Training Design Basics, 2nd Edition / Edition 2

by Saul Carliner

Overview

If you are designing a training program for the first time, this practical book is for you. Part of ATD’s Training Basics series, it zeroes in on how to design successful training for the face-to-face or virtual classroom. It also serves as a guide for developing self-study training programs, such as online tutorials and workbooks.

Internationally renowned workplace learning expert and educator Saul Carliner not only delves into the analysis and evaluation phases of training design—where most books stop—but also gives prominence to core competencies like materials development, marketing, and administration.

Updated to reflect changes in training practices, this second edition helps instructional designers hone key training skills. Major additions include guidance on live virtual and online tutorials, completely new training programs, and tips for how to adjust design practice when working under stringent conditions.

In this book you will learn:

Best practices for designing and developing training programs in the real world.

Tactics to successfully launch and run training programs you’ve designed.

How to adjust design practices along three tiers of effort in platinum, silver, and bronze scenarios.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781562869250
Publisher:	Association for Talent Development
Publication date:	09/16/2015
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Saul Carliner is an associate professor, provost's fellow for digital learning, and director of the education doctoral program at Concordia University in Montreal. Also an industry consultant, he has provided strategic planning and evaluation services for organizations in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe, including Alltel Wireless, Boston Scientific, AT&T, Equitas, IBM, Microsoft, ST Microelectronics Turkish Management Centre, Wachovia, and several U.S. and Canadian government agencies. Among Saul’s 200 publications are the new edition of the bestselling ATD book Training Design Basics and the international-award-winning Informal Learning Basics. He is a fellow of the Institute for Performance and Learning (formerly the Canadian Society for Training and Development), a past research fellow of ATD, and a fellow and past international president of the Society for Technical Communication.

Table of Contents

About the Training Basics Series v

Preface vii

1 The Basics of Designing Training Programs 1

What Is Design for Training? 2

Basic Principles of Training Design 2

The ADDIE Approach to Instructional Design 8

Getting It Done 13

2 The Basics of Planning a Training Project 15

Getting Started 16

Planning the Project 21

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 32

Getting It Done 33

3 The Basic Information Needed to Start a Project 37

Eight Types of Information Needed in Training Needs Analysis 38

Four Methods of Uncovering Needs 56

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 57

Getting It Done 58

4 The Basic Instructional Objective 63

The Basic Value of Objectives and Evaluation 64

Establishing Objectives 64

Drafting the Evaluations 69

Presenting the Analysis and Requirements 76

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 76

Getting It Done 77

5 The Basics of Organizing Training Programs 81

Beginning the Design Process 82

Choosing an Appropriate Format 83

Choosing a Communication Medium 86

Structuring the Training Program 92

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 100

Getting It Done 101

6 The Basics of Choosing an Instructional Strategy 105

Characteristics of an Engaging Training Program 106

Four Common Instructional Strategies for Presenting Material 108

Choosing an Instructional Strategy 115

Presenting Design Plans 116

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 117

Getting It Done 118

7 The Basics of Developing Instructional Materials 119

Getting Started With Development 120

Preparing Materials for Live Training Programs 120

Preparing Materials for Self-Study Training Programs 134

Preparing Common Parts of Training Programs 138

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 142

Getting It Done 143

8 The Basics of Preparing and Producing Instructional Materials 147

Preparing Instructional Materials 148

Producing Instructional Materials 154

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 172

Getting It Done 173

9 The Basic Quality Checks for Training Programs 175

What Is Formative Evaluation? 176

The Three Basic Types of Formative Evaluation 176

Revising the Training Program 183

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 187

Getting It Done 188

10 The Basks of Administering Training Programs 191

Administering Training Programs 192

Marketing Training Programs 200

Supporting Training Programs 203

Closing a Design and Development Project 207

Platinum, Silver, and Bronze Types of Projects 210

Getting It Done 211

References 213

Additional Resources 215

About the Author 219