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Any process involving motion or hand-eye coordination is best
left to c-learning.
Welding, for instance, is best left to in-person training. |
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Emotional subjects should also be taught face to face. Masie
says, "I wouldn't teach how to fire someone online." |
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He also advises against Web-based teaching of things that are
deeply conceptual in nature, recommending instead that training
focus on procedural topics. |
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Thus, organizations should avoid using the web for instruction
on the fundamentals of programming, but consider it for teaching
how to query a database, creating a cell in a spreadsheet, or
processing an expense form. |
The
Audience Counts
Also,
you must not only consider the subject, but also the audience. The
chart below, from e-tales of Instructional
Design, compares employee perception regarding online learning
with management perception:
Employee |
Management |
Prefer
classroom/laboratory training over online learning |
Prefer
online learning to classroom training. |
Enjoy
getting out of the office and taking a learning break
from the everyday work. |
View
classroom training as inefficient and disruptive. |
Enjoyed
talking with other employees and finding out what they
are doing. |
Provides
more flexibly so workers can learn anytime. Reduced costs
in terms of travel. |
Masie
does Mutimedia
What
should be taught? - An e-Learning Briefing ( April
13 & 14 2000).
Simulations
and Gaming
The Learning Frontier
Words
of advice from the computer-gaming industry by Clark Aldrich
Within a few years, many of the simulations organizations use for
training will look more like computer games than Web-based courses.
Cave
Of Dreams
Simulations
in Higher Education By Susan Abdulezer
We are virtual spelunkers exploring a shadow world, finding our
way toward greater enlightenment.
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