Preparing Learners for e-Learning

Designed for anyone charged with making e-learning really work, Preparing Learners for e-Learning presents a variety of methods business organizations and educational institutions can use to prepare their learners to become successful e-learners. This first-of-its-kind book helps trainers, designers, and educators understand the importance of enhancing self-directedness in learners as they prepare for e-learning and the various learning theories that can be used for this purpose. It then guides e-learning professionals through the process of creating interventions-- specific to their own individual situations-- that will assist their learners in preparing for the move to an e-learning environment. Introduction.

1. Preparing e-Learners for Self-Directed Learning(Huey B. Long).

2. Identifying Learners Who Are Ready fore-Learning and Supporting Their Success (Lucy M. Guglielmino andPaul J. Guglielmino).

3. Utilizing Learning Guides to Maximize e-LearningPreparedness at Motorola (Richard Durr).

4. Utilizing a Classroom Approach to PrepareLearners for e-Learning (George M. Piskurich and Janet F.Piskurich).

5. Preparation for e-Learning: A View from aCorporate Learning Leader (Rick Rabideau).

6. Organizational Best Practices for Preparinge-Learners (Jim Moshinskie).

7. Preparing and Supporting e-Learners: TheOrganizational Change Imperative (Ronnie Kurchner-Hawkins).

8. The Roles of the Learner and the Instructor ine-Learning (George Siemens and Stephen Yurkiw).

9. The e-Learning Instructor: Creator of CollegialEnvironments and Facilitator of Autonomous Learning (Paul B. Carrand Michael K. Ponton).

10. Preparing Your Learners for My e-Learning: Ane-Learning Vendor's Point of View (Terrence R.Redding).

11. From the Learner's Perspective: Thee-Learners.

About the Editor.

Index. George M. Piskurich is a consultant whose areas of expertise include learning in systems design, and management development. His projects include designing e-learning and self-directed learning programs for international companies. He is the former director of training and development for REVCO, former director of training and development for Mount Sinai Medical Center, and a former professor at North Carolina State University. He is the author of numerous books including Instructional Design (Pfeiffer) and Self-Directed Learning: A Practical Guide to Design (Jossey-Bass). Designed for anyone charged with making e-learning really work, Preparing Learners for e-Learning presents a variety of methods business organizations and educational institutions can use to prepare their learners to become successful e-learners. This first-of-its-kind book helps trainers, designers, and educators understand the importance of enhancing self-directedness in learners as they prepare for e-learning and the various learning theories that can be used for this purpose. It then guides e-learning professionals through the process of creating interventions— specific to their own individual situations— that will assist their learners in preparing for the move to an e-learning environment.

Praise for Preparing Learners for e-Learning
"Today, this book is what e-learning practitioners have been waiting for— and it comes from authors who are really in the know."
— Larry W. Carlile, Global Professional Development

"Finally, it's here! Piskurich et al. provide us with much-needed perspectives on self-directed learning that can only improve the manner e-learning is embraced and delivered to fulfill its potential."
— Peter Beckschi, associate director, Training, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

"Preparing Learners for e-Learning is a unique and useful guide for preparing learners to enter the brave new world of e-learning¾and benefit from it."
— Lynn Summers, vice president, research, Performaworks, Incorporated

"Organizations are investing tremendous amounts of resources into e-learning now yet failing to leverage these investments. If e-learners aren't adequately prepared, most e-learning will flop. This book is critical to advancing our understanding of how to prepare e-learners and belongs on the bookshelf of every online course designer, trainer, and administrator."
— Joe Willmore, Willmore Consulting Group