Development of Online Distributed Training: Practical Considerations and Lesson Learned

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Author(s): Eileen B. Entin (Aptima Inc., USA), Jason Sidman (Aptima Inc., USA)and Lisa Neal (eLearn Magazine, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 18
Source title: Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Best Practices and Principles for Instructors
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kara L. Orvis (Aptima Inc., USA)and Andrea L.R. Lassiter (Minnesota State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-753-9.ch009

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Virtual Learning Environments

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This chapter discusses considerations and tradeoffs in designing and developing an online teamwork skills training program for geographically distributed instructors and students. The training program is grounded in principles of scenario-based learning, in which operationally realistic scenarios are used to engage students in actively forming links between classroom and real-world applications of key concepts. The chapter focuses on supporting active engagement of learners, and meaningful and thoughtful learner-learner interactions appropriate to the subject matter (Neal & Miller, 2006). We describe lessons learned in the development of a distributed training program that interleaves asynchronous and synchronous training modules (Neal & Miller, 2005) to leverage the advantages of both self-paced and group learning, provide opportunities to practice the teamwork concepts being trained, create social presence, and promote interaction and reflection among the course members.

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