Book Teaches Training Professionals ‘How To’ Move Live-Training
to the Virtual Classroom to Meet Today’s New Learning Reality: Deliver
Learning the Way Learners Choose to Learn
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http://www.franklincovey.com
ORLANDO, Fla. -- (Business Wire)
ASTD 2011 International Conference & Exposition--Franklin
Covey Co. (NYSE: FC) today announced the release of a
new book for training professionals, The
Learning eXPLOSION:9 Rules to Ignite Your
Virtual Classrooms, co-authored by Matt
Murdoch, global director of online learning, Franklin Covey and Treion
Muller, chief e-learning architect, Franklin Covey.The new
book is published by Franklin Covey Publishing and is available for
purchase on Amazon.com
for $14.99, in audio CDs for $24.99, in the iBookstore for $7.99, as a
digital download and on the following readers for $8.99:Kindle,
Nook, Sony, Kobo and Google. It is currently being translated into
Chinese, Russian and Korean.
Resources:
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The premise of The Learning eXPLOSION is that
technological advances are taking the traditional learning model, known
as classroom learning, and breaking it up into billions of pieces and
scattered bits of information and knowledge known as learning fragments.
These fragments are being created and discovered constantly by learners
across multiple generations who access them through mediums such as
social media sites, online training workshops, video documentaries,
online communities, wikis, blogs, podcasts, tweets, e-books and mobile
apps.
This learning explosion is resulting in the worldwide distribution
of ideas, innovation and education. Training professionals, educators
and the organizations for which they work must adopt this new mindset
and deliver information and knowledge to learners in a manner in which
they wish to receive it and through their desired medium of choice. The
Learning eXPLOSION lays the foundation for a new mindset and
rule-set, which introduce the best practices and tools necessary to move
traditional training to virtual classrooms.
Stephen
Covey, bestselling author of The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, who wrote
the forward and endorsed The Learning eXPLOSION, said,
“The speed and demand for learning is ever-increasing and a wealth of
information is now available to quench the thirst for knowledge and
connect people for information sharing. Learning is now far beyond the
corporate classroom with all of the technological advances. This
ever-changing dynamic requires that training professionals and their
organizations deliver learning to their employees in the way they want
to learn, like to learn and choose to learn. If they fail to embrace
this new paradigm, they will not be prepared for the changes which are
constantly occurring and eventually will be left behind.”
Research in The Learning eXPLOSION supports this
premise, as follows:
- In 2011, Internet users will surpass the 2 billion mark, of
which 1.2 billion will be in developing countries
- Between 2005 and 2010, the number of Internet users doubled
- Since 2006, worldwide Wi-Fi coverage has grown more than 155
percent
- In 2010, there was an estimated 5.3 billion mobile cellular
subscriptions worldwide
- Access to mobile networks is now available to 90 percent of the
world population and 80 percent of the population living in rural areas
- The use of virtual-classroom tools increased from 45 percent in
2008 to 59 percent in 2009 (See page 168 of The Learning
eXPLOSION for research sources)
The Learning eXPLOSION was written to serve as a
resource and guide for training professionals charged with the task of
introducing virtual learning into their corporate environment,
specifically through the use of virtual classrooms. The concepts in the
book were developed by the authors who have been responsible for
transitioning Franklin Covey’s own world-renowned content from the live
classroom to the virtual classroom. They attended numerous online
events, spoke with many experts, applied the best of what they heard and
read, conducted research and omitted the ineffective practices they
experienced firsthand. They have continued to test, modify and fine-tune
Franklin Covey’s virtual classroom programs, as well as sharing their
experience and expertise with Franklin Covey clients who are
transitioning their organization’s training initiatives.
Matt Murdoch, co-author of The Learning eXPLOSION,
said, “While traditional instructor-led training will continue to be an
option for organizations training employees, research and trends
indicate that online learning is steadily replacing it. Organizations
are seeking ways to cut costs in travel, time and resources and increase
their reach without sacrificing the quality of training.The
challenge for training professionals is in knowing exactly how to go
about transferring live in-person training to a live online experience
that creates the desired results for which they are accountable.”
“We have experienced many of the challenges we discuss in the book
as we were launching Franklin Covey’s virtual classroom initiatives.In this process, we discovered nine time-tested rules which we
found are required to create a high-quality, highly-engaging training
experience. These rules, resources and tools in the book will help those
in corporate training learn how to transfer in-person classrooms to live
online classrooms.We hope the book serves as the spark
that ignites virtual training in organizations across the world,” said
Treion Muller, co-author of The Learning eXPLOSION.
Whether incorporating a blended learning approach or creating
virtual classroom training, the authors share nine rules in The
Learning eXPLOSION that can help any corporate trainer in any
organization transition into today’s new learning environment, as
follows:
- The Rule of Continual Change:The
way people learn will always change.If you wish to
embrace the learning explosion, you must change as well.
- The Rule of Knowledge Transfer:Transitioning
from instructor-led training to virtual classrooms requires a new
approach to content, length, instructional design and delivery.
- The Rule of Learning Circuitry:There
are five steps to creating learning circuits within your organization.Use them to successfully launch and administer your virtual
classrooms.
- The Rule of Overcoming Bias:Many
people have biases toward new ways of learning.You can
overcome them by eliminating fears and filling knowledge gaps about
technology.
- The Rule of Virtual Accountability:To facilitate effective behavior change and learning, you must
hold learners virtually accountable—verbally, visually and
kinesthetically.
- The Rule of Personal Practice:You
may already know that you need to practice, but do you know how?Proficiency, observation, imitation and personalization are keys.
- The Rule of Thumbs Up:People
like leaving their mark and giving feedback if you make it easy for
them to do.Use this feedback to improve your virtual
classroom.
- The Rule of Global Positioning:Reaching
a global audience of learners is easy and getting easier.But
there are many barriers to be aware of before you apply for a visa.
- The Rule of Sustained Orbit:Getting
your new virtual classroom off the ground is one thing.Achieving
a sustained orbit is quite another.
“The learning explosion is moving faster and faster and shows no
signs of slowing. It has no boundaries and is all-encompassing, which
allows for limitless opportunities to learn, grow and increase in
knowledge. Organizations that choose to offer informal, self-directed,
just-in-time learning in the new virtual classroom will be those who
will be successful and will thrive. The Learning eXPLOSION
will help every organization to accomplish this mission,” said Covey.
The authors, Murdoch and Muller, are available for consulting, as well
as speeches and keynotes on any number of topics related to online
learning and training and are listed on the Franklin Covey Speakers
Bureau at www.franklincoveyspeakersbureau.com.
About Franklin Covey Co.
Franklin
Covey Co. (NYSE: FC) is the global consulting and
training leader in the areas of strategy execution, leadership, customer
loyalty, sales performance, and individual effectiveness. Over the
Company's history, FranklinCovey clients have included 90 percent of the
Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of
small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities
and educational institutions. FranklinCovey has 42 direct and licensee
offices providing professional services in 155 countries. For more
information, please visit www.franklincovey.com.
Contacts:
Franklin Covey Co.
Debra Lund, 801-244-4474
Debra.Lund@FranklinCovey.com
Source: Franklin Covey Co.
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