Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits - Softcover

Hofmann, Jennifer; Minor, Nanette

 
9781562865511: Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits

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You have a bewildering array of choices when it comes to designing and delivering effective training programs. And these options are even more daunting when you consider the ever-increasing pace of change, the availability of many new teaching technologies, and the realities of working in a diverse global economy. With so many decisions to make, designing an effective learning experience that meets individual and organizational needs can be difficult.

In Tailored Learning: Design the Blend That Fits, learn about the pros and cons of various training options in the context of a detailed case study that follows a design team (you and the authors) through the development of a blended learning solution for ABC Company. From examining the organization's business goals and training needs, through considering individual objectives and managerial considerations, this real-life example walks you through the process of selecting an ideal combination of training options for a specific scenario.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jennifer Hofmann, a pioneer in the field of virtual classrooms, is the president of InSync Training, a consulting firm that specializes in the design and delivery of virtual and blended learning. Featured in Forbes Most Powerful Women issue (June 16, 2014) as a New England Women Business Leader, she has led InSync Training to the Inc. 5000 as the 10th Fastest Growing Education Company in the U.S. (2013).
Hofmann is the author of The Synchronous Trainer's Survival Guide: Facilitating Successful Live and Online Courses, Meetings and Events (Pfeiffer, 2003), Live and Online! Tips, Techniques, and Ready-To-Use Activities for the Virtual Classroom (Pfeiffer, 2004), and How To Design For The Live Online Classroom: Creating Great Interactive and Collaborative Training Using Web Conferencing (Brandon Hall, 2005). Additionally, she is a chapter contributor to The Handbook of Blended Learning (Pfeiffer, 2006), The AMA Handbook of E-Learning (The American Management Association, 2003), and The ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals (ASTD, 2008, 2014). She has co-authored, with Nanette Miner, Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits (ASTD, 2009), a book focused on taking advantage of distributed technologies to create the best blended training solution possible.

Her most recent projects include a monthly Training Magazine Online series titled Virtually There and her newest book Body Language in the Bandwidth – How Facilitators, Producers, Designers, and Learners Connect, Collaborate & Succeed in the Virtual Classroom (2015).
Follow Jennifer Hofmann at her blog, Body Language In The Bandwidth at http://blog.insynctraining.com or on Twitter @InSyncJennifer.

Dr. Nanette Miner is a nationally known author and consultant in the field of workplace learning. As an instructional designer for over two decades, Nanette is unique in that she is able to design curriculum for all delivery mediums including the traditional classroom, asynchronous and synchronous eLearning, or a blend of all mediums. She is the President and managing consultant for The Training Doctor, LLC.

A popular speaker at industry and trade conferences, Dr. Miner is the author of The Accidental Trainer (Pfeiffer, 2006), co-author of Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits (ASTD, 2009), editor of How To Design For The Live Online Classroom: Creating Great Interactive and Collaborative Training Using Web Conferencing (Brandon Hall, 2005), contributed to the 2009 Pfeiffer Annual on Training, and has authored over 100 articles on various aspects of workplace learning.

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