from their individual computers. 

The following Institutions have arranged for you to participate in a group setting for the Webinar.  Please feel free to join one of these group sessions.

Illinois State University                                            ITDC 103B

Joliet Junior College                                                 contact Nancy Mammosser, nmammoss@jjc.edu

Oakton Community College                                     contact Nancy Prendergast, nprender@oakton.edu

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale             Classroom 174 in Morris Library

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville           Bluff Hall Multi-function room

University of Illinois at Springfield                          BRK 141A

University of Illinois at Urbana                                2271C VMBSB (Veterinary Medicine Campus)

                                                                                    67B HAB (Henry Administration Building

 

 

Register Today:  Please go to the following website to Register for the Webinar:  https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/451913 

Webinar Pre-Registration Instructions:  Between February 8th and February 16th interested participants will need to go to the following URL and complete steps 1 and 2 in the first time users section. http://www.elluminate.com/support/index.jsp

Once you have registered, please view the Webinar Information page at: http://www.inwhe.org/webinarinfo.html

Webinar Access: http://www.inwhe.org/webinarinfo.html