About the Editors |
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About the Contributors |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 Introduction |
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1.2 Equality and diversity |
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1.3 The intended audience for this book |
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1.4 What's new about this book and why is it needed? |
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1.5 Current state of learning and development and why it needs to change |
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1.6 The benefits of change: the 'what's in it for me?' (WIIFM) factor for learners |
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1.7 Latest developments in learning and development practice |
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1.8 Future vision for learning and development |
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1.9 Summary of the book's contents |
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2 Identifying Learning Needs |
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2.2 Key principles of learner-centred learning (LCL) |
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2.3 Identifying the needs of your audience including differentiation of learning |
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2.4 A comment on differentiation |
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2.5 Know your audience: all learning and development has to start with the learner |
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2.6 Getting the right information |
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2.7 Assessing current performance |
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2.8 Specifying the learning gap |
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2.9 Summary, case studies, discussion questions and learning activities |
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3 Specifying Learning Objectives |
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3.2 Aligning learning objectives to courses, business, departmental and team strategies |
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3.3 Creating SMART learning objectives |
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3.4 Domains of learning and learning objectives |
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3.5 Learning objectives and differentiation |
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3.6 Testing achievement of learning objectives |
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3.7 Summary, case studies, discussion questions and learning activities |
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4 Selecting Appropriate and Relevant Content |
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4.2 Meeting your learning objectives with relevant content |
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4.3 Researching material and content |
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4.4 Returning to the skills gap |
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4.5 Selecting the best learning methods |
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4.6 Summary, case studies, discussion questions and learning activities |
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5 Using Metaphors in Teaching, Training and Learning |
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5.2 Differences between similes, metaphors and stories |
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5.3 Key considerations in selecting metaphors |
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5.4 Evaluate the relevance of metaphors in relation to learners and learning objectives |
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5.5 Worked example of the use of metaphors in teaching and training |
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5.6 Summary, case study, discussion questions and learning activities |
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6 Designing Learning Delivery |
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6.2 Assumptions about learning delivery |
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6.5 Subject specialist knowledge |
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6.6 Why planning is important |
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6.7 Planning for differentiated learning |
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6.9 Teaching and training delivery |
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6.11 Summary, case study, discussion questions and learning activities |
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7 Preparation and Delivery of Learning |
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7.1 Using planning to aid delivery |
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7.2 Choosing appropriate teaching and training strategies |
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7.5 Delivering learning considerations |
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7.6 Preparing the audience |
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7.7 Delivering the learning: a working example |
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7.8 Summary, case study, discussion questions and learning activities |
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8 Evaluating and Assessing Learning |
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8.2 Principles of assessment |
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8.3 Assessing the learning |
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8.4 Evaluating the learning session |
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8.5 Improving your session |
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8.6 Assessor and quality assurance qualifications |
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8.7 Summary, case study, discussion questions and learning activities |
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9 Using Technology to Enhance Learning |
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9.2 Practical applications of technology for learning |
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9.3 Summary, case studies, discussion questions and learning activities |
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10 Reflective Practice and CPD |
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10.2 Developing CPD: theory and practice |
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10.3 Reflective learning: theory and practice |
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10.5 Summary, case studies, discussion questions and learning activities |
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11 Workforce Development and Policy Issues |
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11.1 Identifying professionalism in the sector |
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11.2 Key stakeholders in the learning and skills sector involved in shaping the learning process |
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11.3 The future of learning and development in the sector |
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11.4 Summary and discussion questions |
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Index |
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