EXCITING NEWS!

The State of Michigan has recently approved TWO NEW COURSES ON BLOGGING & WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGY for Continuing Education Credit for Real Estate Professionals!  These ground-breaking courses are designed to give real estate professionals the vital information they will need to participate responsibly in a Web 2.0 Connected environment.

Technology has transformed many essential elements of the real estate process.  Today, new and experienced agents find that they need to understand the dyanmics of the online community or risk being marginalized. 

This coursework will not only provide a comprehensive overview of Web 2.0 in today's marketplace but will also touch on important topics that have significant legal implications for professionals who engage in online transactions.

DATES:  MAY 21 & MAY 28, 2008

TIME:   8:00 A.M. ~ 12:30 A.M.  Registration begins at 7:30 A.M. & Class will commence promptly at 8:00 A.M.

PLACE:  Grand Rapids Association of Realtors (GRAR)  660 Kenmoore SE, Grand Rapids, MI  49546

Course ID# K355-1061  Blogging Basics For Real Estate Professionals

Course ID# K355-1062  Blogging Ethics For Real Estate Professionals

Sponsor ID# K355 Audu Real Estate

*PLEASE NOTE: to obtain State Continuing Education credit, participants must attend the entire session. Students arriving more than 15 minutes after the start of the class will not receive credit. A 15 minute make-up session will be available at the end of the second class.  Please be sure to bring your Driver's license and State ID/Pocket Card for Identification.  Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.  Please e-mail laudu@grar.com or call 616-791-0511 with any questions.

Topics that will be covered include:

*Blogging & Marketing Your Skills in A Web 2.0 Connected World

*Connecting with the Online Consumer

*Keeping Your Blog out of Legal Trouble

*Protecting your Content

*Ethical Issues including Fair Housing & Discrimination

Light Refreshments will be Served

Both Courses are approved for 2 hours each of Continuing Education Credit for a total of 4 hours!

Registration is required.  Walk-Ins will be seated as space permits.  Don't miss this Great Opportunity to learn more about how to move your business Forward with technology through this Practical Continuing Education Course Offering!

Click the link to Download a Printer Friendly Version of the Registration form.  Make sure you check the HTML printer friendly option.  The Registration can be faxed to:  616-791-0511 or e-mailed to laudu@grar.com.  Payment must be received for registration to be confirmed.

You are welcome to attend Lola Audu's course on Blogging Ethics & Social Media for Business Professionals!  Lola is a Michigan Continuing Instructor and a graduate of the Bill Gove Training Institute for Keynote Speakers.

This will be a great learning experience for those who want to enhance their business model through the use of blogging & social technology. Social technology is here to stay and now is the time to get ahead of the curve.  

Lola will demonstrate how social media can play a significant role in growing your business by taking it to the next highest level online. Please see the instructions below on how to register for this awesome class!

You can resigister by going to www.auduhomes.com and click on the "Education" link. This will take you to your registration options. You can also register online or print out a download-able form and fax it over to AUDU Real Estate @ 616.791.0535. First come first serve as spaces are limited.

Please confirm your registration by 5pm on Tuesday, April 14^th

Date, Time, & Place:

Friday, April 17th 2009

9am-12:45pm

Country Inn & Suites~East

3251 Deposit DR NE 

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

 Payment:

The cost is $50 for 2 courses. $65 for walk-in. You can pay in advance via credit card or check. You can also pay by cash,credit, or check at the door, however you must still confirm your registration by submitting your registration form by the April 14^th deadline.

Important Note: It is recommended to bring a laptop if you have one. Wireless access will be provided. If you do not have a laptop, you may follow along with the instructor.

Blogging Ethics for Real Estate Professionals ~ Continuing Education ~ 2 Credits ~ K1062  Sponsor Code K355

Social Media for Real Estate Professionals ~ Workshop ~ Not Continuing Ed.

Please email Takara Taylor at Takara@grar.com  for questions or concerns or call 616.541.2312.

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Snacks & Beverages will be provided! Course Agenda is listed below! This workshop is not limited to Real Estate Professionals. This course is considered to be a viable resource for many other professions.

There's a simple proverb that says..."When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. 

For thousands of students in Michigan, including myself, that teacher has been Gwyn Besner. My initial interraction with Gwyn was during a Continuing Education Class. I found her teaching style interesting and she definitely kept us awake!

Through the years, I have recommended Gwyn Besner to many students who through her instruction and encouragement successfully passed their real estate licensing exams.  More importantly, these new real estate agents finished her classes with a clear sense of what the real estate profession aspires to be and were well prepared to launch their new profession. 

Today, Gwyn is the President and Instructor for the Acme Institute and continues to teach students across the State of Michigan.

So, I am delighted to be able to have the opportunity to have Gwyn Besner participate in the Continuing Education Courses that are being offered in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 28th, 2008. 

Gwyn will be joining us in the afternoon of May 28th, 2008 to teach the Code of Ethics!  This class will function for double duty!  In addition to qualifying for 3 hours of Continuing Education Core Curriculum, this class will also allow members of the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors to have an interesting, live interactive Code of Ethics class...one of the requirements for ALL members of GRAR.

Don't Miss this Opportunity!

Here's a Description of the Course that Gwyn will be teaching on May 28, 2008... 

Honesty, Integrity and Commitment are not just buzz words.  As a REALTOR® those are the promises you make.  The public knows that because you can use the term REALTOR® after your name, they can expect nothing less from you.  Do you really understand the promises you are making?  Join us for a fresh perspective of the Code as we celebrate its 100^th birthday. 

This class contains the NAR required curriculum for the Second Cycle of Quadrennial training and has been approved by the Department of Labor and Economic Growth of the State of Michigan for three hours of continuing education, including the mandatory two hour core curriculum (legal update) #K299, K5047.  Presented by Gwyn Besner of The Acme Institute Approval code K348

Class Starts at 1:00 p.m.

Registration begins at Noon* Participants in the Blogging Courses can register for all 3 courses and obtain 7 hours of Continuing Education in one day and have all your requirements for Continuing Education, Core Curriculum/Legal Update AND Code of Ethics in one day! If you register for all 3 Courses...We'll Feed You Lunch!

Place:  660 Kenmoor SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Click this LINK to REGISTER for the Code of Ethics class!  (the registration button is at the bottom of the page)

Click this LINKG to REGISTER for Blogging Continuing Education Classes!

Related Links:

Information about the Blogging & Technology Continuing Education Courses on May 21 & 28th, 2008

State ID K1062 & 1063  Instructor Approval Code ~ Audu Real Estate K355

Download Registration Form for  Blogging & Technology Continuing Education Courses

View Video of Class held in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2007

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