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3 of 3 people found the following review to be helpful:

3.5 stars,  December 27, 2008

By Todd W

PROS
(a) It's nice to have all this information in one place--and to have it in a definitive way.
(b) The voices are a mix of experience and academic know-how.
(c) The progression of the book seems about right for a basic to advanced set-up

CONS
(1) This is a collection of articles, so the connectivity, while attempted, is not thorough and leads to repeat information.
(2) The writing styles are vastly different and this is distracting.
(3) The job aids provided as tables are ironically difficult to follow at times.
(4) I know this book isn't a training, but it could use, at least, a (better) set of outcomes and outputs for the reader at the start.
(5) This collection is suited for those people who have a learning intelligence that is academic and reading-based.
(6) Ironically (hmm, a 2nd time), this book does not focus on application by the reader but instead on expertise of the writer--this makes for some of the writing to seem only practical to the unique situation or academic theory presented.





2 of 2 people found the following review to be helpful:

More Academic than Workplace,  January 19, 2009

By M. Chance

This compendium is definitely a worthwhile read, but its view of workplace learning is too often filtered through the eyes of very qualified academics rather than those of in-the-trenches workplace learning professionals. The greater emphasis on academic theory rather than workplace reality is a disappointment only when considered in the context of the very specific title of the book. Hence the 3-star rating.







ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals is the definitive guide for learning professionals from the most trusted industry authority in the business. This 1000+ page case-bound book is a required desk reference for all learning professionals. Packed full of key practices from adult learning theory, instructional design and delivery, measurement and evaluation, to human performance improvement and technology enabled learning.  The Handbook brings together authors who represent the best practitioners in the field, authorities to present the most critical information to professionals like you. These luminaries of the workplace learning and performance (WLP) field include Bill Wiggenhorn, Geary Rummler, Robert Mager, Bill Byham, Elliot Masie, Donald Kirkpatrick, John Coné, Donnee Ramelli, and Tony Bingham. In addition, sidebars spread throughout the book introduce some of the most important contributors to the WLP field. Included in this volume is a complete glossary. Printed book includes a CD-ROM with supporting worksheets and tools.


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