Learning in the Age of Immediacy: 5 Factors for How We Connect, Communicate, and Get Work Done

By Brandon Carson

Book Overview

Welcome to the Age of Immediacy.

We're in a new era of learning, one in which learners expect information to be available anywhere and anytime. How do you make sure your learning experiences keep up with the pace of workplace transformation?

In Learning in the Age of Immediacy: 5 Factors for How We Connect, Communicate, and Get Work Done, learning strategist Brandon Carson argues that five edge technologies (augmented reality and virtual reality, the cloud, mobile, big data, and the Internet of Everything) are transforming the modern workplace, requiring new learning methods to empower the modern worker. Through real-world case studies and interviews with industry experts and business leaders, he shows how these technologies affect training's design, delivery, and evaluation. He also provides practical advice to integrate the five factors into your learning strategy, helping you answer important questions along the way: What will the workforce you support look like in the next several years? How will you provide in-the-moment learning for the streaming economy the cloud has introduced? Do you have a mobile learning strategy? (You should). And how will you use the emerging practice of data science to provide evidence of training's value to the business?

The stakes are high, and these factors could be the difference between achieving measurable results or driving your learners to seek solutions elsewhere. Use Learning in the Age of Immediacy to create a learning plan that will serve your workforce now and in the future!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562867695
• ISBN13: 9781562867690
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: ASTD
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.9"