The Learning Explosion: 9 Rules to Ignite Your Virtual Classrooms - Softcover

Matthew Murdoch; Treion Muller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936111217 ISBN 13: 9781936111213

Publisher: Franklin Covey, 2011

Synopsis

With so much information available, it is hard to know where to start. Making the move online is challenging. Many organizations are struggling to find ways to cut costs and increase reach without sacrificing the quality of training. With dramatic growth projected in virtual learning classes, the challenge remains how to transfer live in-person training to a live online experience. In this book you'll learn about the 9 time-tested rules required to create a high-quality, highly-engaging training experience, and discover what it takes to successfully transfer your in-person classrooms to live online classrooms. With the resources, tools, and rules found in The Learning Explosion, you will be the spark that ignites your virtual training.

About this title

About the Author

Matt Murdoch is FranklinCovey's Global Director of Online Learning. For more than 20 years Matt has held many strategic management roles. While at FranklinCovey, he has served as Head of Corporate Marketing, Director of FranklinCovey's International Symposiums, Director of Product Management and Marketing, and Director of Web Development. Matt's team has successfully designed and implemented LiveClicksTM webinar workshops, FranklinCovey's virtual classrooms that effectively distribute an industry leading catalog of training workshops to clients around the world. Matt holds an MBA from the University of Utah with emphases in Marketing and Information Technology. He enjoys summer and winter outdoor activities in the Rocky Mountains where he lives with his wife and four children. Treion Muller is FranklinCovey's Chief eLearning Architect, responsible for all online-learning development initiatives. Treion has been with FranklinCovey for five years, in which time he has helped develop and launch several products, including FranklinCovey's LiveClicks webinars FranklinCovey's first delivery channel that effectively distributes a catalog of FranklinCovey training workshops to clients via virtual classrooms. Treion brings his experience from being a corporate trainer, recruiter, instructional designer, and keynote speaker to his position as e-learning architect. He holds a master's degree in instructional technology from Utah State University with an emphasis in blended learning. Originally from South Africa, Treion has lived in Utah for the past 15 years, where he spends most of his offline time with his talented wife and five amazing children.

Review

The Learning Explosion is a great resource for training professionals charged with the task of introducing virtual learning to a corporate environment. Whether you're incorporating a blended learning approach or straight virtual classroom training, the new mind-set and the new rule-set outlined in this book will serve as your go-to guide. --Paul Krause, President and CEO, Element K

At Adobe we recognize that virtual classrooms are the future of learning. We also agree with Murdoch and Muller that the future is now, their 9 rules are an accurate representation of e-learning best practices. This snappy book will help any organization successfully transition to this new learning reality. --Guillaume Privat, Director, Product Management, Adobe Connect

The ability to deliver training online is essential for companies large and small. The Learning Explosion is an insightful and practical guide for making the virtual training move, a must-have for your training toolkit. --Kathy Chill, VP, Business Development, Citrix Online

Edition details

• Publisher: Franklin Covey
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1936111217
• ISBN 13: 9781936111213
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 195
• Editor: Reid Later
• Illustrator: Riley Onyon