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E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring: Help for the Chronically Underfunded Trainer (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) [Paperback]

Jane Bozarth (Author)
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0787977128 978-0787977122 August 24, 2005 1
Is e-learning at your organization chronically underfunded? Discover how you can create workplace solutions with minimal budget in e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring. Author Jane Bozarth, recognized as e-Learning Centre's October 2005 Pick of the Month, provides the nuts-and-bolts information you need to incorporate e-learning solutions at minimal cost. She offers myriad strategies for building from-scratch programs, recycling, reusing, and repurposing resources; negotiating reasonable expenses for "store bought" e-learning products; and incorporating real-world ideas for assembling tools, techniques, and strategies into workplace solutions.

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"Effective training is key to preparing our workforce for the demands and challenges of the global economy. This book highlights the fact that, even on a limited budget, there are many tools available online that will increase efficiency and improve productivity in businesses, government agencies, and other organizations."
-- Michael F. Easley, governor, State of North Carolina

"I adore bargains and this book points the way to online learning bargains that help folks learn! Others would have you think you need expensive vendors and infrastructure from the get-go, but Jane Bozarth shows you how to get started on a shoestring."
-- Patti Shank, managing partner, Learning Peaks, and coauthor, Making Sense of Online Learning

"Jane Bozarth finally provides us a guide to understanding what e-learning technologies can do for us¾without breaking the bank. The realization that you can do e-learning for pennies per participant shows us what we should have always known: the focus isn’t the technology, it’s the learning."
-- Jennifer Hofmann, founder, InSync Training, and author, Live and Online!

"e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring should be required reading for any organization considering an e-learning program. Jane Bozarth has done much of the groundwork for us by reviewing and prioritizing resources and filling her book full of ways to save money—a tremendously practical and useful guide."
-- Colleen O’Connor Grochowski, assistant dean for curriculum development, Duke University School of Medicine

"Jane Bozarth’s straight-shooting, can-do style gives hope and encouragement to those left out in the cold by high development costs. Proving that quality e-learning solutions are within reach, e-Learning on a Shoestring is the real deal for organizations trying to work with few or no resources."
-- Nancy Gustafson, manager, organization effectiveness, First Citizens Bank, Raleigh, North Carolina

"If you are starting to develop a plan for the e-learning future, I can’t think of a better place to begin than with this book. It provides the nuts-and-bolts tools that could change any training organization dramatically and for the better."
-- Kyle Hoffman, senior project manager, Institute for Human Services

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e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring

No matter how limited your training budget may be, e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring is filled with the nuts-and-bolts information needed to incorporate e-learning solutions into your organization at minimal cost. The book offers myriad strategies for recycling, reusing, and repurposing resources; negotiating reasonable expenses for "store bought" e-learning products; and incorporating real-world ideas for assembling tools, techniques, and strategies into workplace solutions.

"Effective training is key to preparing our workforce for the demands and challenges of the global economy. This book highlights the fact that, even on a limited budget, there are many tools available online that will increase efficiency and improve productivity in businesses, government agencies, and other organizations."
—Michael F. Easley, governor, State of North Carolina

"I adore bargains and this book points the way to online learning bargains that help folks learn! Others would have you think you need expensive vendors and infrastructure from the get-go, but Jane Bozarth shows you how to get started on a shoestring."
—Patti Shank, managing partner, Learning Peaks, and coauthor, Making Sense of Online Learning

"Jane Bozarth finally provides us with a guide to understanding what e-learning technologies can do for us—without breaking the bank. The realization that you can do e-learning for pennies per participant shows us what we should have always known: the focus isn't the technology, it's the learning."
—Jennifer Hofmann, founder, InSync Training, and author, Live and Online!


Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (August 24, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0787977128
  • ISBN-13: 978-0787977122
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A decade ago I moved from the world of traditional instruction to designing and facilitating both asychronous and synchronous training. Now that technology -- and learner access to it -- has finally caught up with possibilities, my interests have expanded to the world of social media tools to support and extend the work of the workplace training practitioner.

I have an M.Ed. in Training & Development/Technology in Training and a doctorate in Adult Education. (My dissertation, on workplace social learning/communities of practice, is available free via a Google search). I enjoy writing, and in addition to my books I was, for 10 years, a member of "Training Magazine"'s book review team and now write book reviews and a monthly column, "Nuts and Bolts" for the eLearning Guild's online "Learning Solutions Magazine".

You can find me "live" most anytime on Twitter @janebozarth and almost always on Thursday evenings as one of the moderators of the popular #lrnchat sessions. My Twitter profile describes me as a feral learner, positive deviant, and World's Oldest Millenial.

I also drive too fast.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding business resource, December 5, 2005
This review is from: E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring: Help for the Chronically Underfunded Trainer (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) (Paperback)
The chronically under-funded HR department needs E-Learning Solutions On A Shoestring: Help For The Chronically Underfunded Trainer: its focus is how to incorporate e-learning into a company at minimal cost, and provides chapters on products, incorporation tools, and workplace strategies. Chapters cover all the resources available for this purpose, from creating games and simulation learning tools to creating low-cost collaboration and bartering for resources. An outstanding business resource.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Real World Training Solutions, April 29, 2008
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This book is a great resource for the working trainer who doesn't want or need to spend thousands of dollars for training when the tools they have will do the job just as well. Thanks to Ms. Bozarth's advice, I have been able to create great training that is cost-effective and works even better than the more expensive solutions.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Needs updating, August 3, 2010
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This book contains some great information on designing E=learning solutions on a limited budget, however a new addition needs an updated release as technology changes quickly.
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ACCORDING TO A SURVEY in the September 2003 issue of Training magazine, 39 percent of organizations responding cited cost as a significant reason for limiting the use of e-learning (Hequet, 2003). Read the first page
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