Meet the Faculty of the Month!
Michele Deck, an internationally renowned presenter, author, and educator is the co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of G.A.M.E.S., a company that provides seminars for any organization, specializing in adult learning and interactive teaching methods. She is also CEO of Tool Thyme for Trainers, a company she founded that supplies the most innovative and creative presentation tools available to educators worldwide. Her extensive travels have resulted in thousands of people who gained valuable expertise of adult education and training, from Australia to Scotland, Canada to Taiwan.
Michele is known for her innovative teaching methods in the field of health care education and training. She has been training educators and trainers full time for the last 22 years. She acted as a consultant to Creative Training Techniques International, Inc. from 1988 to 1999, and was named "Best Over All Trainer" by the Creative Training Techniques Companies. She has won the prestigious "Excellence in Nursing" has also been selected as a "Great 100 Nurse in Louisiana" and was elected to Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society. The National Nursing Staff Development Organization named her the recipient of the prestigious Belinda Puetz award in 2000. She was named “Business Woman of the Year” in 2003 and 2004 by the National Business Council. She received the Margaret L. Messore Lectureship award from the Magnolia Chapter of SUNA in 2004. She is a member of the board of directors of Lamaze International and is currently serving as President Elect. She is the editor of Nursing Professional Development for the Journal of Nurses in Staff Development and has been a columnist for the publication for the last 8 years.
Publications:
- Instant Teaching Tools for Educators, 2010
- The Complete Collection of Instant Teaching Tools for Healthcare Educators, 2010
- First Aid Idea Kit, Tool Thyme for Trainer, 2007.
- Instant Teaching Tools for the New Millennium, Elsevier, 2004.
- “Instant Teaching Tools,” Column in the Journal of Nurses in Staff Development.
- The Presenter’s EZ Graphics Guide for the Artistically Challenged, Stylus, 2003.
- The Joint Commission Guide to Staff Education, 2002.
- Live To Train Another Day, 2002.
- More Instant Teaching Tools for Healthcare Educators, Mosby Year-Book, 1998.
- Instant Teaching Tools for Healthcare Educators, Mosby Year-Book, 1996.
- The Presenter’s Survival Guide: It’s a Jungle Out There, Mosby Year-Book, 1996.