Telling Ain’t Training
Stolovitch, H. and Keeps, E. (2002) Telling Ain’t Training, Baltimore, MD, ASTD Press.
Stolovitch, H. and Keeps, E. (2005) Beyond Telling Ain’t Training Fieldbook: Methods, activities, and tools for effective workplace learning, Baltimore, MD, ASTD Press.
Stolovitch, H. and Keeps, E. (2005) Beyond Telling Ain’t Training Fieldbook: Methods, activities, and tools for effective workplace learning, Baltimore, MD, ASTD Press.
This book and this book provide ideas for interactive and engaging training sessions, and reasons for not giving lecture-based presentations in lieu of active training.
My reading notes
Section 1: The human learner — what research tells us
Learning is not easy
An introduction to some familiar terms
The human learner
Section 2: What you must know to be a better trainer
Getting learners to learn
Adult learning principles
A five-step model for creating terrific training sessions
Getting learners to remember
Section 3: Applying what you have learned — making learning research work
Training approaches and a cornucopia of learning activities
Testing or examining: What’s the difference?
Hit or myth: What’s the truth?