Learning Routes

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Warning: side effects may include an uncontrollable urge to quit your day job and launch your venture. This book is your secret weapon for testing ideas before taking the financial plunge. Think water cooler chats, but with Nobel laureates. Forbes: Unleash your inner entrepreneur with inspiring stories of success.

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Tim Slade

JUNE 10, 2018

And one of the best ways to master this skill is to check out some of the great instructional design books available. If you’re new to eLearning (or learning in general) and looking to improve your instructional design skills, here are my top four instructional design books for new eLearning designers. LEARN MORE.

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Making Change

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

My new book, Map It , is now available in print and Kindle from Amazon sites around the world. The book walks you through action mapping in way more depth than I’ve been able to use in this blog. You can read a big chunk of the book for free on Amazon by using the “look inside” feature. Learn more here.

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Appsembler

JUNE 15, 2022

We’ve put together a list of technical marketing books where the authors share a wealth of data, tips, and examples. Read these technical marketing books to upgrade your technical marketing knowledge and deliver better marketing campaigns. Smart Marketing for Engineers: An Inbound Marketing Guide to Reaching Technical Audiences.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Throughout our series, we’ve asked all 7 of our leadership speakers “what was the last book that you read?”. Each speaker shared a unique book and we’ve collated all of their responses just for you, as part of our first Learning Impact Book Club reading list: . It’s not a new book, but it’s a good read.”.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help. Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Getting Started?

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Coursera

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In a rapidly evolving global landscape, staying on top of the skills demanded by the job market is more important than ever. Coursera’s third annual Job Skills Report is here to guide institutions through these dynamic changes, highlighting the essential skills and credentials that are shaping the workforce.

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KnowledgeOne

MARCH 16, 2022

For comic books readers, these heroes fight for a better world. That’s because few other characters have joined the masses of multiple generations the way comic book superheroes have. Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked , 2003)”. Superheroes speak to learners of all ages in a way they identify with. What Does Superman Stand For?

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The time has come to ask: what should be my next book? Then, while I wanted to write about elearning strategy, my publisher wanted a book on mobile and I realized one was needed and the other likely candidates deferred. I think each does the job it was designed to do, well. The post Next book? What do you think?

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Know a coworker who’s doing an amazing job? Give a coworker a book that helped you in your career. Color in a coloring book. Read a book. Or share them via Slack, email, or social media. Text someone you’ve been meaning to reach out to, just to let them know you’re thinking of them. Sing their praises to the boss!

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Kitaboo

APRIL 27, 2023

In today’s digital age, the demand for digital content has skyrocketed, and this includes books. However, digitizing books at scale can be a daunting task, especially if you are not familiar with the process. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive guide on how to digitize books at scale.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2015

In response to my list of 12+ Books for Instructional Designers , I received a lot of great suggestions for further reading. Here are 20+ more books suggested by others. Streamlined ID: A Practical Guide to Instructional Design : Miriam Larson suggested her book, co-authored with Barbara Lockee. E-Learning and Blended Learning.

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SweetRush

JANUARY 12, 2023

These universal life lessons found in children’s books are equally useful (and woefully needed) for adults in the workplace. That’s why there’s a famous saying (and book): “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.” And what better way to learn these lessons than from classic children’s books? Tell the truth.

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Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Instructional designers and eLearning managers can learn something from Cammy Bean’s book. Cammy’s message fit well with the theme of her new book, The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age , which is an important read for both managers and instructional designers alike. Double Check.

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Jane Hart

JANUARY 5, 2017

Traditionally, the primary focus of a Learning & Development (L&D) Department has been on training people to do their jobs – either in the classroom or online – and making sure they do it. The book is available as a Paperback or PDF. E: A-Z of Tools in the book. Now available to purchase.

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anewspring

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The ‘Jobs-to-be-Done’ approach: empathy that matters for learning eXperience design. The ‘Jobs-to-be-Done’ (JTBD) approach is a framework that has its origins in marketing and innovation. Consider age, education level, job level, digital fluency, preferred outfit, family circumstances, hobbies, whatever. Needs and empathy.

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Ed App

AUGUST 12, 2022

We’ve come up with a list of training and development books to help you maximize your workforce’s talent and performance. These books cover practical applications, techniques, and approaches to improve training creation, delivery, and instruction for a successful training program. Cost: Free. Scope: People development. Cost: 21.99

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Clark Quinn

JULY 6, 2017

While I ordinarily refuse (on principle, otherwise I’d get swamped and become a PR hack; and I never promise a good review), I acquiesced to Patti Shank’s offer of a copy of her new book Write and Organize for Deeper Learning. If you write prose for elearning, you definitely should read, and heed, this book.

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SweetRush

JUNE 26, 2023

Whether it’s a job, meaning, new talent—or even purple squirrels riding rainbow unicorns—we’re all searching for something in the workplace! Job seekers can also feel like this when trying to find the “just right” employer that pays well, cares about their mental well-being, and provides them tools to grow professionally.

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Patti Shank

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Mirjam Neelen and I are working out what to include in the book and are likely to write this one together as it's of interest to us both. Research also shows that many job skills are becoming more challenging and less stable. Thank you so much for reading my books! Tell me what you think of these topics.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Austin Kleon celebrated this kind of stealing in his best-selling book, Steal Like an Artist. Therefore, “your job is to collect good ideas. In this context, to “steal” means to take another’s work and make it your own – it’s a process of transformation, not appropriation. All creative work builds on what came before.”

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 5, 2023

First, we recently talked to Guy Wallace about his recent book, The L&D Pivot Point. Then, we talked to Julie Dirksen about her new book, Talk to the Elephant. So, Guy’s book is about taking a step above just thinking of course. Sometimes a job aid can do better, some times neither that or a course will suffice.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 15, 2023

Links and notes Ross and Gemma have done such a nice job with the show notes that I’m stealing their list of links and notes about what we discussed (with some light editing). He also referenced Dr. Patti Shank’s book Write Better Multiple-Choice Questions to Assess Learning.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

MBX Systems employees attend a book club meeting. She suggested he read a business book she’d recently come across called “The First 90 Days” by Michael D. The book explores challenges that leaders face in times of transition and offers strategies to manage the most common pitfalls that new leaders encounter.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 15, 2018

Our jobs often require us to generate creative ideas quickly. If you're in a rut or looking for a way to tap into your creative flow, check out these books.

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learnWorlds

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In addition to the endless online courses, webinars, live events, and other online sources you can access to better your skills, books are – and we hope that will always be – around for us all to indulge in. We didn’t just pick 25 books at random. Each book we recommend has a “why.” Book genre: Business.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 13, 2013

As the world becomes more complex with fewer people performing the same job their entire life, this is a very important question. Even if you have the same job, it’s likely the skills required to perform that job will change as [.] How hard is it to learn a new skill?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

They’ve been trying to get a job but haven’t found the right door to open yet. But if you don’t have any job experience yet doing this kind of work, what can you do? Create some job aids or tips sheets to go with it. In fact, most job postings typically include tools right in the job description. About what?

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Making Change

MAY 4, 2016

I’ve drafted a job aid that summarizes the entire action mapping process. Use the job aid with your client and subject matter expert to show them the process at a glance, from the initial analysis of the problem to the rollout of the solutions. The job aid is a draft. What would make the job aid more useful for you?

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Learnnovators

MAY 6, 2016

We, at Learnnovators, are privileged to review Dan Pontefract ‘s second book, “ The Purpose Effect ” that is scheduled to release on May 10, 2016. Below is our review of the book and an insightful interview with Dan… THE PURPOSE EFFECT – REVIEW. What inspired you to write this book?

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 10, 2020

If you’re only vaguely familiar, or you’ve been wanting to dive in and learn more about how it can benefit the work that you do, “ Design Thinking for Training & Development ” by Sharon Boller and Laura Fletcher is the book for you. This book gives you a collection of tools that help you put this into practice. Want to learn more?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 23, 2020

Job titles and expanding expectations. Job descriptions have also been expanding to encompass more skills, especially more technology skills, as noted in “ Digital Skills Dominate Job Ads for Instructional Designers. Creating job aids or supporting informal learning could be a core task for instructional designers too.

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Growth Engineering

JUNE 22, 2017

We’re going to navigate you through the latter and point you in the direction of the best L&D books! How We Learn: Throw out the rule book and unlock your brain’s potential’. We’re suckers for informative fun at Growth Engineering and Carey’s book is an engaging exploration into the psychology of learning. By Benedict Carey.

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 30, 2018

This is why my team and I put together this list of forty-eight books. The books are organized by category: Books recommended by training experts (4). Learning books (4). Corporate training books (3). Instructional design books (6). Instructional design books (6). Learning technology books (2).

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Challenge to Learn

AUGUST 28, 2011

A book straight from my heart: Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hanson. I want to share some interesting quotes from the book. I want to share some interesting quotes from the book. There are a lot more great one liners in the book, so read it! They are the two of the people behind the company 37signals.

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Allison Rossett

JANUARY 10, 2012

Tweet Allison Rossett and Lisa Schafer’s book: Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere.

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Challenge to Learn

AUGUST 26, 2011

This week Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. Then Apple bought Next and Jobs returned to Apple, saving it from bankruptcy and reforming it into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Steve Jobs is a brilliant presenter. I consider myself an innovator and again Steve Jobs is an example.

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