{"product_id":"lessons-in-learning-elearning-and-training-9780787976668","title":"Lessons in Learning ELearning and Training","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Roger C. Schankone of the most highly respected thinkers, writers, and speakers in the training, learning, and e-learning communitycomes a compelling book of essays that explore the myriad issues related to challenges faced by today's instructional designers and trainers. The essays offer a much-needed perspective on what trainers do, why they do it, and how they do it. \u003ci\u003eLessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a barometer to the issues that often perplex trainers and helps to illuminate three main points: what can and cannot be taught; how people think and learn; and what technology can really effectively provide. In addition, each essay is filled with practical guidance and includes a summary of ideas, tips and techniques, things to think about, checklists, and other job aids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. I Told You Not to Tell Me That.\u003cbr\u003e The case for not “telling” in training—and some guidelines for doing it if you must.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. I Wanted to Learn But There Was No Money in It.\u003cbr\u003e Thoughts on the relationship between learning goals and rewards—and how to design training that helps learners stay motivated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Teaching What Can’t Be Taught.\u003cbr\u003e The value of knowing what you cannot fix—and understanding how people really change and what the culture has to do with it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Knowing Isn’t Doing.\u003cbr\u003e The reasons most e-learning is so bad (and other training, for that matter)—and five questions to ask to begin to make it better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Enron Fixes Their Communication Problems.\u003cbr\u003e Thoughts on when to just say no—like when your company asks for a training course.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Sex and Chicken.\u003cbr\u003e The role of nonconscious learning—and how to help adults do it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. I Can’t Remember Whether I Ate the Whole Thing.\u003cbr\u003e On the difference between event memory and procedural memory—and how practice has to figure in.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Sir, Step Away from the Fig Newton.\u003cbr\u003e How what happens in real life undoes training—and what to do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Billy’s Home Run.\u003cbr\u003e Storytelling insights—and how hearing, telling, and living stories makes for good training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. What’s Doing?\u003cbr\u003e The excuses for not doing doing-based training—and how to avoid them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Pardon Me, I Must Have Misplaced My Stereotype.\u003cbr\u003e The pros and cons of stereotyping—and how to teach people to do it well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Every Curriculum Tells a Story (Don’t It?).\u003cbr\u003e The problems with most curricula today—and how they inspire a different way to define the training designer’s job.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. And We’ll Have Fun, Fun, Fun ‘til Our Company Takes the e-Learning Away.\u003cbr\u003e Why most e-learning is boring, not fun—and real-world tips for making it more engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. I Disagree with the Question.\u003cbr\u003e The importance of getting the questions right—so the rest of your job is easy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Corporate Dragons.\u003cbr\u003e Why most e-learning you are likely to encounter isn’t very good—and how to recognize it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Time for AI.\u003cbr\u003e How AI might help when you have a problem that you need a smart computer to do—like building story-based training systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePfeiffer Publications Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527487037783,"sku":"9780787976668","price":45.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787976668.jpg?v=1731868035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lessons-in-learning-elearning-and-training-9780787976668","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}