About the Training Basics Series. viiPreface. ix1. Understanding and Applying Adult Learning Theory.1How Adult Learning Is Defined. 2Why Knowing How Adults Learn Is Important. 3How Training, Talent Development, and Learning Differ. 4How Learning Can Influence Organizationaland Individual Success.

6Linking Talent Development to Organizational Strategy. 7The Role of Chief Learning Officer. 9Getting It Done. 102. Theories and Models of Adult Learning.11Important New Terms Relevant to Learning. 13What Types of Learning Exist?. 13New Approaches and New Thinking on Learning.

17Theories of Learning. 21The 70-20-10 Rule. 29Getting It Done. 293. Using Theory to Design More Effective Learning Experiences.31How Does a Learning Facilitator''s Philosophy Influence Practice?. 32How Theories of Learning May Affect Instruction and Training. 35A Model of the Learning Process.

39Applying a Model of the Workplace Learning Process. 43How Facilitation Relates to Learning. 44Transformative Learning. 48What Is Unique About the Mental, Physical, and EmotionalCharacteristics of Adults?. 48ContentsThe Role the Senses Play in Learning. 50Getting It Done. 524. Designing Learning Experiences.

53Instructional Design Models. 54Getting It Done. 595. Leveraging Adult Learner Differences .61What Principles of Adult Learning Are Important for Learning Professionals?. 62Considering the Barriers Faced by Adults in Learning . 67How Learning Science Affects What Is Known About the Brain and theLearning Process . 70Individual Development Planning.

74Getting It Done. 766. Managing Cultural Differences in Learners .79How Cultural Intelligence Influences Adult Learning. 81Getting It Done. 867. Making Learning Environment a Key to Success.89What Is Learning Climate?.

90How Does Learning Climate Affect Individual Learning? . 92What Are Learning Competencies? . 92How Do Learning Competencies Relate to Job Competencies? . 93How Do Learning Competencies Affect Individual Learning? . 93How Is the Talent Developer''s Role Influenced byLearning Climate and Learning Competencies? . 94Relating Learning Climate, Learning Organization, OrganizationalLearning, and Small-Group Learning to Adult Learning Practice. 96How Learning Climate Influences Adult Learning. 98How Is Learning Climate Improved?.

99Getting It Done. 1008. Putting Technology to Work for Learners.101What Technologies Affect Adult Learning?. 102How Technology Affects Adult Learning. 103Technology and Learning. 106Getting It Done. 1109.

Using Proven Facilitation Techniques to Drive Learning.111What Is a Facilitator, and How Is a FacilitatorDifferent From an Instructor?. 112vThe Role of Facilitators in Clarifying Roles and Ground Rules . 113Learners'' Roles in Facilitated Learning andMeeting Special Challenges. 115Facilitator Competencies and Behaviors. 116Differences Among On-Site, Online, and Blended Format Facilitator Behaviors. 119Improving Facilitation Skills. 120Getting It Done.

12110. Reading the Future of Adult Learning: Seven Hopeful Predictions.123Prediction 1: More Focus on Informal and Incidental Learning . 125Prediction 2: More Appreciation for Feelings, Values, Ethics, andCultural Awareness. 125Prediction 3: Increasing Interest in the Special Needs of Older Adult Learners. 126Prediction 4: Increasing Sensitivity to Diversity Among Talent Developersand Adult Educators. 127Prediction 5: Technology''s Impact on Learning Will Continue Unabated. 127Prediction 6: More Attention Will Focus on Building Learning Agility andLearner Competencies in Learning How to Learn.

128Prediction 7: More Attention Will Focus on the Context in WhichLearning Occurs. 128What Should Learning Professionals Do?. 130Getting It Done. 130References.131Additional Resources.139About the Author.145.