ABSTRACT

The Business Side of Learning Design and Technologies provides a ready reference with actionable tools and techniques for recognizing the impact of learning design/technology decisions at the project, business unit, and organizational levels. Written for early- and mid-career learning designers and developers as well as students and researchers in instructional/learning design and technology programs, this volume focuses on the business issues underlying the selection, design, implementation, and evaluation of learning opportunities. Using scholarly and practitioner research, interviews with Learning and Development thought leaders, and the author’s own experience, readers will learn how to speak the language of business to demonstrate the value of learning design and technologies.

 

chapter

Introduction

part I|95 pages

The Changing Practice of Learning Design and Technologies

chapter 1|27 pages

The Learning Design Profession

Your Job Is What?

chapter 2|18 pages

Designing to Improve Performance

It's All about Change

chapter 3|22 pages

Instructional vs. Non-Instructional Interventions

What's the Difference?

chapter 4|26 pages

Needs Assessment and Analysis

Is Instruction the Solution?

part II|74 pages

The Workplace Environment

chapter 5|26 pages

The Impact of Organizational Culture

Walking the Walk

chapter 6|23 pages

Stakeholder Analysis

Who's on First?

chapter 7|23 pages

Emotional Intelligence

Catchphrase or Competency?

part III|106 pages

Demonstrating the Value of Learning Design and Technologies

chapter 8|28 pages

Business Case Writing

Offense or Defense?

chapter 9|16 pages

Budgeting and Cost Management

Show Them the Money

chapter 10|37 pages

Project Management

People + Process = Results, Sometimes

chapter 11|23 pages

Evaluation

Metrics, Measures, Dashboards

part IV|88 pages

Issues, Trends, and Opportunities

chapter 12|23 pages

Analytics

Tapping into the Enterprise Infrastructure

chapter 13|29 pages

Professional Ethics

It May Not Be Illegal but …

chapter 14|17 pages

Ten-point Sanity Check

Avoiding Self-inflicted Wounds

chapter 15|17 pages

Beyond Learning Design

Taking Your Career to the Next Level