Fresh, creative strategies guaranteed to enliven online training 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among alternative settings. Based on the best-selling Active Training approach, these methods have been designed by recognized experts, and are guaranteed to enliven any learning event. Readers will find a toolkit of ready-to-use exercises and tips for organizing,conducting, and delivering active learning, in alternative settings on the job or around the world. The book is organized in a way that allows trainers to quickly and easily identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific situations. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example that demonstrates the concepts in action. Two hundred tips organized in twenty how-to lists will prove invaluable for using Twitter, coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening interactive virtual learning sessions, and much more. Coverage includes best practices for social media and informal learning, common e-learning tools, as well as guidance toward using a full gamut of tools from gamification and simulation to serious games and m-learning. Active training encourages participants to use their brains to study ideas, solve problems, and apply what they've learned. It's a fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging environment. This book shows training facilitators the proven techniques that help learners get more out of the material. Design a more engaging learning environment Improve delivery with optimized technology Utilize effective learning tools and practical strategies Learn best practices for social media, coaching, virtuallearning, and more Learners need to figure things out by themselves, ask questions, practice skills, and transfer skills and knowledge to the job. With proven strategies designed by industry leaders, 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is the indispensable guide to the design and delivery of effective alternative ways to learn- Fresh, creative strategies guaranteed to enliven online training 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among alternative settings. Acknowledgements Introduction: Getting the Most from this Resource 200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful Top 10 Lists 1. 10 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Virtual Learning Platform 2. 10 Ideas to Create a Pre-webinar Checklist 3. 10 Slides to Organize Your Virtual Learning 4. 10 Tips for Opening an Interactive Online Training Session 5. 10 Webinar Warmups 6. 10 Ways to Engage Virtual Learners 7. 10 Tips for Using Annotation Tools 8. 10 Tips for Using Breakout Rooms in a Virtual Classroom 9. 10 Tips for Using QR Codes in Learning 10. 10 Polling Tips for Virtual Classrooms 11. 10 Phrases to Regain Virtual Participants Attention 12. 10 Tips for Using Twitter for Ongoing Learning 13. 10 Tips to Get Started with Games and Gamification 14. 10 Ways to use Social Media Tools to Support Learning 15. 10 Tips to Be Successful with m-Learning 16. 10 Tips for Shooting a Video 17. 10 Tips for Virtual Coaching 18. 10 Tips for Virtual Teamwork 19. 10 Tips for Leaders as Teachers 20. 10 Tips and Options for Training in Virtual Reality Environments Online Learning Online Openings 1. Picture Me 2. You Intro Me; I Intro You 3. Quote Me 4. Using Prezi to Build Community in the Virtual Classroom 5. Instagram Intros Online Closings 6. Review, Remember, Relate, Recall 7. Make Them Stick 8. Choose and Choose Again 9. Concept Challenge Online Learning Activities 10. Using Analogies 11. Virtual Learning by Quadrants 12. Incorporate MOOC (massive open online course) Design Concepts into Your Online Design 13. Small-Group Data Analysis 14. Social Media Sharing About Implicit Bias 15. Think-Pair-Share for Webinars Online Asynchronous Learning 16. Creating a Culture Dream Team 17. Point-Counterpoint 18. Onboarding New Employees Unique Online Situations 19. Corporate Global Survey 20. Find It 21. Facilitating from Afar Technology Tactics Blended Solutions 22. Move to the Goal 23. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Job Aid 24. The 411 25. Gear Up Your Brain e-Learning Tools 26. Increase Interaction Using a Whiteboard 27. Meter Poll 28. Engaging Course Map for an eLearning Course 29. Google Hangout Collaborations 30. Pinboard Key Learning 31. Poll for Impact! 32. Show Me m-Learning 33. Mobile Debates 34. Survey in Hand 35. Picture This 36. Take My Speech Home 37. Tweet a Learning Needs Assessment 38. Just-in-Time Reminder Social Learning 39.Social Learning Gone Wild: Participating in a LinkedIn Group 40. Digital Round Robin 41. Blog-Based Skills Inventory 42. Social Media Opinion Polling 43. The #1Thing 44. Office Hours 45. Quiz Challenge Technology in the Classroom 46. Twitter Engagement 47. QR Code Search 48. Pause and Discover Learning from Many Learning on a Team 49. I Felt Valued 50. Teamwork in History 51. Build a Trusting Team 52. Feedback for the Team 53. MVP Award My Mentor and Me 54. Discussion Starters 55. Take Me with You 56. Mentor Meet and Greet 57. The Magic of Mentoring 58. Find the Perfect Mentor 59. First-Time Mentor Put Me in Coach 60. Ask Powerful Questions 61. Feedback Formula 62. Showing Appreciation 63. Coaching Meeting Template Peer-to-Peer Learning 64. Peer Coaching Circle 65. I ll Coach You; You Coach Me 66. Peer Advisory Group Learning on the Job Help Yourself 67. Every Day Counts 68. Your Leadership Brand 69. Set Goals for Success 70. A Wiser Me 71. Volunteer for a Special Assignment 72. Notable Quotables 73. Goals for Life 74. Test Yourself Informal Learning 75. First Things First 76. A Virtual Book Club 77. Brown Bags and Books 78. Bugs Me List 79. Give em a 10 80. What Got You Here 81. Plan for Informal Learning Learn From Experiences 82. Experiential Learning in the Classroom 83. Experiential Learning on the Job 84. Experiential Blended Learning for High Potentials On-the-Job Assignments 85. Assessing Learners for a Rotational Assignment 86. Department Rotation Agreements 87. Evaluating Rotational Assignments 88. Stretch Assignment: Yes or No? Learning Beyond the Workplace Learning Outside the Organization 89. Teach a Class 90. Do You Belong 91. The Envelope, Please 92. Google Your Company 93. Visit the City Council 94. Read a Biography 95. Visit Your Supplier 96. Office Hours II Do Well by Doing Good 97. Volunteer Team Needs a Leader 98. Professional Association Involvement 99. Find a Match 100. Adopt a Group 101. Internal Fund-raising A Bonus Top Ten List 10 Ways to Think About Learning in the Future Additional Reading About the Author