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The Best Websites about
the Transfer of Learning

selected by Roger Greenaway, Reviewing Skills Training

Also see pages on this site about the transfer of learning

GENERAL

Transfer of Learning
by Don Clarke
A brief and clear introduction - including an explanation of why transfer during a training event is important.
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/learning/transfer.html

Training Transfer and Behavior Change
by Susan M. Heathfield
Summaries and links to recommended articles about transfer:
http://humanresources.about.com/cs/trainingtransfer/

The Strange Case of the Transfer of Training Estimate
by
Robert Fitzpatrick
Be sure you don't join this list of authors who failed to check their sources and have propogated the myth that only 10% of training works.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100820133721/http://www.work-learning.com/georgenson.htm

Will at Work Learning - a research-based blog about learning, performance and transfer
by Will Thalheimer
http://www.willatworklearning.com/

Work-Learning Research Catalog
of articles (free and for sale)
by Will Thalheime
http://web.archive.org/web/20100130171721/http://www.work-learning.com/Catalog/index.htm

Follow-through, transfer and application
The Forthill Company specialises in follow-through, transfer and application
A list of articles on transfer by Cal Wick and others is maintained at:
http://www.forthillcompany.com

THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING: BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER


The Transfer of Learning (with and without activities)
Two powerpoint presentations that include an adaptation of Broad and Newstrom's before/during/after matrix model with an extra row added for what the trainee's co-workers can do to assist transfer.
http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/5tools/5presgrp/presgrp.htm#Training

Ten Ways to Make Training Stick
by Susan Boyd (1996)
Actually 30 ways - 10 before, 10 during, 10 after
http://www.susan-boyd.com/10waysto.htm

19 Ways to Help Transfer Training
by Bob Pike
Not a very creative list from the guru of Creating Training, but I do like idea No.13: Have participants keep a journal 5 minutes a day on how they are using the course. Schedule a meeting 21 days later on what worked from their journals.
http://www.bobpikegroup.com/support/free/deep/19ways.html  (Click to view archived copy at archive.org)

THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING: BEFORE

Ten Tips to Make Training Work
by Susan M. Heathfield
This is the condensed wisdom resulting from the author's 20 years' practice and reading.
http://humanresources.about.com/cs/training/l/aa081400a.htm

That Was a Great Class, But ...
by Allison Rosset
Provides examples of mixed messages (the training message not being supported back at work) and consistent messages (the training message being well supported in the workplace). Useful checklists for 'prequalifying' managers, supervisors and trainees for their training. Training will be a waste of time unless all boxes are ticked 'agree'. 12 bullet points listing potential barriers to training transfer and improved performance.
http://www.astd.org/CMS/templates/index.html?template_id=1&articleid=10988
  (Click to view archived copy at archive.org)

THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING: DURING

Transfer of Learning
by Alex Ip, Associate Director, CDTL
A brief, concise and realistic overview of key issues about transfer within and beyond the classroom. Draws on the 'hugging' and 'bridging' strategies identified by Perkins and Salomon (i.e. hugging for near transfer and bridging for far transfer)
http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/Ideas/iot18.htm

THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING: AFTER

A process approach to the transfer of training (part 1)
by Marguerite Foxon
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet9/foxon.html

A process approach to the transfer of training (part 2)
by Marguerite Foxon
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet10/foxon.html

Everyone Wins! More Tips for Training Transfer
by Susan M. Heathfield
http://humanresources.about.com/od/trainingtransfer/l/aatraining_post.htm


Follow-Through that Delivers Results
Detailed descriptions of the Fort Hill Company's web-based products and services supporting the transfer of training.
http://www.ifollowthrough.com


THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING AND CREATIVITY

Transfer of Learning: Cognition, Instruction and Reasoning
by R.E. Haskell (2001)
List of Haskell's 11 principles including the 'most important': ''Learners must observe and read the works of people who are exemplars of transfer thinking such as systems thinkers, accounts of scientific discoveries, of invention and innovation; it means reading the great poets who are masters of transfer.''

How Transfer Happens
Greenaway, R. (2002) "How Transfer Happens" in: Organisation Development: Topical Papers No. 5, February 2002, 39-55, Brathay, Ambleside.
Send and email to roger@reviewing.co.uk
to request a free copy of How Transfer Happens by Roger Greenaway

BOOKS ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING
Recent and recommended books about transfer are listed and reviewed in the transfer section of my online 'Active Learning Bookshop' at:
http://reviewing.co.uk/reviews/evaluation-transfer.htm

MORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOOKS OR WEBSITES

Please let me know if you have any! In fact, any comments you may have about this list of links, about the attached article, or questions or ideas you may have about reviewing or transfer are always welcome. I hope this information helps to develop your own thinking about how transfer happens and helps you to make it happen.
Roger Greenaway

MORE PAGES ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING AT REVIEWING.CO.UK
http://reviewing.co.uk/transfer/transfer-training.htm How to transfer learning and give your training lasting impact (2 day training workshop)
http://reviewing.co.uk/articles/transfer.htm Greenaway, R. (2002) "How Transfer Happens" in: Organisation Development ...
Article contents and how to request it
http://reviewing.co.uk/archives/art/9_1.htm#2
http://reviewing.co.uk/archives/art/9_1.htm
10 Tips for the Transfer of Learning
which is part of: Reviewing for Results
http://reviewing.co.uk/reviews/evaluation-transfer.htm Transfer of Learning - books and reviews
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