Description
Book SynopsisExamines the opportunities presented by e-learning, informal learning, independent learning, knowledge management, globalization, object-oriented design, wireless technologies, and more. The authors redefine the nature and function of training and trainers as they offer: a tour of the possibilities; a guide to professional development; and more.
Trade Review"Whether you are new to the training field or an old hand,Beyond the Podium points you to the future with a readable,succinct summary of the main forces shaping our professiontoday."
--Ruth Colvin Clark, Clark Training and Consulting
"There are those who say corporate training is dead. Rossettsays otherwise, providing a view of an expanding field, full ofopportunities."
--Marc Rosenberg, principal, DiamondCluster International, andauthor of E-Learning
"The training world is undergoing unprecedented change, andtrainers are both the drivers and the targets of this change...Thisbook provides a unique 'trainer's-eye-view' of what is needed totransform both a personal career and an entire trainingorganization."
--Rob Foshay, corporate vice president, Instructional Designand Cognitive Learning, PLATO Learning, Inc.
"This is most engaging, clear, useful, and insightful book onthe future of training that I've seen. I'll use it in my clientworkshops and graduate courses as a top resource for practicalexplanations about new professional models for the trainingfield."
--Diane Gayeski, Ph.D.,Professor, Ithaca College andPrincipal, Gayeski Analytics
"A practical, eminently readable book for real performancewarriors -- those who live in the trenches trying to integratelearning and performance strategy, timelines, budgets, systems,cross-organizational alliances, changing sponsorship, and impatientcustomers. The examples, Q&A, and references will proveinvaluable as a resource for envisioning solutions that move fromindividual to organizational learning."
--Leigh A. Kelleher, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, GlobalLearning Leader
Table of ContentsMarguerite Foxon.
THE BASICS.
Welcome to Training!
How Can We Figure Out What to Do?
What Is Great Training?
Proving Our Contributions.
EMERGENT DIRECTIONS.
What Does Performance Have to Do with It?
What Are Our Technology Options?
What About the Web?
What About Informal Learning?
How Can We Use Knowledge Management?
Where to from Here?
