Elaine Biech 
101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom 

Fresh, creative strategies guaranteed to enliven online
training

101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom
provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for
those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among
alternative settings. Based on the best-selling Active
Training approach, these methods have been designed by
recognized experts, and are guaranteed to enliven any learning
event. Readers will find a toolkit of ready-to-use exercises and
tips for organizing, conducting, and delivering active learning, in
alternative settings on the job or around the world. The book is
organized in a way that allows trainers to quickly and easily
identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific
situations. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example that
demonstrates the concepts in action. Two hundred tips organized in
twenty how-to lists will prove invaluable for using Twitter,
coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening
interactive virtual learning sessions, and much more. Coverage
includes best practices for social media and informal learning,
common e-learning tools, as well as guidance toward using a full
gamut of tools from gamification and simulation to serious games
and m-learning.

Active training encourages participants to use their brains to
study ideas, solve problems, and apply what they’ve learned. It’s a
fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging environment.
This book shows training facilitators the proven techniques that
help learners get more out of the material.

* Design a more engaging learning environment

* Improve delivery with optimized technology

* Utilize effective learning tools and practical strategies

* Learn best practices for social media, coaching, virtual
learning, and more

Learners need to figure things out by themselves, ask questions,
practice skills, and transfer skills and knowledge to the job. With
proven strategies designed by industry leaders, 101 Ways to Make
Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is the
indispensable guide to the design and delivery of effective
alternative ways to learn.

Зміст

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Getting the Most from this Resource

200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful

Top 10 Lists

1. 10 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Virtual Learning Platform

2. 10 Ideas to Create a Pre-webinar Checklist

3. 10 Slides to Organize Your Virtual Learning

4. 10 Tips for Opening an Interactive Online Training Session

5. 10 Webinar Warmups

6. 10 Ways to Engage Virtual Learners

7. 10 Tips for Using Annotation Tools

8. 10 Tips for Using Breakout Rooms in a Virtual Classroom

9. 10 Tips for Using QR Codes in Learning

10. 10 Polling Tips for Virtual Classrooms

11. 10 Phrases to Regain Virtual Participants’ Attention

12. 10 Tips for Using Twitter for Ongoing Learning

13. 10 Tips to Get Started with Games and Gamification

14. 10 Ways to use Social Media Tools to Support Learning

15. 10 Tips to Be Successful with m-Learning

16. 10 Tips for Shooting a Video

17. 10 Tips for Virtual Coaching

18. 10 Tips for Virtual Teamwork

19. 10 Tips for Leaders as Teachers

20. 10 Tips and Options for Training in Virtual Reality Environments

Online Learning

Online Openings

1. Picture Me

2. You Intro Me; I Intro You

3. Quote Me

4. Using Prezi to Build Community in the Virtual Classroom

5. Instagram Intros

Online Closings

6. Review, Remember, Relate, Recall

7. Make Them Stick

8. Choose and Choose Again

9. Concept Challenge

Online Learning Activities

10. Using Analogies

11. Virtual Learning by Quadrants

12. Incorporate MOOC (massive open online course) Design Concepts into Your Online Design

13. Small-Group Data Analysis

14. Social Media Sharing About Implicit Bias

15. Think-Pair-Share for Webinars

Online Asynchronous Learning

16. Creating a Culture Dream Team

17. Point-Counterpoint

18. Onboarding New Employees

Unique Online Situations

19. Corporate Global Survey

20. Find It

21. Facilitating from Afar

Technology Tactics

Blended Solutions

22. Move to the Goal

23. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Job Aid

24. The 411

25. Gear Up Your Brain

e-Learning Tools

26. Increase Interaction Using a Whiteboard

27. Meter Poll

28. Engaging Course Map for an e Learning Course

29. Google Hangout Collaborations

30. Pinboard Key Learning

31. Poll for Impact!

32. Show Me

m-Learning

33. Mobile Debates

34. Survey in Hand

35. Picture This

36. Take My Speech Home

37. Tweet a Learning Needs Assessment

38. Just-in-Time Reminder

Social Learning

39.Social Learning Gone Wild: Participating in a Linked In Group

40. Digital Round Robin

41. Blog-Based Skills Inventory

42. Social Media Opinion Polling

43. The #1Thing

44. Office Hours

45. Quiz Challenge

Technology in the Classroom

46. Twitter Engagement

47. QR Code Search

48. Pause and Discover

Learning from Many

Learning on a Team

49. I Felt Valued

50. Teamwork in History

51. Build a Trusting Team

52. Feedback for the Team

53. MVP Award

My Mentor and Me

54. Discussion Starters

55. Take Me with You

56. Mentor Meet and Greet

57. The Magic of Mentoring

58. Find the Perfect Mentor

59. First-Time Mentor

Put Me in Coach

60. Ask Powerful Questions

61. Feedback Formula

62. Showing Appreciation

63. Coaching Meeting Template

Peer-to-Peer Learning

64. Peer Coaching Circle

65. I’ll Coach You; You Coach Me

66. Peer Advisory Group

Learning on the Job

Help Yourself

67. Every Day Counts

68. Your Leadership Brand

69. Set Goals for Success

70. A Wiser Me

71. Volunteer for a Special Assignment

72. Notable Quotables

73. Goals for Life

74. Test Yourself

Informal Learning

75. First Things First

76. A Virtual Book Club

77. Brown Bags and Books

78. ‘Bugs Me’ List

79. Give ’em a ’10’

80. What Got You Here

81. Plan for Informal Learning

Learn From Experiences

82. Experiential Learning in the Classroom

83. Experiential Learning on the Job

84. Experiential Blended Learning for High Potentials

On-the-Job Assignments

85. Assessing Learners for a Rotational Assignment

86. Department Rotation Agreements

87. Evaluating Rotational Assignments

88. Stretch Assignment: Yes or No?

Learning Beyond the Workplace

Learning Outside the Organization

89. Teach a Class

90. Do You Belong

91. The Envelope, Please

92. Google Your Company

93. Visit the City Council

94. Read a Biography

95. Visit Your Supplier

96. Office Hours II

Do Well by Doing Good

97. Volunteer Team Needs a Leader

98. Professional Association Involvement

99. Find a Match

100. Adopt a Group

101. Internal Fund-raising

A Bonus Top Ten List

10 Ways to Think About Learning in the Future

Additional Reading

About the Author

Про автора

ELAINE BIECH is a bestselling author and president of ebb associates inc., a strategic implementation, leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change.