Feel like you can never focus deeply? You're probably not meeting these needs for continued attention. Good tips on how to be more productive and more content.

Results of study on the alignment of business objectives and corporate learning & development objectives; ideas on how to get more aligned.

Another old text that I refer to often! It draws me back to basic learning principles when I'm tempted to get distracted by new technologies. Sometimes it's difficult to remember that technology doesn't teach. It provides great tools to help learners, but technology can only reinforce tried and true learning principles. Here's a brief summary: How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centered approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. This eighth edition has been thoughtfully updated in terms of structure, content, and style. On top of this, online material and added chapter-level reflection questions make this classic text more accessible than ever. The new edition includes: Two new chapters: Neuroscience and Andragogy, and Information Technology and Learning. Updates throughout the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. A companion website with instructor aids for each chapter. If you are a researcher, practitioner or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning that you should not be without.

Those of you who are in corporate training may be familiar with this book, but I found it to be extremely thought provoking! Here's a brief summary of the main ideas: The traditional training process confuses training activity with performance improvement by focusing on employees' learning needs, rather than on their performance needs. Traditional programs focus on developing excellent learning experiences, while failing to ensure that the newly acquired skills are transferred to the job. Thus, to be effective, training professionals must become performance consultants, shifting their focus from training delivery to the performance of the company and its individual contributors. Dana & Jim Robinson describe an approach suitable for use in any organizational setting or industry and with any content area. Dozens of useful tools, illustrative exercises, and a case study that threads through the book show how the techniques described are applied in an organizational setting.

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Great app for capturing, editing, and sharing video.

Good reference for troubleshooting issues that may occur during publishing of eLearning.

Good tips to review before recording eLearning

In depth discussion of teaching strategies.

Presentation software that facilitates discussion and feedback around the presentation.

CourseSites by Blackboard allows you to setup online courses using the Blackboard Learn learning management system.

Malcolm Knowles, informal adult education, self-direction and andragogy. A champion of andragogy, self-direction in learning and informal adult education.

Summary of Learning Theories

Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

Howard Gardner, multiple intelligences and education. Howard Gardner's work around multiple intelligences has had a profound impact on thinking and practice in education.

Resources & Research supporting the UBD instructional design model.

Peer review program for online template design.

In this workshop you will study principles of pedagogy and instructional design. Designed for instructors in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District.

Easy to use screen capture and image editing software