Workplace Learning & Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers

by Paul Signorelli, Lori Reed

Overview

In this practical resource, leading workplace trainers Reed and Signorelli offer guidance on improving the effectiveness of training programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838992913
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	04/14/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	509 KB

About the Author

Paul Signorelli has more than 20 years of experience as a learning leader for libraries and other organizations and businesses. As Director of Staff Training (six years) and Volunteer Services (14 years) for the San Francisco Public Library system, he created, implemented, and managed numerous training plans. He continues to serve as a writer, trainer, onsite and online presenter, and consultant for a variety of organizations and remains active in the American Library Association Learning Round Table and with ASTD (the American Society for Training&Development), where he has held leadership positions at the local and national level, including his current role (January 2011-December 2013) as a member of ASTD's National Advisors for Chapters.
Lori Reed is the Employee Learning&Development Coordinator for the Public Library of Charlotte&Mecklenburg County, where she plans and oversees the learning and development of over 550 employees at 23 libraries. With over 15 years of experience in the workplace learning and development field, Lori is a North Carolina Master Trainer, certified Synchronous Learning Expert, and was named a 2009 Library Journal “Mover&Shaker.”

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1 In the Beginning: Getting to the Table 2 Collaboration: Creating a Community of Learning 3 Trainers as Internal Consultants and Facilitators of Change 4 Preparing to Deliver: From Initial Idea to Moment of Delivery 5 In the Middle: Trainers as Leaders in the Classroom 6 When Learning Happens: Supporting Learners after Class 7 Learning from Success and Failure: The Importance of Effective Evaluations 8 Master Trainers, Master Learners: Training the Trainers 9 The End Is the Beginning: Leadership and Learning in an Onsite-Online World Appendix: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Employee Learning and Development Curriculum