101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom / Active Training Series (ePub)

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.