Resources
We continually
look for great resources, tips, techniques, and ideas for creating more
effective learning environments and strategies. Here are some handy questions
and checklists we've created, and some other resources we've found helpful.
Resources from CompassPoints
Learning in Your
Association − Key Questions to Explore
Needs assessment is only part of your planning process; use these questions to
help
identify your value
proposition for learning and then develop a learning strategy to guide
your decision-making.
Subject-Matter Expert Training Inventory Checklist
Use this non-copyrighted checklist developed by
ASTD to identify the your SMEs' strengths
as well as areas in
which they need additional support.
Speaker & Program
Preparation Checklist
This checklist identifies things to consider as you're planning learning
opportunities and
working with speakers.
Books
Appreciative
Inquiry Handbook. Cooperrider, David L., Whitney, Diana; Stavros, Jacqueline
M.; Crown Custom
Publishing, Inc., Brunswick, OH & Berrett Koehler Publishers, Inc., San
Francisco; 2005.
Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation
and Performance.
Cross,
Jay; Pfeiffer, An Imprint of John R. Wiley & Sons, Inc., San Francisco; 2007.
Managing Your
Own Learning. Davis, James R. and Adelaide B.; Berrett Koehler Publishers,
Inc., San Francisco;
2000.
The
New Virtual Classroom: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Synchronous e-Learning.
Clark, Ruth Colvin and Kwinn, Ann; Pfeiffer, An
Imprint of John R. Wiley & Sons, Inc., San
Francisco; 2007.
The World Café
− Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations that Matter. Brown, Juanita with Isaacs, David, and
the World Café Community; Berrett Koehler Publishers,
Inc., San Francisco; 2005.
Organizations
ASAE & The Center for
Association Leadership
ASTD − American Society for
Training & Development
The World Café
Community Foundation
