There are two teams making up the overall learning team which work collaboratively on employee training and development projects. The capability of synchronizing schedules would be an enhancement to the group's effectiveness. The funding would provide nine full-time office staff with the tools to be more effective in their time management and would add a technological tool to their communications capabilities. Staff are at various stages of proficiency and it is hoped that eventually everyone's schedule will be uploaded to the Netscape calendar for easy access when scheduling joint projects and meeting dates. Users have made comments that their Palm Pilots are much more convenient to carry than the conventional paper planners.
Managers are able to keep track of training staff whereabouts and scheduled events.
Renewal funds were requested for 30 faculty members of the GWC Health Science Program and Nursing Program who over the past three years worked closely with the District's Health Care Education Reform Commission and Valley health care employers in the creation of the Health Care Integrated Education System. They also worked on developing shared courses to be used in many of the program pathways. Many times this work was done with very tight deadlines and very short turnaround times. Funds requested were to be used for relaxing, renewing, and refreshing themselves as a group. On May 14, thirty faculty members traveled to North Scottsdale for a day of relaxation and renewal.