Fresh, creative strategies guaranteed to enliven online
training
101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom
provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for
those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among
alternative settings. Based on the best-selling Active
Training approach, these methods have been designed by
recognized experts, and are guaranteed to enliven any learning
event. Readers will find a toolkit of ready-to-use exercises and
tips for organizing, conducting, and delivering active learning, in
alternative settings on the job or around the world. The book is
organized in a way that allows trainers to quickly and easily
identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific
situations. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example that
demonstrates the concepts in action. Two hundred tips organized in
twenty how-to lists will prove invaluable for using Twitter,
coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening
interactive virtual learning sessions, and much more. Coverage
includes best practices for social media and informal learning,
common e-learning tools, as well as guidance toward using a full
gamut of tools from gamification and simulation to serious games
and m-learning.
Active training encourages participants to use their brains to
study ideas, solve problems, and apply what they’ve learned. It’s a
fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging environment.
This book shows training facilitators the proven techniques that
help learners get more out of the material.
* Design a more engaging learning environment
* Improve delivery with optimized technology
* Utilize effective learning tools and practical strategies
* Learn best practices for social media, coaching, virtual
learning, and more
Learners need to figure things out by themselves, ask questions,
practice skills, and transfer skills and knowledge to the job. With
proven strategies designed by industry leaders, 101 Ways to Make
Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is the
indispensable guide to the design and delivery of effective
alternative ways to learn.
Зміст
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Getting the Most from this Resource
200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful
Top 10 Lists
1. 10 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Virtual Learning Platform
2. 10 Ideas to Create a Pre-webinar Checklist
3. 10 Slides to Organize Your Virtual Learning
4. 10 Tips for Opening an Interactive Online Training Session
5. 10 Webinar Warmups
6. 10 Ways to Engage Virtual Learners
7. 10 Tips for Using Annotation Tools
8. 10 Tips for Using Breakout Rooms in a Virtual Classroom
9. 10 Tips for Using QR Codes in Learning
10. 10 Polling Tips for Virtual Classrooms
11. 10 Phrases to Regain Virtual Participants’ Attention
12. 10 Tips for Using Twitter for Ongoing Learning
13. 10 Tips to Get Started with Games and Gamification
14. 10 Ways to use Social Media Tools to Support Learning
15. 10 Tips to Be Successful with m-Learning
16. 10 Tips for Shooting a Video
17. 10 Tips for Virtual Coaching
18. 10 Tips for Virtual Teamwork
19. 10 Tips for Leaders as Teachers
20. 10 Tips and Options for Training in Virtual Reality Environments
Online Learning
Online Openings
1. Picture Me
2. You Intro Me; I Intro You
3. Quote Me
4. Using Prezi to Build Community in the Virtual Classroom
5. Instagram Intros
Online Closings
6. Review, Remember, Relate, Recall
7. Make Them Stick
8. Choose and Choose Again
9. Concept Challenge
Online Learning Activities
10. Using Analogies
11. Virtual Learning by Quadrants
12. Incorporate MOOC (massive open online course) Design Concepts into Your Online Design
13. Small-Group Data Analysis
14. Social Media Sharing About Implicit Bias
15. Think-Pair-Share for Webinars
Online Asynchronous Learning
16. Creating a Culture Dream Team
17. Point-Counterpoint
18. Onboarding New Employees
Unique Online Situations
19. Corporate Global Survey
20. Find It
21. Facilitating from Afar
Technology Tactics
Blended Solutions
22. Move to the Goal
23. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Job Aid
24. The 411
25. Gear Up Your Brain
e-Learning Tools
26. Increase Interaction Using a Whiteboard
27. Meter Poll
28. Engaging Course Map for an e Learning Course
29. Google Hangout Collaborations
30. Pinboard Key Learning
31. Poll for Impact!
32. Show Me
m-Learning
33. Mobile Debates
34. Survey in Hand
35. Picture This
36. Take My Speech Home
37. Tweet a Learning Needs Assessment
38. Just-in-Time Reminder
Social Learning
39.Social Learning Gone Wild: Participating in a Linked In Group
40. Digital Round Robin
41. Blog-Based Skills Inventory
42. Social Media Opinion Polling
43. The #1Thing
44. Office Hours
45. Quiz Challenge
Technology in the Classroom
46. Twitter Engagement
47. QR Code Search
48. Pause and Discover
Learning from Many
Learning on a Team
49. I Felt Valued
50. Teamwork in History
51. Build a Trusting Team
52. Feedback for the Team
53. MVP Award
My Mentor and Me
54. Discussion Starters
55. Take Me with You
56. Mentor Meet and Greet
57. The Magic of Mentoring
58. Find the Perfect Mentor
59. First-Time Mentor
Put Me in Coach
60. Ask Powerful Questions
61. Feedback Formula
62. Showing Appreciation
63. Coaching Meeting Template
Peer-to-Peer Learning
64. Peer Coaching Circle
65. I’ll Coach You; You Coach Me
66. Peer Advisory Group
Learning on the Job
Help Yourself
67. Every Day Counts
68. Your Leadership Brand
69. Set Goals for Success
70. A Wiser Me
71. Volunteer for a Special Assignment
72. Notable Quotables
73. Goals for Life
74. Test Yourself
Informal Learning
75. First Things First
76. A Virtual Book Club
77. Brown Bags and Books
78. ‘Bugs Me’ List
79. Give ’em a ’10’
80. What Got You Here
81. Plan for Informal Learning
Learn From Experiences
82. Experiential Learning in the Classroom
83. Experiential Learning on the Job
84. Experiential Blended Learning for High Potentials
On-the-Job Assignments
85. Assessing Learners for a Rotational Assignment
86. Department Rotation Agreements
87. Evaluating Rotational Assignments
88. Stretch Assignment: Yes or No?
Learning Beyond the Workplace
Learning Outside the Organization
89. Teach a Class
90. Do You Belong
91. The Envelope, Please
92. Google Your Company
93. Visit the City Council
94. Read a Biography
95. Visit Your Supplier
96. Office Hours II
Do Well by Doing Good
97. Volunteer Team Needs a Leader
98. Professional Association Involvement
99. Find a Match
100. Adopt a Group
101. Internal Fund-raising
A Bonus Top Ten List
10 Ways to Think About Learning in the Future
Additional Reading
About the Author
Про автора
ELAINE BIECH is a bestselling author and president of ebb associates inc., a strategic implementation, leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change.