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These are my recommendations for people to follow, books to read, and other resources. As a reminder, I use Amazon affiliate links for books. I have a bachelors degree in music education and zero formal training in instructional design. I try to read a few books from the field each year. Clark Quinn. Patti Shank.
I was somewhat amazed to find out that my first three books were already out of print! A review of one I came across said just that.) Here’re updates on my books. You could get two of the expired books as ebooks, but now Amazon also has a paperback option. Of course, two of my books aren’t yet out of print.
Well, the sad fact is that the training/learning and development worlds aren’t immune to these kind of urban myths embedded into their own professional beliefs and practices, either. In fact, many people have mistaken ideas about what training methods are truly effective and which ones are just–well, bunk or even marketing hype.
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Unfortunately that’s not always the case, but if you’re looking for some quick-hit training that’ll give you some great productivity ideas (instead of a sugar rush), check out the list of free webinars being offered for April. Training teams share company videos on public sites like YouTube and Vimeo because they don’t have a better option.
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