"If you are interested in education, teaching, training design, assessment or performance improvement in almost any setting - buy this book. You will not be disappointed."
Richard Clark, Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Southern California, Emeritus CEO of Atlantic Training Inc. and Expert Knowledge Solutions LLC
"A clear roadmap for finding, judging, and applying proven evidence-informed methods to transform training outcomes."
Patti Shank, PhD, instructional design expert and author, Manage Memory for Deeper Learning
"Brutally honest about the fallacies and myths that hinder practice, it is also refreshingly strong on contemporary research and recommendations. Read it and do it!"
Donald Clark - LearnTech Entrepreneur, Professor, Speaker & Blogger
"A solid foundation for making training work. A must-read for all learning professionals."
Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, Professor of Learning and Instruction in the School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
"A great service to learning design and a clear guide to the necessity, barriers, and core elements of evidence-informed learning."
Clark Quinn, consultant and author of Engaging Learning, Designing mLearning, and Revolutionize Learning & Development
"Opens our eyes to the truth and complexity of effective learning design. Everyone in workplace learning should read, study, and keep this book close at hand."
Will Thalheimer, PhD, Work-Learning Research, Inc.
- Section - ONE: What is evidence-based learning design?;
- Section - TWO: Learning and development design in organizations;
- Section - THREE: Fads and fallacies;
- Section - FOUR: Tools and techniques;
- Section - FIVE: Self directed learning