| Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World Contributor(s): Rossett, Allison (Author), Sheldon, Kendra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787955264 ISBN-13: 9780787955267 Publisher: Pfeiffer OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: The digital age is infiltrating the training profession faster than most of us can stay breast of it. In Beyond the Podium, Allison Rossett and Kendra Sheldon get you up to speed on the new directions in training and development while also refreshing your understanding of the fundamentals. With a focus on the questions you're asking, they open your eyes to the possibilities that are emerging?or already exist?-as organizations move into new technologies and performance improvement. Rossett and Sheldon examine the opportunities presented by e-learning, informal learning, independent learning, knowledge management, globalization, object-oriented design, wireless technologies, and more, while revisiting what makes great training, how to do an analysis, and evaluation strategies and tools. In Beyond the Podium, Rossett and Sheldon redefine the nature and function of training and trainers as they offer the following: A tour of the possibilities: Intrigued about the meaning of e-business for training and development? Concerned about what new learning theories contribute? Wondering about what knowledge management is and what it might mean for training? All this, and more, is covered here. A guide to professional development: Every chapter presents four kinds of professional development resources?references, examples of presentation slides, experts' favored resources, and resources, including websites, designed to match how much time the reader chooses to invest. A focus on the questions you and others have: How is my job going to change? How might my unit think about its strategy and value differently? What kinds of skills will be required? What should I be thinking about and planning for? Howcan I explain all this to my customers? A wealth of featured interviews with experts in the field: Marc Rosenberg, Roger Chevalier, Margo Murray, Roslyn Price, James Li, Jack Phillips, Ruth Clark, and others. Varied and rich examples: We'll visit real people with real projects in real organizations including computer companies, museums, investment houses, and government agencies. Beyond the Podium will challenge, teach, excite, and inspire you. Most importantly, it will help you to envision and build for the future?and to get there fast! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Training - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
| Dewey: 658.312 |
| LCCN: 00013121 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.04" W x 9.26" (1.43 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Are you up to speed on the new directions in training anddevelopment? The digital age is infiltrating the training profession faster thanmost of us can stay breast of it. Beyond the Podium, winner of theISPI Book Award, will get you up to speed while also refreshingyour understanding of the fundamentals. With a focus on thequestions you're asking, Rossett and Sheldon open your eyes to thepossibilities that are emerging--or already exist--as organizationsmove into new technologies and performance improvement. Theyexamine the opportunities presented by e-learning, informallearning, independent learning, knowledge management, globalization, object-oriented design, wireless technologies, andmore; while revisiting what makes great training, how to do ananalysis, and evaluation strategies and tools. In Beyond the Podium, Rossett and Sheldon redefine the nature andfunction of training and trainers as they offer: * A tour of the possibilities * A guide to professional development * A focus on the questions you and others have * A wealth of featured interviews with experts in the field * Varied and rich examples Beyond the Podium will challenge, teach, excite, and inspire you.Most importantly, it will help you envision and build for thefuture--and get there fast Visit the web site that accompanies this book and discover theelements of effective training, what other trainers are talkingabout, and much more |