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More About This Title Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World
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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!
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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.
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THE BASICS.
Welcome to Training!
How Can We Figure Out What to Do?
What Is Great Training?
Proving Our Contributions.
EMERGENT DIRECTIONS.
What Does Performance Have to Do with It?
What Are Our Technology Options?
What About the Web?
What About Informal Learning?
How Can We Use Knowledge Management?
Where to from Here?
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--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 "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 profession today."
—Ruth Colvin Clark, Clark Training and Consulting
"There are those who say corporate training is dead. Rossett says otherwise, providing a view of an expanding field, full of opportunities."
—Marc Rosenberg, principal, DiamondCluster International, and author of E-Learning
"The training world is undergoing unprecedented change, and trainers are both the drivers and the targets of this change...This book provides a unique 'trainer's-eye-view' of what is needed to transform both a personal career and an entire training organization."
—Rob Foshay, corporate vice president, Instructional Design and Cognitive Learning, PLATO Learning, Inc.
"This is most engaging, clear, useful, and insightful book on the future of training that I've seen. I'll use it in my client workshops and graduate courses as a top resource for practical explanations about new professional models for the training field."
—Diane Gayeski, Ph.D.,Professor, Ithaca College and Principal, Gayeski Analytics
"A practical, eminently readable book for real performance warriors — those who live in the trenches trying to integrate learning and performance strategy, timelines, budgets, systems, cross-organizational alliances, changing sponsorship, and impatient customers. The examples, Q&A, and references will prove invaluable as a resource for envisioning solutions that move from individual to organizational learning."
—Leigh A. Kelleher, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, Global Learning Leader
