Why is Reading Important? – Janis Chan

Janis Chan (Author & Learning Expert)

Janis Chan explains why she thinks it is getting harder and harder to encourage reading, particularly book reading among young people. She talks about problems with current textbooks in schools and the impact of technology on reading.

Janis Chan
Janis Chan

Janis Fisher Chan has more than 30 years of experience as an author, instructional designer, and learning professional. She has done extensive research on learning theories, best practices & methodologies, and the real-world experiences of other learning and development professionals. She is the author of Pfeiffer’s 3-book Essential Guides to Training Basics series, and has developed workshops and e-learning programs for HDRQ and The Center for Creative Leadership, as well as self-study learning programs for the American Management Association. For Wiley, she helped to develop The Leadership Challenge Workshop and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop, among others.

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Janis Chan

Janis Chan

Janis Fisher Chan has more than 30 years of experience as an author, instructional designer, and learning professional.

She has done extensive research on learning theories, best practices & methodologies, and the real-world experiences of other learning and development professionals. She is the author of Pfeiffer’s 3-book Essential Guides to Training Basics series, and has developed workshops and e-learning programs for HDRQ and The Center for Creative Leadership, as well as self-study learning programs for the American Management Association. For Wiley, she helped to develop The Leadership Challenge Workshop and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop, among others.

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