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300 p. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Dr. Bernice McCarthy xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Chapter 1: What Are Your Natural Training Strengths? 1 The Trainer's Strengths • Job of the Trainer • Value of This Book • Let's Get Started: Taking the Training Style Inventory® (TRSI®) • The Four Training Approaches • Four Trainer Type Assessments • Your Learning Style: What You Look for, You Find • Common Descriptions of Ideal Learning Environments • Your Style: The Four Parts of the Learning Cycle • Summary • Identifying Areas of Opportunity • FAQs • Reflect • Act Chapter 2: The Four Learning Styles in the Room 33 What Is Learning? • Your Learning Style • The 4MAT® Learning Styles • Understanding Your Thinking Map • Thinking Strengths of Each Style • Functional Strengths of Each Style • How Your Training Style Relates to the Needs of Each Learning Style • Summary • FAQs • Reflect • Act Chapter 3: 4MAT: The Four Steps of the Learning Cycle 65 A Brief Tour of the Brain • Brain Research on Learning • The Four Steps • Using the 4MAT Model to Design Learning • The First Step: Engage • The Second Step: Share • The Third Step: Practice • The Fourth Step: Perform • Summary • Reflect • Act Chapter 4: Engage: The Art of Creating Powerful Openings 83 What Happens in Engage • Focus 1: Gaining Attention by Linking to What Learners Already Know • Focus 2: Using Questions to Provoke Reflection, Generate Dialogue, and Guide the Movement of the Group • Focus 3: Creating a Safe Learning Environment • Five Ways to Enhance Learner Safety While Building a Sense of Community • Summary • Reflect • Act • Examples of Engage Activities Chapter 5: Share: Animating the Learning Content 125 Two Channels of Delivery: Visual and Verbal • The Verbal Channel: How to Organize Your Lecture • The Visual Channel: Animating Lecture Using Visual Strategies • Animating Lecture with Visual Organizers • Animating Lecture with PowerPoint • Summary • Reflect • Act • Examples of Share Activities Chapter 6: Practice: Building Mastery Through Application 183 Designing Outcome-Based Practice Activities • Facilitating (Setting Up) Activities Effectively • Observing Application • Coaching and Debriefing • Using Questions to Focus the Learner's Attention • Coaching Assessment Tool • Strategies That Work in Practice • Summary • Reflect • Act • Examples of Practice Activities Chapter 7: Perform: Assessing and Implementing 217 What You Are Doing • Encouraging Self-Assessment • Gaining Commitment on Future Action • Setting Up a Post-Training Implementation Plan • The 24/7 Rule • Organizing an On-the-Job Support Team • Choosing On-the-Job Coaches • Summary • Reflect • Act • Activities for Perform Chapter 8: Engaging Virtual Training: How to Maximize Online Learning Impact 249 Designing Your Virtual Session • Engage • Share • Practice • Perform • Summary • Reflect • Act Chapter 9: Begin with the End in Mind 267 Step 1: Clarifying Stakeholder Expectations and Analyzing the Performance Gap • Step 2: Defining the Four Critical Learning Outcomes • Step 3: Working with Subject Matter Experts to Focus Content and Skills Practice • Example: Defining the Outcomes for a Sales Training Course • Engage: Delivering the Value Outcome • Share: Delivering the Knowledge Outcome • Practice: Delivering the Skill Outcome • Perform: Delivering the Adaptation Outcome • Summary • Reflect • Act Chapter 10: Assessment: Integrating Measurement into Training Design and Delivery 299 Evaluating at Four Levels • "On-the-Way" Versus "At-the-Gate" Assessment • Level 1: Value-Evaluating for Learner Reaction • Level 2: Knowledge-Evaluating Knowledge Gained • Level 3: Skill-Evaluating Skills Gained • Level 4: Adaptation-Evaluating Performance and Business Impact • Summary • Reflect • Act Case Studies Aveda 325 The Center for Creative Leadership 329 Grundfos Pumps 335 Holland America Line 339 Next Steps 343 Bibliography 345 Index 349 About the Author 357 |
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400 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
| ISBN |
9781118236048 (e-book) |
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