Advanced Web-Based Training Strategies
Unlocking Instructionally Sound Online Learning
Published on 11. March 2005
240 pages
978-0-7879-7883-9 (ISBN)
Description
Advanced Web-Based Training Strategies fills the gap in the literature available on this topic by offering a volume that includes meaningful, applicable, and proven strategies that can take the experienced instructional designer to the next level of web-based training. Written by Margaret Driscoll and Saul Carliner -- internationally acclaimed experts on e-learning and information design- -- Advanced Web-Based Training Strategies provides instructional designers, e-learning developers, technical communicators, students, and others with strategies for addressing common challenges that arise when designing e-learning. Balancing educational theory with the practical realities of implementation, Driscoll and Carliner outline the benefits and limitations of each strategy, discuss the issues surrounding the implementation of these strategies, and illustrate each strategy with short scenarios drawn from real-world online learning programs representing a wide variety of fields including technology, financial services, health care, and government.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is a must read for any learning professional that wantsto move beyond the hype and basic cookie-cutter approach toe-learning. Margaret Driscoll and Saul Carliner know how to'walk the walk', and their uncluttered view of thefield will leave you recharged and once again excited aboutbuilding out your repertoire of instructional techniques." --Steven Teal, vice president of learning services, MariottInternational "In a time when boring page-turning courses threaten to destroythe credibility of e-learning, this book offers innovative ideasfor moving beyond the doldrums and truly aligning e-learningtechnology with best- practice instructional strategies. It is amust read for instructional designers and other e-learningpractitioners." --Bryan Chapman, e-learning analyst, brandon-hall.com "At last! An e-learning book that puts principles of designfirmly back into the driving seat. For those disillusioned with'straitjacketed' and ineffective instructional content,this book promises a liberating array of tools andtechniques." --Patrick Lambe, president, Information and Knowledge ManagementSociety "I found myself nodding with agreement as I read AdvancedWeb-Based Training Strategies. Margaret Driscoll and SaulCarliner have provided a much needed resource for those working inthe field of e-Learning design." --Rik Hall, manager, instructional technology, University ofMore details
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Persons
Margaret Driscoll is a consultant with the human capital management practice of IBM Global Services. As a consultant, she works with organizations interested in strategic planning, e-learning, instructional technology, blended learning, competency modeling, and return on investment. She is a featured speaker at national and international training events and the author of the best-selling book Web-Based Training. Her work has appeared in Journal of Performance Improvement, Training and Development, Chief Learning Officer, and Learning Circuits. Dr. Driscoll also teaches at Teachers College of Columbia University in New York City and Suffolk University in Boston.
Saul Carliner is an assistant professor of educational technology at Concordia University in Montreal. His research and teaching interests include the design of online materials for workplace learning and communication and the management of workplace learning and communication groups. His other books include Designing E-Learning, An Overview of Online Learning, and Training Design Basics. Dr. Carliner is a research fellow of the American Society for Training and Development, a certified training and development professional, and a fellow and past international president of the Society for Technical Communication.
Content
Figures and Tables.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource.
PART I: FOUNDATIONS.
Chapter 1: Using a Problem-Based Approach to Designinge-Learning.
Chapter 2: Philosophies and Theories Guiding the Design ofe-Learning.
PART II: PORTFOLIO OF DESIGN AND CURRICULUM STRATEGIES.
Chapter 3: Storytelling and Contextually Based Approaches toNeeds Assessment, Design, and Formative Evaluation.
Chapter 4: Blended Learning as a Curriculum Design Strategy.
Chapter 5: Informal Learning.
PART III: PORTFOLIO OF HIGH-LEVEL DESIGN STRATEGIES.
Chapter 6: Simulations.
Chapter 7: e-Mentoring and e-Coaching.
Chapter 8: m-Learning.
Chapter 9: Live Virtual Classroom.
PART IV: PORTFOLIO OF DETAILED DESIGN STRATEGIES.
Chapter 10: Openings and Closings.
Chapter 11: Exposition Techniques for Writing e-LearningContent.
Chapter 12: Interaction.
Chapter 13:Visual Communication Techniques.
PART V: CLOSING.
Chapter 14: Seeking Ideas Outside the Norm.
Appendix A: Rubric for Assessing Interactive Qualities ofDistance Learning Courses.
Appendix B: Websites for Training Professionals.
Appendix C: Professional Organizations.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
About the Authors.
