Rapid Training Development: Developing Training Courses Fast and Right - Softcover

Piskurich, George M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470399775 ISBN 13: 9780470399774

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Synopsis

This book provides no-nonsense, highly efficient techniques for a variety of typical training processes, including classroom and on-the-job training, and mentoring. It shows how to use these techniques in a variety of delivery systems, including computer-based and mobile learning and addresses other development techniques that can augment rapid course development methods. Training and development practitioners will appreciate the book's case examples of how each technique is applied. This book provides no-nonsense, highly efficient techniques for a variety of typical training processes, including classroom and on-the-job training, and mentoring. It shows how to use these techniques in a variety of delivery systems, including computer-based and mobile learning and addresses other development techniques that can augment rapid course development methods. Training and development practitioners will appreciate the book's case examples of how each technique is applied.

About this title

About the Author

George M. Piskurich is a renowned organizational learning and performance consultant specializing in e-learning interventions, performance analysis, and telecommunting. He is the author of numerous books including Rapid Instructional Design, Self-Directed Learning, and The ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery.

From the Back Cover

Rapid Training Development

Professionals who develop training courses know that during the challenging developmental phase of the five-part Instructional Systems Design?Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation?the actual learning materials are created. The development phase is at the very heart of building a successful training program. They also know that creating learning materials can be an extremely time-consuming process.

Rapid Training Development offers a much-needed resource that outlines rapid approaches and handy techniques for creating effective learning materials that get results. Written by George M. Piskurich, a leader in organizational learning, this vital book is a hands-on guide for developing training courses that can be delivered in a variety of ways?in the classroom, on-the-job-training, asynchronous and synchronous e-learning, structured mentoring or the newest mobile technologies. The book is filled with practical tips, guidelines, and shortcuts that are targeted to each of the various training delivery systems.

Rapid Training Development explains what is (and what isn't) course development and provides a wealth of general rapid course development techniques and suggestions for all types of course development. Filled with illustrative examples, the book shows how various rapid development techniques can be applied in real-life training development situations.

The author explores the use of various techniques for rapid course development such as self-directed learning and performance tools. The book also includes the most current delivery system approaches such as e-learning and popular mobile technologies?podcasting and PDA-based learning.

Rapid Training Development is a hands-on guide for doing it faster, doing it easier, and doing it right.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470399775
• ISBN 13: 9780470399774
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192