Your Campus

Self-directed and social learning are important characteristics for future, lifelong learning. Let's be honest - learning new things is often more fun in a group, and learning from others who are colleagues in the same group as you is even better. :) With the "Your Campus" we want to give you a platform and demonstrate how much competence already exists in our company due to you. Nevertheless, we know that you must invest time in the preparation and implementation and we appreciate this. Your benefits are:

• Gain visibility beyond your team and organisation for your expertise
• Find new contacts across Bertelsmann, who have the same interests as you - Happy exchanging and discussing
• You have the opportunity to improve your own virtual presentation skills through free "Train the Trainer" sessions with our partner “Own the Room/LifeHikes” 
• And "LAST BUT NOT LEAST": This year we will be raffling of five attractive prizes to a five lucky trainers! These could be great material prizes or participation in exclusive Bertelsmann University programs, including accommodation costs and an additional highlight for the first prize.

As you can see: It is worth it in EVERY CASE!!!! :)

First of all, you need a topic that you are passionate about and that could be interesting for your colleagues´ job. This topic can be directly related to your professional tasks, but it can also go beyond that. Experiences as a trainer are not required. In particular, the Bertelsmann University will support you in holding your presentation or workshop digitally. We offer you helpful tips in preparing your virtual session in “Train the Trainer” workshops (see “Process”).

As mentioned above, your topic should be interesting for colleagues in your organization or for other colleagues at Bertelsmann – it can be job related or a passion from your personal life. Give insights into exciting techniques, such as: “How to build a team and lead in a virtual world?” or “Digital Storytelling” or what to take into consideration when having difficult con-versations. So – there are no limits to the topics – it is you who decides what topic you want to share. :) 

If you are unsure about joining as a trainer, and want to know more about the "Your Campus" process or have any questions about a topic, the Bertelsmann University has hosted "Want to know more?!" info sessions for potential new trainers. Feel free to watch the sessonis recording.
 

Use the registration form to register as soon as possible and no later than August 8. Please fill in the form completely. You will receive feedback from your organization’s “Your Campus” contact in a timely manner to clarify any questions that may arise. 

We believe that the tool you use in your organization for video conferencing or meetings is the tool you are most comfortable with. Therefore, this should also be the tool you use to conduct your session (such as Microsoft Teams, WebEx or Zoom).  

Please note that you must set up the virtual meeting room for your training yourself and include it in the registration form so that we can provide all participants with the access link. This way we ensure that you have the moderation rights for your seminar and can test all functions in advance if desired. 

It is often even more fun to "burn" for a topic together and to share the knowledge. Therefore, you are welcome to run your session together with one or more colleagues. You can provide all the necessary information in the registration form. 

The registration form addresses this, too. Feel free to specify the follow-up dates directly. 

No, you decide how you want to structure your session. To help you, Bertelsmann University offers “Train the Trainer” workshops. To help you prepare the instructional aspects of your sessions. They support you present your session in an impactful manner.  

The Train the Trainer concept includes different levels. The “Introduction” level is aimed at trainers who are taking part in the format for the first time and might feel a little uncertain about the “digital stage” and presenting. The “Deep dive” level of the concept is aimed at trainers who have already gained experience in presenting virtually, but still have a question or two, or would like to get feedback on their presenting skills. 
For new trainers, Bertelsmann University, together with the world’s leading provider of com-munication training Own the Room, offers 90-minute virtual trainings. In these trainings you will get tips and tricks on making your session interactive.  
Trainers who have already participated have the chance to refresh their knowledge in a “Deep Dive” training, to get some new input and ideas, or to ask questions about their experiences. 

You decide how long your training session should be and how often you want to offer it. You can offer your training once or several times during the implementation period of the “Your Campus”.  
Experience has shown that sessions should last about 45-90 minutes, depending on the topic and the information to be conveyed. Since virtual sessions in particular are very exhausting for maintaining concentration, you can consider splitting longer sessions into shorter units. Especially if you want to offer a very complex topic, we recommend that you split up your session and focus. You should also allow enough time to go over all the technical preparations before your session begins.  

The sessions will all take place 100% virtually between September 18 November 11, 2023 

Offering all sessions virtually this initiative enables colleagues to participate across divi-sional and regional boundaries – regardless of where they work. The goal is to learn from each other and share skills across the Bertelsmann world. 

You can offer your training in your native language or in any other language you feel com-fortable presenting in. You will include the greatest possible number of colleagues if you offer your training in English.  

Please indicate in your registration if your training is aimed at beginners, advanced learners, or a specific target group. This gives you the opportunity to better tailor your content to the target group. It also lets participants assess more quickly whether the presentation / work-shop will serve to expand their skills. 

The number of participants depends on the format of your training. You can specify the de-sired number of participants in the registration form. Based on past experience, we recommend no limit for lectures and presentations at all. For interactive workshops, we recommend a maximum of 30 participants per training. If you want just to discuss and exchange about a topic it is completely up to you, how much you feel comfortable with.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a combination of long waiting lists and “no shows” of attendance of already registered participants, we will automatically overbook your course by approx. 30% to compensate no-shows.