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Design for How People Learn

Can you love a book on learning design? We did… Cammy Bean opens her Christmas stocking early to take a look at a great new read by Julie Dirksen.

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E-learning Uncovered: From Concept to Execution

Looking for a basic primer on the traditional elearning development process? Need a good overview of how to get a self-paced elearning project going from top to bottom? Then this is your book, baby.

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E-learning Uncovered: Articulate Studio '09

Tanya Coomes, Diane Elkins and Desiree Ward present a hands-on book for novices and semi-experienced Articulate users.

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e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning

Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer's classic e-learning book -- spruced up in a second edition

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Evidence-Based Training Methods

Ruth Clark's great book on what works in e-learning - and why.

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Rapid Advances

Mohive's book on rapid e-learning.

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We Think

Charles Leadbetter's latest book exploring how the internet is changing our world, and creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate.

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Creating Successful E-Learning

Michael Allen's book on a rapid approach to e-learning development.

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Wikinomics

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

The whole world’s collaborating – and that raises big questions for learning professionals.

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Blink

From Malcolm Gladwell, the “intellectual adventurer” (must look good on a business card) who got the world all in a tizzy looking for The Tipping Point, we now have Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Turns out it's all about efficient learning.

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Love is the Killer App

The Big Idea of this book is that the best business strategy is to :

  • Learn as much as you can. Read, digest, get to grips with the big ideas
  • Grow a network and share your knowledge with them
  • Be compassionate. Use your senses and feel free to express yourself.

Basically, don't be aggressive, don't be hostile. Be smart and be nice!

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The Medici Effect

The big idea in the book the 'The Medici Effect' is that breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into new, unfamiliar territory.

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Tipping_Point

The Tipping Point

In his famous book Michael Gladwell argues that trends in social behaviours spread like epidemics.

Gladwell’s analysis provides you with a structure for reviewing who you need to engage to maximise your project's chances of success.

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The Google Story

David A.Vise takes us on the amazing journey of Google, from Stanford research project in 1998 to one of the most trusted - and valuable - companies on earth today. Learn how the Google guys make decisions, get new ideas - and even what they have for lunch.

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Blown to Bits

Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster, both executives at prestigous consulting firm the Boston Consulting Group, argue the internet has deconstructed the rules of the economy. Before, companies had to choose between "Richness" (quality of media) and "Reach" (level of distribution"). The internet means you can have both.

Recommended by Charles Jennings in his interview with us.

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Good to Great

Jim Collins argues that leaders that combine extreme personal humility with intense professional will, that shun the attention of celebrity, are the ones that make good companies great.

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Other books we'd recommend:

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Using Moodle: Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System

"Using Moodle" is a comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how the system works, with plenty of examples and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules. Authored by a member of the Moodle community.

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Moodle E-learning Course Development

A complete guide to successful learning using Moodle, focused on course development and delivery and using the best educational practices.

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Learning by Doing

For many of us Schank and Aldrich, have been the main advocates of the 'learn by doing' model.

This book covers the various types of simulations from branching simulations to role playing.

A book that will make you think again about your learning design.

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Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants

One of favourite guides to practical marketing. So many tips and pieces of advice. Just a few to get you going:

  • create trust, don't sell
  • deliver value
  • stimulate dialogue and discussion
  • exude professionalism
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