Discusses steps that companies who develop and distribute technology-based training products need to take in order to be more successful, including focusing on the customer; moving away from large, generic courseware libraries; better pricing schemes; commitment to produce learning outcomes; and partnerships with clients to produce documented…

Discusses the potential for improving training and coaching program effectiveness by using fluency-development methods. Describes the revision of a new-hire training program in a customer call center that applied a fluency-based approach to reduce training time by one-third, accelerate productivity readiness, and surpass benchmark productivity…

Storytelling is an effective and efficient learning technology that is not fully appreciated. It is a natural medium that gives people a feeling of shared purpose. It can be a fun and effective way to learn. (JOW)

Business simulation can give everyone a fresh overview of the business. Well-designed games and simulations can help players understand why change is necessary and can create within the learner a demand for know-how that no lecture can match. (JOW)

Discusses the problems associated with the use of overhead projectors in training--specifically the fact that they are so often used so poorly. Offers suggestions for using them effectively. (JOW)

Discusses the five powers of questions when used in training situations: (1) questions demand answers; (2) questions provide in control; (3) questions provide information; (4) questions get people to take on and solve their own problems; and (5) questions reveal how people think. (JOW)

Suggests that resistance, noncooperation, and inattention on the part of trainees is often caused by fear. Offers reasons for trainees' fears as well as tips for trainers in calming them. (JOW)

Discussion of countries that are changing from command to market economies focuses on a training of trainer project that was designed to develop high-quality local instructors who could design and deliver courses and materials in the host language, and to strengthen the training systems through collaboration and rapid prototyping. (LRW)

If professional development relies on scripts and mandates rather than on learning communities and continuous improvement, it can actually hinder teachers' growth. The author expresses his fear that the teachers most likely to receive such inferior training are the ones who work with the student population most in need of high-quality teaching.…

This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Private Training Providers: Their Characteristics and Training Activities," [ED495181] and is an added resource for further information. That study examined the nature of the training activity of private registered training organisations (RTOs) offered to…

The importance of business relevance in academia coupled with an increasingly challenging job market magnifies the importance for students to be better prepared for the marketplace. Client-based projects have been lauded for helping students gain the soft skills employers look for in entry-level employees, but little research supports this…

This book contains strategies for effective literacy coaching of teachers in districts and schools. Whether it's your job to start a literacy coaching initiative or to be an effective literacy coach to your colleagues, this guide has all the steps and strategies you need: (1) Roles and responsibilities of literacy coaches; (2) Keys to building…

This Support Document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Investigating Learning through Work: The Development of the 'Provider Learning Environment Scale'" (ED503392). While couched in very different terms, the analysis presented in this report points to a substantial overlap in the conceptual bases that…

"Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment" (TEFA) is an innovative pedagogy for teaching secondary school science or mathematics with "classroom response system" technology. "Teacher Learning of TEFA" (TLT) is a five year research project studying teacher change in the context of an intensive, sustained, on-site professional development (PD)…

This paper focuses on adult education and information and communication technologies (ICT) training to fisherwomen of Siluvaipatti fishing village in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu State, southeastern India. The total families in this village are 209 with population 899 (Male: 442; Female: 457). The education level is generally good in…