A hands-on guide that enables non-technical readers to understand web-based training. The primary focus of the book is the design of programs for delivering training on the Web while applying principles of adult education.
The cutting-edge guide for technical and non-technical professionals
Margaret Driscoll
Web-Based Training
Using Technology to Design Adult Learning Experiences
The practice of training on the WWW and on intranets is growing at an explosive rate. People without technical knowledge need a basic guide that sheds light on best practices for web-based training delivery. People with technical knowledge need a savvy, practical primer on instructional design for web-based training. This is the web-based training book they have waited for.
"Web-Based Training is important not only because it demystifies web technology, but more importantly because it provides a critical link between the technology and the outcomes of learning." ?John F. O?Connor, educational technology integrator, Motorola University
Technical guides come and go. What is cutting-edge today could be obsolete tomorrow. So Web-Based Training steps back from the technical whirlwind. This extensively researched handbook shows readers how to create web-based training that adheres to the tried-and-true principles of great instructional design.
Learn how to:
- Survey the available training options
- Prepare organizations for web-based training delivery
- Design web-based training
- Maximize your training dollars...and much more!
This guide offers scores of case studies from both large and small organizations. Readers will refer to Web-Based Training time and time again to pour over this guide?s practical charts, tables, and checklists. Self-study exercises reinforce readers? learning. Plus, the appendix offers a wealth of resources including a list of listservs and relevant organizations, along with a bibliography and glossary. The companion diskette included with the book contains even more resources: worksheets, document and presentation templates, job aids, and links to the WWW.
"For those of us living and working with technology [Web-Based Training] is a refreshingly concise and easy-to-follow guide to...successful implementation?of technology-based training media." ?Tony Russell, UK education services manager, Informix Software Limited
"As an anxious technophobe, I found [Web-Based Training] very helpful and reassuring.... Anyone wanting to encourage adult learning through web-based training will find this an invaluable resource." ?Stephen Brookfield, distinguished professor, University of St. Thomas
Human resource development professionals have long needed a web-based training book that surveys the available options and makes reasoned recommendations for training delivery. The one-of-a-kind Web-Based Training forges the first path through this quickly shifting territory.
