The Web Learning Fieldbook: Using the World Wide Web to Build Workplace Learning Environments

Create an effective learning environment! Corporations are spending billions of dollars on web-based training. But you can't just slap some material up on a web page and expect your employees and students to learn everything. To use the web intelligently and effectively as a teaching medium, you have to understand how to create a learning environment. The Web Learning Fieldbook gives you access to: * Sample learning environments to guide you in creating your own * Links to related sites, as well as customizable electronic templates and tools that you can download and use right away * Useful, not overly technical advice on how to incorporate web-based learning into your workplace * A collaborative space for learners, educators, trainers, and mentors to exchange knowledge, tools, and ideas "Any training manager or instructional designer thinking of adding a web classroom to a workplace learning solution would benefit from the practical advice in the Web Learning Fieldbook. Taking the perspective of the learner, it focuses on how the web can aid in skill development." --Larry Tesler, president, Stagecast Software Other books may show you how to create an effective training presentation. This is the only practical how-to book and web site that will enable you to rapidly create an effective learning environment.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Sueann Ambron PART I: THE WORLD WIDE WEB'S ROLE IN LEARNING Why Web Learning How the Web Is Used for Learning PART II: PREPARING TO USE THE WEB FOR LEARNING Learning Environments Communities of Learners Pros and Cons of Using the Web for Learning PART III: WEB LEARNING DESIGN STUDIO Organizing Content for Web Learning Presentation Strategies for Web Learning Web Learning Activities Assessing Web Learning and Web Learning Environments Using Instructors in Web Learning Environments A Summary of Learning and Technical Considerations for Web Learning Environments Appendix A:Commercial Tools for Creating Web Learning Environments Appendix B: References Appendix C: Additional Resources for Reading and Browsing Glossary Index

About the Author :
VALORIE BEER has been a training and development manager in high-technology companies for 15 years. She has designed, developed, and delivered learning environments for technical, sales and managerial training at Xerox Corporation, Apple Computer Inc., Netscape Communications Corporation, and E*Trade Group Inc. Valorie's numerous publications, as well as her vocational interests, emphasize her focus on the intelligent use of technology for learning and development. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of Southern California. Valorie lives in Palo Alto, California.

Review :
"Transcends the hype around web-based learning by focusing on what learners need and not on the distracting allure of web-based tools. The practical approach of the Fieldbook is essential for training managers, instructional technologists, and others who wish to participate in the coming web-based learning revolution." --Richard N. Katz, , vice president, EDUCAUSE "Any training manager or instructional designer thinking of adding a web classroom to a workplace learning solution would benefit from the practical advice in the Web Learning Fieldbook. Taking the perspective of the learner, it focuses on how the web can aid in skill development." --Larry Tesler, president, Stagecast Software "This book is comprehensive, timely, and allows the user to pick and choose the chapters that are most appropriate for the work she or he is doing. It is a good, concrete, nicely organized, and useful resource." --Rena Palloff, Ph.D. and Keith Pratt, Ph.D., , managing partners, Crossroads Consulting Group; coauthors, Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom "This book is a very much needed guide for placing instruction, rather than merely information, on the web. A must read for those who want their students to learn." --M. David Merrill, , professor, Department of Instructional Technology, Utah State University