Allison Rossett
Allison Rossett, a professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University, is fascinated by what, in addition to classes and training, influences performance. This enthusiasm began decades ago with her book, Handbook of Job Aids, and continues today with her forthcoming book:
Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving from Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere
(Pfeiffer/Wiley)
Allison is an irreverent keynote speaker, a bang-up ping pong player, and a consultant on learning and performance strategy, development of workforce learning professionals, and analysis and evaluation. Her many honors include induction into the Training magazine HRD Hall of Fame, recognition as ASTD's winner for contributions to Workplace Learning and Performance in 2002, membership on ASTD’s International Board, and best book honors for Training Needs Assessment, A Handbook of Job Aids, First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis, and Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World (2001). Allison edited The ASTD E-learning Handbook: Best Practices, Strategies and Case Studies for an Emerging Field (2002).
Allison’s career has taken her many places, including Taipei, Singapore, India, Australia, Brazil and all over North America. She lives happily and works excessively in San Diego, California.
website: edweb.sdsu.edu/people/ARossett/
e-mail: arossett@mail.sdsu.edu