Based on personal experiences, both as a paraprofessional and as a professional, in cataloging various types of materials in very different library settings, this author identifies several variables that enter into the cataloging process and describes how learning is achieved. (Author/CLB)

This book describes a systematic method for producing instructional programs, courses, and materials that focus on human performance and how to improve it, not merely on training itself. It addresses such diverse topics as the following: how adults learn best, analyzing the training need, developing evaluation tools, delivering training courses,…

In a brief introduction, this article calls giving and receiving feedback one of the most important skills a manager can possess, defines feedback, provides examples of giving and receiving feedback, highlights the importance and benefits of good feedback, and directs the reader to nine selected feedback resources on the World Wide Web. The second…

The two modules in this packet provide information on planning for workplace success. The first module, "Planning MAS-107," contains seven units that cover introduction to planning, developing plans, setting goals, budgeting resources, scheduling, monitoring implementation, and how to make planning work. The module also includes a list of 18…

This document contains the instructional materials developed and presented in a 39-hour course for employees of an automotive assembly plant. The course is an introductory look at blueprint reading using blueprints similar to those used at the company. Worksheets and tests relating to the blueprints are included. The course covers an introduction,…

This facilitator's manual is part of a curriculum to help special educators teach paraprofessionals to support individual students with disabilities effectively, especially students with moderate to severe disabilities who require individualized support. Special aspects of the curriculum include its site-based and job embedded approach as well as…

In the context of today's changing work world, analysis of training needs also must change. This book, designed for people in both industry and education who are directly or indirectly involved in helping people to learn in the workplace, encourages people to look beyond the common checklist approach to training needs analysis, which assumes that…

This guide contains all instructor materials and requirements for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) National Standard Curriculum. It includes lesson plans, instructional aids, and tools and supporting information designed to elevate trained and experienced public safety telecommunicators…

This course in interpersonal communication and problem solving is designed to be used in workplace education. It is based on responses from employees in businesses participating in workplace education. The course is organized into 11 classes of approximately 2 hours each that cover the following topics: (1) the communication process; (2) the…

This book, written for trainers as well as for persons who occasionally provide training in a work setting, is organized in three parts. Each fact is individual, although there is some cross-referencing. "Running Staff Training Groups" focuses on the way in which trainers can use action learning methods such as role play to impart their…

The evolution of the Workplace Education Service that operates in South Australia is chronicled. Begun as a single program designed to integrate workplace literacy, English as a Second Language, and literacy education for both native and non-native English-speakers in an automobile plant, the project grew into a network of programs and services in…

This book provides training and development professionals with step-by-step guidelines for developing and delivering comprehensive structured the on-the-job training (OJT). Chapter 1 introduces the concept of team-driven structured OJT and discusses its philosophy and basic components in the context of fundamental concepts of human behavior and…

This book provides advice and activities to help forge productive working relationships between teachers and paraeducators. Chapter 1, "Leading the Classroom Instructional Team," examines teacher responsibilities as leaders of classroom instructional teams, discussing how their new roles as paraeducator supervisors can mesh with more traditional…

Describes on-the-job training models developed by the Pilot Mini District of the Cincinnati Public Schools for integrating computer technology into classroom instruction: (1) Shadowing; (2) One-on-One for One; (3) Rotating Topics; (4) Walk-in Clinics; and (5) Student Exchanges. (AEF)

This document contains three guides for facilitating the three workshops. The guides resulted from a project conducted in Pinellas County, Florida, Public Schools to produce a comprehensive, 18-hour training program and follow-up services for administrators, teachers, and tutors working with adults with learning disabilities (LD) in literacy…