Michelle Lentz

Current

• Wine writer at My Wine Education - Wine-girl.net (Sole Proprietorship)
• Owner, Trainer, Instructional Designer at Write Technology (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Instructional Designer at RA Jones
• Instructional Technologist / CS Instructor at Miami University, Middletown
• Director of Training at Trivantis

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Education

• Wright State University
• Kentucky Wesleyan College

Recommended

7 people have recommended Michelle

Connections

288 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Wine-Girl.net

Michelle Lentz’s Summary

I am a web 2.0 / social media consultant, with an emphasis on training/elearning and technical writing. I currently offer an Introduction to Web 2.0 class, customizable (minimum 4 hours) and an Art of Blogging course, which focuses on content and not technology. My goal is to help your company understand how to integrate Web 2.0, from blogs and wikis to entire social networks, into your infrastructure, whether internal or external.

I'm currently offering several courses, including The Art of Blogging, Introduction to Web 2.0, and Introduction to Microblogging.

I also design and deliver corporate training on a number of subjects, as well as creating all types of technical documentation. I currently try to evangelize Web 2.0 learning methodologies that go beyond eLearning. (Go ahead - ask me more about this!) It's time to incorporate wikis, blogs, and informal learning into the mix. Learning is more than just clicking a next button - it should be a collaborative effort.

Michelle Lentz’s Specialties:

Specialties include Web 2.0 (microblogs, blogs, wikis, social media, etc), LinkedIn and social networks, informal learning, collaborative learning, online/computer-based help, and just-in-time learning & help delivery.

Michelle Lentz’s Experience

• Wine writer

  My Wine Education - Wine-girl.net (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

  March 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Wine writing on a regionally focused wine blog. This is my hobby and "2nd job." We have a large subscription base that is growing daily. Join us! http://www.wine-girl.net
  After all, life is too short to drink bad wine.
  
  ** Voted a Top Cincinnati Community Blog, and Top 3 Cincinnati Overall Blogs, by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and CincyTechUSA**
  
  I am also currently the wine columnist for Taste magazine and other local publications.

• Owner, Trainer, Instructional Designer

  Write Technology (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Online Media industry)

  October 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)

  Write Technology specializes in Web 2.0 consulting, with an emphasis on incorporating Web 2.0+ methodologies into training, instructional design, and Help delivery.
  
  We help you define your Web 2.0 needs and integrate social media seamlessly into your organization.
  
  We follow an established process for each project, performing a needs analysis for clients, followed by detailed discussions, prototyping and/or storyboarding, and production of documentation and/or training. We develop solutions that consist of online Help, blended or eLearning solutions, and collaborative learning.
  
  Clients are in varied industries, including software, manufacturing, medical science, and consumer products. Clients include 7 Shadow Corporation, Trainer1 UK, Trivantis Corporation, Caspedia Corporation, Brystin R&D, Abreon/SARCOM, Saint-Gobain Containers, and MAP Software.

Additional Information

Michelle Lentz’s Websites:

• Wine-Girl.net

Michelle Lentz’s Groups:

National Planning Committee, ASTD TechKnowledge 2010
Vice President Technology, Greater Cincinnati ASTD 03/07 - 07/08
ASTD member, National
eLearning Guild, Member
PMMI Certified Trainer (2003)
Krystal Pepper Memorial Scholarship Fund, Technology & PR Chair

•    Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group
•    LinkedCincinnati
•    ASTD National
•    PodCamp Ohio
•    Social Media Marketing
•    The Women's Circuit
•    The eLearning Guild
•    Cincinnati Women Bloggers
•    Cincinnati Social Media
•    New Media Cincinnati

Michelle Lentz’s Honors:

Full presentation listing at http://www.writetech.net/about.html

BlogHer '09, 7/09
PodCamp Ohio, 6/09
eLearning Guild Online Conference, 6/09
The Health Foundation: Social Media Basics for Non-Profits, 2/09
ASTD TechKnowledge, 1/09:
- Cool Tools: Free Web 2.0 Tools to Spice Up Your Training
- 140 Characters or Less: Intro to Microblogging & Uses in Education
eLearning Guild DevLearn '08, 11/08:
- 140 Characters or Less: Microblogging in Education
- Breakfast Byte: Intro to Twitter
Unconference facilitator: Wine Bloggers Conference, 10/08
Cincinnati Women's Bloggers: Twitter Tips & Tweaks, 08/08
PodCamp Ohio: Small Words: The Power of Twitter, 06/08
ASTD TechKnowledge 02/08, Using Wikis to Collaborate Across an Organization (2 sessions)
Elliot Masie's Learning 10/07:
- Blog Yes! Using Your Blog to Market Your Training Internally
- book club session on David Weinberger's Everything is Miscellaneous

Michelle Lentz’s Contact Settings

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