Riassunto
The learner of today has instantaneous access to information virtually anywhere and anytime. Emerging new learning technologies are enabling the rapid growth of Blended Learning systems which expand on the traditional classroom-based delivery to include a richer more varied set of learning experiences. These include virtual classrooms, webinars, social media, wikis, eLearning, simulations, games and others to deliver learning experiences more affordably and with higher retention rates. This book is focused on Best Practices aimed at supporting the type of Learning Environment just described. These best practices are based on our research of Blended Learning and Virtual Classroom best practices, over 20 years of experience researching virtual and remote team effectiveness and practical experience designing and leading hundreds of virtual meetings, webinars, workshops as well as Virtual Classroom and Blended Learning experiences across the globe. The book describes 179 Best Practices in the design and delivery of Blended Learning programs with special attention paid to the use of Virtual Classroom technologies and social learning to provide learning designed to address the needs of today's learner who wants the right learning delivered to them through mobile devices just when they need it. The book is targeted at those training and development professionals and manager who are challenged with transitioning from the traditional training approaches to the new Blended Learning environments. It is a pragmatic book of tools which provide very directed advice at the many different critical success factors involved is successful design and delivery.
Informazioni sull?autore
Jon Wagner is a pioneer in working virtually. He has been working with and researching virtual teams for over 20 years, including team workshops, online seminars, effectiveness assessments and team interventions for leadership, global and cross-cultural teams. This accelerated when Jon was invited to take on a leadership role for Hewlett-Packard in California and found that his son had trouble breathing due to poor air quality. He proposed, successfully, that he take on that role to a significant degree virtually, from his lakefront property in Ontario. Given that those were the days of dial-up connection, that was a challenge, but a challenge that was met successfully and built on for years. Jon led virtual teams and worked with dozens of leadership teams and then worked on converting numerous learning solutions to better fit the learning needs of a virtual workforce. As a Human Resources Development and Training and Development Leader and Consultant he has designed, developed and delivered Blended Learning programs and solutions globally to diverse clients. He has also consulted to several large Training and Development companies and organizations to help them shift from a face-to-face classroom environment to Blended Learning and the Virtual Classroom. Jon has worked in senior Human Resources, OD, Training and Change Management roles for over 35 years. As an organization consultant he has facilitated large-scale change projects and organizational transformations at HP, Agilent, Alcan, Ontario Public Service, Oracle Clients and Loblaw. He has co-authored 3 books on Virtual Teams, Virtual Meetings and Blended Learning and the Virtual Classroom. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences about Virtual Teams, Virtual Meetings, the Virtual Classroom, Blended Learning and Change Management.
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