Despite the popularity of service learning, it is sometimes criticized for its lack of academic rigor. This piece provides a counterpoint to that argument by describing a LIS service-learning course from the student's perspective. I focus particularly on the role of reflection, a key component in service-learning courses that helps to…

This program description presents a unique, radically simple mentoring model for post-secondary institutions. The Faculty Peer Support Program invites all faculty members, regardless of rank, to connect for personalized professional development support. Participants self-select partner(s), meeting times, places, and topics. They also self-direct…

Working in teams is an important aspect of learning in various educational settings. Although education has embraced instructional strategies that use multiple learners to facilitate learning, the benefits of team-based learning need to be substantiated. There are limited efforts to evaluate the efficacy of learning processes associated with…

Training professionals to design and produce interactive systems requires the use of well thought-out training scenarios. Indeed, it is essential to consider pedagogical forms whose objective is providing learners with field experience. It is also necessary to motivate learners to learn about subjects that sometimes seem distant from their…

Describes an adaptation of the Component Display Theory to a corporate training setting where the principal developmental effort was done by content experts. An overview of the Component Display Theory is included with a case study illustrating the application process. Examples of the resultant training products are included. (MBR)

Three contrasting schools of learning theory are briefly described and then related to training methods. The methods are behaviorist, humanistic, and cognitivist. The author concludes with the thought that no one theory is right for all training activity, and if a particular theory works, use it. (CT)

Describes a learner-centered training model which draws from recent research on brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, and emotional intelligences. Emphasizes the importance of attending to trainees' emotional, physical, and social environments in addition to their cognitive environment. (EV)

Considers the learning theories that support work-based learning and how these have been used to develop an MA in Management. The mode of the study for this Masters is wholly by work-based learning. The course was offered for the first time in September 1998 and to date 50 students have enrolled. This article outlines the course and considers some…

Identifies a four-step process for giving task instructions for small groups: (1) give the rationale, (2) explain the task, (3) define the context, and (4) explain what is to be reported. (CT)

Describes an approach to team training based on behavior modification learning principles and describes how it differs from other learning approaches and from common practice. While the implications are strongest for off-site and classroom training, there are implications for process consultation with intact teams. (Author)

Discusses behavior and learning theories and describes a supervisor training program based on behavior-modeling techniques. Reviews research evaluating the effectiveness of this technique in improving supervisors' performance. (SK)

Describes the benefits of exposing teaching assistants to various theories of composition along with a translation of that theory into practice. Examines three basic approaches: (1) basic training, (2) observation and apprenticeship, (3) and the advanced writing seminar. Contains a detailed course description and syllabus. (EL)

Action learning is receiving increasing attention from human resource development (HRD) practitioners and the HRD management literature. Action learning has been characterized as follows: (1) working in small groups to take action on meaningful problems while seeking to learn from having taken the specified action lies at the foundation of action…

Reviews both the library and the training literature to investigate methods for developing skills for effective library instructional presentations. Examples from the Xavier University (Ohio) library are included in discussions of teaching effectiveness, learning theories, adult learning, active learning, the use of humor, and psychological…

Describes an evaluation study that was conducted to assess strengths and weaknesses of an outdoor-based experiential training program used in Thailand. Explains the Self and Team Development in Practice (STP) Walk Rally and considers adult learning theory, experiential learning theory, and the HRD (human resource development) Evaluation Research…