The Learning & Development Book

Paul Venderley — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:02:35 GMT

Everyone thinks they know everything about training. Right? We’ve all gone to school, been trained on the job, and maybe endured the occasional corporate seminar. But if you’re a professional in this field, you know that’s familiarity, not expertise. Instructional design and implementation are not as easy as they look. You know there’s an art to enabling people to truly change their behavior, moving themselves and their organizations toward the right future.

That’s what inspired The Learning & Development Book. Open the book to any page and you’ll find a short chapter that holds one hard-won lesson -- the reward of decades implementing instructional design in real-world settings.

Why should learning be more like playing?
Is the culture of your organization working against you?
Should you really measure the effects of your training program?
Have you ever thought that learning begins when training ends?

Each chapter holds a nugget of wisdom on subjects like these. Whether you’re a battle-tested educator or embarking on your first big training job, we hope we can give you tips, tools, big ideas, and (bonus!) a smile.

You can order this book online from the ASTD Store. When you order, be sure to apply our ChIP / Global Network Code and support our Chapter. It's Ch8091.

Infoline Digital Series: Learning Technologies

Paul Venderley — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:06:57 GMT

This latest installment of the Infoline Digital Series on Learning Technologies includes seven single Infoline issues covering topics such as designing virtual training, social learning, Web 2.0 technologies, cloud computing, and more.

This collection includes:

Simple, Effective Online Training

Designing for the Virtual Classroom

Basics of Podcasting

Training in Virtual Worlds

Using Web 2.0 Technologies

Social Learning for Learning Professionals

Cloud Computing for Learning and Performance Professionals

Available online at the ASTD Store.

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The Learning & Development Book

Infoline Digital Series: Learning Technologies