Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training
Training may be a pleasant break from the usual routine, but too often the long-term results are lacking. With Making Learning Stick, you'll have a practical handbook to help ensure that transfer of training happens, so that what people learn in class is actually applied on the job, where it counts. This easy-to-use guide and resource details 20 low-cost techniques to integrate education (TIEs), ranging from use of podcasts to involvement of training buddies. Serving as both a step-by-step guide and an ongoing resource, this book provides sample forms and examples, plus a complementary website with additional materials. Your training efforts can evolve into a way of life for your trainees, and your organization will reap the long-term results that indicate successful transfer of training.
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Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training
Training may be a pleasant break from the usual routine, but too often the long-term results are lacking. With Making Learning Stick, you'll have a practical handbook to help ensure that transfer of training happens, so that what people learn in class is actually applied on the job, where it counts. This easy-to-use guide and resource details 20 low-cost techniques to integrate education (TIEs), ranging from use of podcasts to involvement of training buddies. Serving as both a step-by-step guide and an ongoing resource, this book provides sample forms and examples, plus a complementary website with additional materials. Your training efforts can evolve into a way of life for your trainees, and your organization will reap the long-term results that indicate successful transfer of training.
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Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training

Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training

by Barbara Carnes
Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training
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Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training

Making Learning Stick: 20 Easy and Effective Techniques that Transfer Training

by Barbara Carnes

Overview

Training may be a pleasant break from the usual routine, but too often the long-term results are lacking. With Making Learning Stick, you'll have a practical handbook to help ensure that transfer of training happens, so that what people learn in class is actually applied on the job, where it counts. This easy-to-use guide and resource details 20 low-cost techniques to integrate education (TIEs), ranging from use of podcasts to involvement of training buddies. Serving as both a step-by-step guide and an ongoing resource, this book provides sample forms and examples, plus a complementary website with additional materials. Your training efforts can evolve into a way of life for your trainees, and your organization will reap the long-term results that indicate successful transfer of training.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781607283713
Publisher: Association for Talent Development
Publication date: 01/01/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 136
File size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Chapter 1 Introduction: How to Use This Book to Your Best Advantage 1

Chapter 2 TIEs That Bind 15

Chapter 3 20 Easy-to-Use, Low-Cost Techniques to Transfer Learning 31

Boss Briefing/Debriefing: Use Manager to Encourage Application on the Job 33

Downside 36

Variations 36

Combine With 36

Podcasts: Listen-and-Stick Learning 37

Downside 39

Variations 39

Combine With 39

Protect Participants: Reduce Distractions to Keep Focus 40

Downside 43

Variations 43

Combine With 43

Strategy Link: Connect Organizational Strategy to Specific Training 44

Downside 47

Variations 47

Combine With 47

Can-Do Attitude: Support Success and Positive Outcomes 48

Downside 52

Variations 52

Combine With 52

The Proof's in the Pudding: Use Testimonials to Build Support and Positive Expectations 53

Downside 55

Variations 56

Combine With 56

Seeds: Plant Extroverts to Germinate Application Participation 57

Downside 59

Combine With 59

Apples: Minimize the Influence of Some Participants 60

Downside 62

Variations 62

Combine With 63

Target Objectives: Involve, Personalize, Engage 64

Downside 67

Variations 67

Combine With 67

Color in the Classroom: Support Your Content a Different Way 68

Downside 71

Variations 71

Combine With 71

Credit Cards: Reward Success in Tangible and Spendable Ways 72

Downside 74

Variations 74

Combine With 75

Trainees as Teachers: Give Participants a Turn to Teach and Engage 76

Downside 78

Variations 78

Combine With 79

Success Stories and Lessons Learned: Encourage Participants to Share 80

Downside 83

Variations 84

Combine With 84

MindSweep: Clear Minds of Distractions That Block Learning 85

Downside 86

Variations 87

Combine With 87

Relapse Prevention: Facilitate a Powerful Discussion With Proven Results 88

Downside 89

Variations 90

Combine With 90

Use It or Lose It Checklist: Commit Participants to After-Training Action 91

Downside 92

Variations 93

Combine With 94

Training Buddies: Encourage Peer Learning Support Before, During, and After Training 95

Downside 98

Variations 98

Combine With 98

Sticky Sessions: Drive Learning Home With After-Training Application Meetings 99

Downside 101

Variations 101

Combine With 102

Screen Saver: Provide Desktop Messaging for Real-Time Reminders 103

Downside 105

Variations 105

Combine With 105

Webpage: Keep Learning Alive With Resources and Support 106

Downside 108

Variations 109

Combine With 109

Chapter 4 Conclusion 111

References and Resources 115

About the Author 117

Index 119

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