Professional Practice in Learning and Development

Develop professional practice in learning and development with this definitive guide for the modern organization.

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Mark Loon is a faculty member at the University of Worcester. He has published in various academic journals such as the Journal of Managerial Psychology, as well as practitioner reports and books. He is currently the Chair of the British Standards Institute's Human Capital Standard Sub-Committee on developing International HRM Standards and the Deputy Vice Chair of the Programmes and Qualifications committee within the University Forum on Human Resource Development. Prior to academia, he was in management consulting, working for firms such as Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young and KPMG. Klappentext Professional Practice in Learning and Development guides learning and development professionals and students in designing and delivering effective people development in the modern organization. It is a core text for those studying for learning and development qualifications such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Intermediate level! and a useful handbook for those in learning and development roles looking to develop their understanding of the latest developments facing the profession. With a particular focus on digital! blended and social learning it will help you deliver more for less. Starting with an introduction to learning and development! it shows how to make the business case for activities! use metrics to demonstrate the value add! and engage the right stakeholders.Drawing on the latest research! Professional Practice in Learning and Development highlights the new opportunities made available to the learning and development practitioner by technology! new media and the networked world in which we live. It looks at approaches to helping people learn and how to develop tailored solutions. Case studies and reflective questions develop skills in facilitating collaborative learning! working in teams! and communicating effectively with all stakeholders. This book also equips you to measure and communicate the value of the programmes and! drawing on insights from neuroscience! demonstrates some practical new tools for engaging learners to improve the effectiveness of their work. Online resources: multiple-choice questions and answers for each chapter Zusammenfassung Develop professional practice in learning and development with this definitive guide for the modern organization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter - 1: Developing professional practice in L&D; Chapter - 2: Understanding the context of L&D; Chapter - 3: Using information, metrics and developing business cases for L&D; Chapter - 4: Developing and using consultancy skills; Chapter - 5: Enhancing participant engagement in the learning process; Chapter - 6: Designing and developing digital and blended learning solutions; Chapter - 7: Facilitating collective and social learning; Chapter - 8: Developing and delivering L&D solutions for international markets...

Vorwort
Online resources: multiple-choice questions and answers for each chapter

Autorentext

Dr. Mark Loon is a faculty member at the University of Worcester. He has published in various academic journals such as the Journal of Managerial Psychology, as well as practitioner reports and books. He is currently the Chair of the British Standards Institute's Human Capital Standard Sub-Committee on developing International HRM Standards and the Deputy Vice Chair of the Programmes and Qualifications committee within the University Forum on Human Resource Development. Prior to academia, he was in management consulting, working for firms such as Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young and KPMG.

Klappentext

Professional Practice in Learning and Development guides learning and development professionals and students in designing and delivering effective people development in the modern organization. It is a core text for those studying for learning and development qualifications such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Intermediate level, and a useful handbook for those in learning and development roles looking to develop their understanding of the latest developments facing the profession. With a particular focus on digital, blended and social learning it will help you deliver more for less. Starting with an introduction to learning and development, it shows how to make the business case for activities, use metrics to demonstrate the value add, and engage the right stakeholders. Drawing on the latest research, Professional Practice in Learning and Development highlights the new opportunities made available to the learning and development practitioner by technology, new media and the networked world in which we live. It looks at approaches to helping people learn and how to develop tailored solutions. Case studies and reflective questions develop skills in facilitating collaborative learning, working in teams, and communicating effectively with all stakeholders. This book also equips you to measure and communicate the value of the programmes and, drawing on insights from neuroscience, demonstrates some practical new tools for engaging learners to improve the effectiveness of their work.

Inhalt

Chapter - 1: Developing professional practice in L&D; Chapter - 2: Understanding the context of L&D; Chapter - 3: Using information, metrics and developing business cases for L&D; Chapter - 4: Developing and using consultancy skills; Chapter - 5: Enhancing participant engagement in the learning process; Chapter - 6: Designing and developing digital and blended learning solutions; Chapter - 7: Facilitating collective and social learning; Chapter - 8: Developing and delivering L&D solutions for international markets