Building Expertise

by Ruth Colvin Clark

Building Expertise is the source of competitive advantage in the knowledge economy. But downsizing, babyboomer retirements, organizational restructuring, and technological change all drain the reservoirs of expertise in the 21st Century organization. Based heavily on the most recent research, the second edition of Building Expertise provides the trainer, training designer, and training manager with guidelines and examples to help them accelerate expertise in their organizations. Specific topics include:

· How experts and novices are different
· Eight instructional principles that accelerate expertise
· Four instructional architectures to serve as design templates
· The latest research on how to develop learning that is both motivational and instructionally sound

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Science

244 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

A recognized specialist in instructional design and technical training, Dr. Clark holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology from the University of Southern California. Prior to founding CLARK Training & Consulting, Dr. Clark served as training manager for Southern California Edison. She is past president of the International Society for Performance Improvement and author of five books and numerous articles. Dr. Clark is the 2006 recipient of the Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award from ISPI.

(Bio taken from the Clark Training website)

Reviews

[Edward O'Neill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A clear and organized summary of recent research on how to structure learning experiences to be effective.

This is one of those books that basically suggests "if you just do these 27 things all at the same time, your teaching/training will be dead-bang wonderful."

Of course, no one knows how to integrate those 27 things and do them all at once.

But it's better to know what's research-proven to work than not to know.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand. As a coach is has been helpful in learning about the currently understood methods for building expertise.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great reference!