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.