Fresh, creative strategies guaranteed to enliven online
training

101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom
provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for
those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among
alternative settings. Based on the best-selling Active
Training approach, these methods have been designed by
recognized experts, and are guaranteed to enliven any learning
event. Readers will find a toolkit of ready-to-use exercises and
tips for organizing, conducting, and delivering active learning, in
alternative settings on the job or around the world. The book is
organized in a way that allows trainers to quickly and easily
identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific
situations. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example that
demonstrates the concepts in action. Two hundred tips organized in
twenty how-to lists will prove invaluable for using Twitter,
coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening
interactive virtual learning sessions, and much more. Coverage
includes best practices for social media and informal learning,
common e-learning tools, as well as guidance toward using a full
gamut of tools from gamification and simulation to serious games
and m-learning.

Active training encourages participants to use their brains to
study ideas, solve problems, and apply what they've learned. It's a
fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging environment.
This book shows training facilitators the proven techniques that
help learners get more out of the material.

* Design a more engaging learning environment

* Improve delivery with optimized technology

* Utilize effective learning tools and practical strategies

* Learn best practices for social media, coaching, virtual
learning, and more

Learners need to figure things out by themselves, ask questions,
practice skills, and transfer skills and knowledge to the job. With
proven strategies designed by industry leaders, 101 Ways to Make
Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is the
indispensable guide to the design and delivery of effective
alternative ways to learn.

ELAINE BIECH is a bestselling author and president of ebb associates inc., a strategic implementation, leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change.

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Creative Strategies Guaranteed to Breathe Life Into Learning

101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is a practical guide filled with dynamic strategies, activities, and tips for facilitators who want to create an experience that will increase their learners' competence, confidence, and commitment. No matter what the subject area or type of setting, this hands-on guide is guaranteed to enliven any learning event.

Hundreds of tips are organized in how-to lists that you will find invaluable for coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening interactive virtual learning sessions, and countless other learning venues. Discover best practices for social media and informal learning, common-learning tools, as well as ideas for adopting a full gamut of learning tools from gamification and simulation to serious games and m-learning.

Tap into the wisdom of the 10 Tips Lists and the 101 strategies, and build a range of "active learning" methods and tools that will inspire active learning beyond your classroom.

Authors

Elaine Biech

Saleha Ahmad

Jon Aleckson

Michael Allen

Wendy Axelrod

Jean Barbazette

Linda Bedinger

Jane Bozarth

David Bush

Darlene Christopher

Cynthia Clay

Wendy Gates Corbett

Lawrence Cozzens

Jo Lynn Feinstein

Rob Fletcher

Peter Garber

Christi Gilchrist

Charlie Gillette

Barbara Glacel

Ashley Glacel

Barbara Greenstein

Andy Hicken

Jennifer Hofmann

Cindy Huggett

Patricia Johnson

Alwyn Klein

Linda Kulp

Joel Lamoreaux

Karen Lawson

Catherine Lombardozzi

Priyanka Malhotra

Renie McClay

Julie O'Mara

Rachel Plews

David Powell

Kella Price

Ron Rabin

Kimberly Seeger

Tracy Tagliati

Shannon Tipton

Teresa Torres-Coronas

Trish Uhl

Charlotte Waisman

Ryan Watkins

Sharon Wingron

101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among alternative settings. Based on the best-selling Active Training approach, these methods have been designed by recognized experts, and are guaranteed to enliven any learning event. Readers will find a toolkit of ready-to-use exercises and tips for organizing, conducting, and delivering active learning, in alternative settings on the job or around the world. The book is organized in a way that allows trainers to quickly and easily identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific situations. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example that demonstrates the concepts in action. Two hundred tips organized in twenty how-to lists will prove invaluable for using Twitter, coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening interactive virtual learning sessions, and much more. Coverage includes best practices for social media and informal learning, common e-learning tools, as well as guidance toward using a full gamut of tools from gamification and simulation to serious games and m-learning.

Active training encourages participants to use their brains to study ideas, solve problems, and apply what they've learned. It's a fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging environment. This book shows training facilitators the proven techniques that help learners get more out of the material.

• Design a more engaging learning environment
• Improve delivery with optimized technology
• Utilize effective learning tools and practical strategies
• Learn best practices for social media, coaching, virtual learning, and more

Learners need to figure things out by themselves, ask questions, practice skills, and transfer skills and knowledge to the job. With proven strategies designed by industry leaders, 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is the indispensable guide to the design and delivery of effective alternative ways to learn.

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource xi

200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful 1

Top 10 Lists 2

1. 10 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Virtual Learning Platform 3

2. 10 Ideas to Create a Prewebinar Checklist 5

3. 10 Slides to Organize Your Virtual Learning 7

4. 10 Tips for Opening an Interactive Online Training Session 8

5. 10 Webinar Warm-Ups 9

6. 10 Ways to Engage Virtual Learners 10

7. 10 Tips for Using Annotation Tools 14

8. 10 Tips for Using Breakout Rooms in a Virtual Classroom 17

9. 10 Tips for Using QR Codes in Learning 18

10. 10 Polling Tips for Virtual Classrooms 20

11. 10 Phrases to Regain Virtual Participants' Attention 22

12. 10 Tips for Using Twitter for Ongoing Learning 23

13. 10 Tips to Get Started with Games and Gamification 25

14. 10 Ways to Use Social Media Tools to Support Learning 27