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The Adult Learner May Really Be a Neglected Species
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O'Toole, Sean; Essex, Belinda – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
When we separate the process of learning that is experienced by adults and children from the methods, systems and settings that are used, a clear case can be made for a very distinct, andragogical model. This concept exists separately from the notion that there is undoubtedly a common pedagogy or "art of teaching" that is shared by the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Learning Processes, Learning Experience
Cloud Control
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Weinstein, Margery – Training, 2012
Your learning curriculum needs a new technological platform, but you don't have the expertise or IT equipment to pull it off in-house. The answer is a learning system that exists online, "in the cloud," where learners can access it anywhere, anytime. For trainers, cloud-based coursework often means greater ease of instruction resulting in greater…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, On the Job Training, Electronic Learning, Internet
Integrating Microcomputers and the Information Professional: Strategies for Training Information Managers to Use the PC.
Pritcher, Pamela N. – Online, 1985
Reviews the introduction of personal computers (PC) into the Information Research Center at Bell Communications Research, Inc. Highlights include challenges for successfully integrating PC's into each manager's unique work style, training objectives, and strategies for successfully implementing microcomputers. Prototype training program is…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Information Centers, Information Scientists
Microcomputer Use in Collection Development.
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Welsch, Erwin K.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Describes different applications of microcomputers for acquisitions and collection development in three of the university libraries at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Highlights include differences in hardware and software for similar tasks, utilization problems, generalizations about strategies for effective microcomputer use in collection…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Higher Education
Performance Support Systems: Guidelines for System Design and Integration.
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Milheim, William D. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1992
Describes the components of electronic performance support systems that are used for the provision of information, decision support, and training for on-the-job employees. Rationale for the use of performance support systems is discussed, design of the systems is considered, development and distribution are addressed, and future possibilities are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Decision Making
Computer-Assisted Training for Student Library Assistants.
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Guilfoyle, Marvin C. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
Outlines process involved in the development of a librarian-produced microcomputer-based training course for academic library student assistants: decision-making, developing the lesson, programming, keeping user informed, debugging, and implementation. Development of basic training course for student assistants at University of Evansville…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software