The ASTD E-Learning Handbook

Articles from journals, including Training and Development, Online Learning Magazine, Educational Technology, and others, along with comprehensive resource and conference information, make this all-in-one book today's most useful e-learning resource.
Establishing a Successful e-Learning Initiative... Converting Existing Learning Products for the Web... Customer-Focused E-Learning... Blended Learning... The Handbook explores every facet of the field, and brings you hands-on approaches to planning, developing and implementing an effective e-learning program.

Contents

• Foreword
• Preface

• Waking in the Night and Thinking About E-Learning 3
• The Forum Report: E-Learning Adoption Rates and Barriers 19
• Performance Support - Driving Change 24
• Learnativity: Into the Future 38
• Blended Learning: The Magic Is in the Mix 58
• E-Learning in the Old World: A Reflection on the European E-Learning Situation 64
• Covering Your Assets: 10 Things Trainers Should Know About Copyright Law 78

• From Binders to Browsers: Converting Classroom Training to the Web 85
• Ten Things to Look for When You're Buying WBT 96
• Putting Learning Standards into Practice; A Primer 104
• Learning Objects Need Instructional Design Theory 115
• A Framework for Designing Interactivity into Web-Based Instruction 127
• Games That Teach: Simple Computer Games for Adults Who Want To Learn 139
• Virtual Games for Real Learning: Learning Online with Serious Fun 158
• Don't Forget the High-Touch with the High-Tech in Distance Learning 165
• The Handheld Web: How Mobile Wireless Technologies Will Change Web-Based Instruction and Training 175
• Designing Discussion Questions for Online, Adult Learning 183

• The Four C's of Success: Culture, Champions, Communication, and Change 193
• How to Keep E-Learners from E-scaping 218
• Six Steps to Developing a Successful E-Learning Initiative: Excerpts from the E-Learning Guidebook 234
• How to Facilitate E-Collaboration and E-Learning in Organizations 251
• Technology Adoption: Bringing Along the Latecomers 263
• How Can We Use Knowledge Management? 278
• Distributed Cognition: A Foundation for Performance Support 303
• Getting IT Support for E-Learning 314
• Emerging Instructional Technologies: The Near Future 322
• Building Performance-Centered Web-Based Systems, Information Systems, and Knowledge Management Systems in the 21st Century 338

• The State of Online Learning - What the Online World Needs Now: Quality 357
• Web-Based Education: A Reality Check 365
• Digital Backlash 373
• Top Ten E-Learning Myths 380
• Challenging E-Community Myths 383
• Evaluating the Return on Investment of E-Learning 387
• Benefits, Costs and the Value of E-Learning Programs 398

• Professional Development to Go? 417
• Not Too Cool for School 424
• Preparing E-Learning Professionals 432
• The Four Levels of Web Site Development Expertise 445

• E-Learning Evangelism 463
• Using Objects for Online Learning: E-Learning for Project Managers 469
• Interdisciplinary Studies and New Technologies: A Case Study 484
• Washington's Need to Know 490
• Mission E-Possible: The Cisco E-Learning Story 497
• Ready for Liftoff 510
• Blended Learning Case Study 516
• E-Learning Resources 521
• Index 531