Action-First Learning: Book Review
Karl Kapp’s latest book, Action-First Learning, explores ways we can shift from traditional passive learning experiences to focus on action.
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Quality Management in Learning and Development: Book Review
“Quality Management in Learning and Development” is Hadiya Nuriddin’s new book applying QM principles to L&D.
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How to Learn about Learning Science
How do you learn about learning science? Recommendations for people to follow, books to read, and other resources.
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Microlearning: Short and Sweet
Microlearning: Short and Sweet by Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice provides an overview of microlearning strategy, supported by research, from start to finish.
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ID and eLearning Links (9/3/17)
100 e-Learning Books Every Instructional Designer Should Read A large collection of books on instructional design, elearning, teaching, training, blended learning, scenario-based learning, etc. tags:books instructionaldesign e-learning teaching training TLDC Countdown to Conference: Pre-Planning Your Professional Developm… Trish Uhl presentation on career paths and skill development for learning professionals tags:instructionaldesign training career Oppia: Teach, Learn,
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Book Review: Write and Organize for Deeper Learning
Patti Shank’s latest book, Write and Organize for Deeper Learning, is a great read for anyone who writes to help people learn: instructional designers, trainers, professors, tech writers, etc. The book explains 28 tactics to improve your writing. Following these tactics will help your readers spend more mental effort on actual learning rather than wasting
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Book Review: Performance-Focused Smile Sheets
Chances are, your training evaluations aren’t very helpful. How much useful information do you really get from those forms? Will Thalheimer’s book Performance-Focused Smile Sheets changes that by giving guidelines and example questions for effective evaluations.
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Book Review: Training Design Basics by Saul Carliner
Saul Carliner’s second edition of Training Design Basics is written for people who are brand new to the field and are creating their first training program. This is a great book for those who are just getting started with training. People switching careers into training or instructional design from another field would also find a wealth of information. Training managers who don’t come from a training background but want to understand it better would benefit, as would project managers who are looking for what to include in their task lists and how to estimate time and cost.
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Book Review: Visual Design Solutions
Connie Malamed’s new book Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals is written specifically for learning professionals. This book teaches many of the same foundational principles as other design books, but the examples and applications are all geared towards learning.
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