Trainers and learners both receive benefits based on what the put into the training and learning process. The more trainers learn, and the more learners understand how they can maximize their learning, the better everything works.
We've pulled together the best Internet based resources on topics related to training and adult learning and categorized them so you can become a better trainer and/or a better learner.
You can consider the topics below to be part of the essential knowledgebase for any competent trainer, or instructional designer.
Adult learning or Andragogy has become a dominant model for training and learning. Learn more about its strengths, and more importantly its weaknesses. (Critiques)
Distance education has become more in demand, and as a result a huge industry has developed, with both reputable educational institutions, and fly by night organizations that are no better than diploma mills. In this section we'll cover all aspects of distance ed.
Working with diverse groups or providing mulitcultural and diversity training is more challenging than many other kinds of training and learning. Here's help.
E-Learning is the fastest growing sector in the training industry and covers the use of various technologies for helping people learn. (Authoring Tools)
One outcome of training is that participants and learners learn what they are supposed to. But how do you measure, or evaluate learning in training or education?
Learning Management Systems refer to software designed to manage, track, administer and organize all aspects of training and learning. (Products and Tools)
Writing and using learning objectives is an important part of both instructional design and delivery. Here's help with learning how to write learning objectives (LO)
Training and instructional design are based on differing learning theories and models. In this section we cover the theories that trainers and training designers should know about.
Most companies and trainers don't actually measure training effectiveness. Perhaps they should, but it is expensive. This section is about evaluating training effectiveness and associated methods.
Since it's fairly easy to track the effects of training on sales, and the cost of incompetent sales staff is high, there's a lot of material on the training of sales staff. Here's more.
Return on investment for training (ROI) is a critical aspect of investing money and time in corporate training. Here you'll find research, methodologies and advice on how to increase ROI for training.
Usually workplace safety and health training is required by law, and thus is different and has different challenges than more voluntary training. Here's help.
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