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Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World
Allison Rossett
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Description for Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World
Paperback. Examines the opportunities presented by e-learning, informal learning, independent learning, knowledge management, globalization, object-oriented design, wireless technologies, and more. The authors redefine the nature and function of training and trainers as they offer: a tour of the possibilities; a guide to professional development; and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 627.
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!
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!
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780787955267
SKU
V9780787955267
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About Allison Rossett
ALLISON ROSSETT is professor of educational technology atSan Diego State University and a consultant in the design,development, and evaluation of performance and training systems.She has coached and advised business and government leaders,managed corporate contracts and federal and state grants, andpresented keynote speeches in the United States and abroad. Rossettis the author of three award-winning books, including FirstThings First: A Handbook for Performance Analysis(Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 1999) and its Website,www.jbp.com/rossett.html. SHELDON KENDRA is a writer and performance consultantliving in San Diego, California. With a background in media,technology, and education, Kendra has had work appear in localtelevision, radio, and new media publications.
Reviews for Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World
"Whether you are new to the training field or an old hand,Beyond the Podium points you to the future with a readable,succinct summary of the main forces shaping our professiontoday."
Ruth Colvin Clark, Clark Training and Consulting "There are those who say corporate training is dead. Rossettsays otherwise, providing a view of an expanding field, full ofopportunities."
Marc Rosenberg, principal, DiamondCluster International, andauthor of E-Learning "The training world is undergoing unprecedented change, andtrainers are both the drivers and the targets of this change...Thisbook provides a unique 'trainer's-eye-view' of what is needed totransform both a personal career and an entire trainingorganization."
Rob Foshay, corporate vice president, Instructional Designand Cognitive Learning, PLATO Learning, Inc. "This is most engaging, clear, useful, and insightful book onthe future of training that I've seen. I'll use it in my clientworkshops and graduate courses as a top resource for practicalexplanations about new professional models for the trainingfield."
Diane Gayeski, Ph.D.,Professor, Ithaca College andPrincipal, Gayeski Analytics "A practical, eminently readable book for real performancewarriors
those who live in the trenches trying to integratelearning and performance strategy, timelines, budgets, systems,cross-organizational alliances, changing sponsorship, and impatientcustomers. The examples, Q&A, and references will proveinvaluable as a resource for envisioning solutions that move fromindividual to organizational learning."
Leigh A. Kelleher, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, GlobalLearning Leader
Ruth Colvin Clark, Clark Training and Consulting "There are those who say corporate training is dead. Rossettsays otherwise, providing a view of an expanding field, full ofopportunities."
Marc Rosenberg, principal, DiamondCluster International, andauthor of E-Learning "The training world is undergoing unprecedented change, andtrainers are both the drivers and the targets of this change...Thisbook provides a unique 'trainer's-eye-view' of what is needed totransform both a personal career and an entire trainingorganization."
Rob Foshay, corporate vice president, Instructional Designand Cognitive Learning, PLATO Learning, Inc. "This is most engaging, clear, useful, and insightful book onthe future of training that I've seen. I'll use it in my clientworkshops and graduate courses as a top resource for practicalexplanations about new professional models for the trainingfield."
Diane Gayeski, Ph.D.,Professor, Ithaca College andPrincipal, Gayeski Analytics "A practical, eminently readable book for real performancewarriors
those who live in the trenches trying to integratelearning and performance strategy, timelines, budgets, systems,cross-organizational alliances, changing sponsorship, and impatientcustomers. The examples, Q&A, and references will proveinvaluable as a resource for envisioning solutions that move fromindividual to organizational learning."
Leigh A. Kelleher, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, GlobalLearning Leader