Professional Practice in Learning and Development

Dr. Mark Loon is a faculty member at Bath Business School, Bath Spa University. He has published in various academic journals such as the Journal of Managerial Psychology, as well as practitioner reports and books. He is currently the Chair of the British Standards Institute's Human Capital Standard Sub-Committee on developing International HRM Standards and the Deputy Vice Chair of the Programmes and Qualifications committee within the University Forum on Human Resource Development. Prior to academia, he was in management consulting, working for firms such as Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young and KPMG.

Chapter - 1: Developing professional practice in L&D;
Chapter - 2: Understanding the context of L&D;
Chapter - 3: Using information, metrics and developing business cases for L&D;
Chapter - 4: Developing and using consultancy skills;
Chapter - 5: Enhancing participant engagement in the learning process;
Chapter - 6: Designing and developing digital and blended learning solutions;
Chapter - 7: Facilitating collective and social learning;
Chapter - 8: Developing and delivering L&D solutions for international markets

"The contributions that Mark Loon has collected together in this volume do much to ensure that the student of business develops their own critical voice. They exhort the student to be guided by but not blinded by theory; to take responsibility for their own learning, and to recognize their role in helping and supporting their organization and its workforce in adapting to change."

"Loon assembles a stellar line-up of experts to discuss the many facets of the modern L&D practitioner's role, from consultancy and cutting-edge digital solutions to planning learning with organisational context in mind. There are few more thorough introductions to the topic, and HR generalists with a learning remit will particularly enjoy it."

"[a collection of] must-read topics on L&D, HR, Management and Consulting development plans that can be applied in the current VUCA climate with consideration of the digital technologies.... highly recommended for any L&D practitioner"