101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom

This new volume features 101 fresh strategies to design and deliver online active training for any topic. Trainers will discover a toolkit full of creative, challenging, and fun ways to enliven learning. Designed so readers can more easily identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific training situations, topics, and learning objectives, as well as providing suggested conditions for each: length of time, number of participants, etc. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example. Also features 20 how-to lists (200 total) that any trainer will find indispensable when facilitating online learning, including practical guidelines for setting up technology, choosing asynchronous vs. synchronous delivery, scheduling for multiple time zones, making lectures active, and much more.In addition to online learning activities for opening, training, and closing for a variety of categories, this volume features best practices from top experts for using social media and common e-learning tools, including PowerPoint and Articulate. Also offers tools and techniques for the full gamut of online learning practices, from gamification and simulations to serious games and m-learning.The strategies and activities in this book are geared to classroom delivery of training. A separate collection is devoted entirely to online learning strategies and activities, 101 Ways to Make Online Learning Active." What will continue to set these books apart is the relevance of dozens of new examples, the wisdom and impact of fresh practical tips, and the rigor and expertise supporting dozens of exercises and techniques.