ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals
- 15h 24m
- Elaine Biech (ed)
- Association for Talent Development
- 2008
Authoritative, complete, and current, the ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals is an easy-to-use, must-have reference tool for all learning professionals. This 'go to' resource and reference guide, edited by Elaine Biech, is packed full of key methodologies, practices, and procedures on every topic including training design and delivery, analyzing needs, measurement and evaluation, e-learning, organization development, managing the learning function, and human performance improvement.
The ASTD Handbook brings together authors who represent the best practitioners in the field, authorities to present the most critical information to professionals. Contributors include Bill Wiggenhorn, Geary Rummler, Robert Mager, Bill Byham, Elliot Masie, Donald Kirkpatrick, John Cone, Donnee Ramelli, Tony Bingham, and other industry leaders.
About the Editor
Elaine Biech is the president and managing principal of ebb associates inc., an organizational development firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change. With more than 30 years experience in the training and development field, she works the many leading businesses, government, and non profits. Elaine has written or editor more than four dozen books and articles, including Training for Dummies, Thriving Through Change, and The Business of Consulting. Biech received her BS from the University of Wisconsin-Superior in business and education consulting, and her MS in human resource development. She is an active member of ASTD and recipient of the prestigious Gordon M. Bliss award in 2007 for her contributions to the profession and ASTD. She resides in Norfolk, Virginia.
In this Book
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Foreword
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Introduction to the ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals
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The Evolution of the Training Profession
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The Evolution of Human Performance Improvement
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The Business Case for Learning
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Performance Consulting—A Process to Ensure Skill Becomes Performance
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Data Collection and Assessment—Finding the Right Tool for the Job
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Identifying Performance and Learning Gaps
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Competencies and the Changing World of Work
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Selecting Solutions to Improve Workplace Performance
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Research in Learning—What We Know for Sure
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Instructional Design Models and Learning Theories
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The Learner—What We Need to Know
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Instructional Design and Development
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Best Practices in Online Course Development
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Learning Transfer—The Next Frontier
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Off-the-Shelf Materials
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The 10 Most Important Lessons I've Learned About Effective Classroom Presentation
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Active Learning Strategies
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Instructional Facilitation
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Large Group Methods—A Shopper's Guide
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The 25 Competencies of a Master Trainer
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Coaching—A Customized Learning Approach
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Learning Technology Primer
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Authoring Techniques and Rapid E-Learning
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What is a Simulation? The New Structure of Actions-Systems-Results
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Performance Support—Anytime, Anyplace, Including the Classroom
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Distance Learning and Web-Based Training
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Learning Meets Web 2.0—Collaborative Learning
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Level 1—Reaction Evaluation
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Level 2—Learning-Five Essential Steps for Creating Your Tests and Two Cautionary Tales
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Level 3 Evaluation
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Level 4—Results
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Return-on-Investment
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Bottom Line Measures in the ASTD WLP Scorecard
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Learning in Organizations
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Organizational Culture
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Leading Complex Change
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The Learning Organization Today—An Interview with Peter Senge
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Managing Knowledge in Organizations
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Consulting on the Inside
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Consulting from the Outside
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Managing Learning Like a Business
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Tips for Outsourcing Success
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Using Technology to Manage Learning
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Intellectual Property—Protect What is Yours and Avoid Taking What Belongs to Someone Else
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Preaching to the Choir—The Future of Integrated Talent Management
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Competencies—The Foundation of Our Profession
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Careers in Workplace Learning and Performance
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Workplace Learning and Performance Certification
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Ethics for Workplace Learning and Performance Professionals
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Glossary
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About the American Society for Training & Development
