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Kaufman, Roger – Educational Technology, 2015
Human competence is a vital element for any organization that expects to survive and then thrive. Developing individual performance ability is necessary but not sufficient because trained people alone will not make an organization successful. We must determine what people should deliver and why it should be delivered in order to add measurable…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Capacity Building, Job Performance, Training Methods
Shaughnessy, Michael F. – Educational Technology, 2016
Harold Stolovitch is Emeritus Professor of Workplace Learning & Performance, Université de Montréal, where he also served as Associate Dean of Research and Chair of the Instructional & Performance Technology graduate programs. He has also been a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Visiting Professor at the University of Southern California.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Feedback (Response), Workplace Learning, College Faculty
Frazer, Gary W.; Stevens, George H. – Educational Technology, 2015
Most past and current learning technologies have been one- or two-dimensional in presentation. This may be fine if one is looking at a map or even a fine painting. However, to fully appreciate the detail of a statue or a machine part, it is better to be able to look at it from all sides. Use of holographic images allows an item to be shared with a…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Human Factors Engineering, Educational Technology, Computer Graphics
Budd, Marjorie L.; Hannum, Wallace H. – Educational Technology, 2016
The intent of this article is to offer guidance based on experience and evidence that can enable organizations to be more effective in preparing their workforce. The authors believe organizations need a new vision, a new way to conceptualize the role of HRD (Human Resource Development) that functions within the organization, responsible for the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Organizations (Groups), Role
Klein, James D.; Moore, Alison L. – Educational Technology, 2016
This article focuses on informal learning and its implications for instructional design and performance improvement. The authors begin by sharing a story of how a novice instructional designer employs informal learning strategies in her professional and personal life. Next, they offer a definition of informal learning that encompasses both…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Instructional Design, Performance Factors, Improvement
Bell, Herbert H.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Educational Technology, 2014
All branches of the U.S. military are moving toward education and training that is tailored to meet individuals' needs wherever they are and whenever they are ready to learn. The result will be a culture of continuous, personalized learning with learner progress that is based on proficiency and a greater emphasis on technology-enabled immersive…
Descriptors: Military Training, Military Service, Educational Change, Individualized Instruction
Beriwal, Madhu; Clegg, Stewart; Collopy, Fred; McDaniel, Reuben, Jr.; Morgan, Gareth; Sutcliffe, Kathleen; Kaufman, Roger; Marker, Anthony; Selwyn, Neil – Educational Technology, 2013
Scholars representing the field of organizational science, broadly defined as including many fields--organizational behavior and development, management, workplace performance, and so on--were asked to identify what they considered to be the most exciting and imaginative work currently being done in their field, as well as how that work might…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Job Performance, Imagination
Subramony, Deepak Prem – Educational Technology, 2012
This article seeks to reflect, summarize, and present preexisting understandings from multiple interrelated realms of theory and practice--including diffusion of innovations, needs assessment, change management, systemic change, performance improvement, and what might be described as "socio-culturally cognizant" educational technology--in order to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Needs Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Wilson, Brent G.; Parrish, Patrick E. – Educational Technology, 2011
A transformative learning experience (TLE) is an especially meaningful encounter that leaves a lasting impact on a person's sense of competence or place in the world. The construct of TLE is presented in transactional terms as an irreducible interplay between learner and the world (including the natural world, artifacts, and other people).…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Transformative Learning, Learning Experience, Competence
Lin, Yu-Ju; Kim, ChanMin – Educational Technology, 2013
Most classrooms in the U.S. are composed of students with different learning styles and experiences as well as different achievement levels (Ferguson, 2001). Personalized learning is a unique way of students' learning determined by their own learning style, pace, and needs. Focusing on individual differences, personalized instruction aims to…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Design Preferences
McVerry, J. Gregory – Educational Technology, 2011
In today's classrooms, students now turn to the Internet as their primary source of information, though the common belief in the idea that "digital natives" can easily traverse a landscape littered with misconceptions, multiple perspectives, and competing ideas has large implications in the classroom. Research into students reading multiple online…
Descriptors: Criticism, Primary Sources, Internet, Misconceptions
Hannum, Wallace H. – Educational Technology, 2012
Instructional design models have been criticized for being too inflexible and taking too long to follow to be useful in today's fast-paced environment. As a result, some have rejected instructional design. This article offers an alternative view of instructional design as flexible and able to be accomplished in much shorter time periods than…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Chen, Li-Ling – Educational Technology, 2011
Educators have been paying attention to the teaching potential of the 3D virtual world browsing program Second Life, and they have been using the tool to teach subjects such as arts and mathematics in the past few years. In this article, the author focuses on how to teach language arts in Second Life. Advantages and disadvantages of two Second…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Web Based Instruction, Online Systems
Parrish, Patrick E.; Wilson, Brent G.; Dunlap, Joanna C. – Educational Technology, 2011
This article presents a framework for understanding learning experience as an object for instructional design--as an object for design as well as research and understanding. Compared to traditional behavioral objectives or discrete cognitive skills, the object of experience is more holistic, requiring simultaneous attention to cognition, behavior,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Behavioral Objectives, Transformative Learning, Learning Processes
Kim, Min Kyu – Educational Technology, 2010
This article discusses an effort to improve training performance in a large corporate conglomerate in South Korea. In particular, focus is placed on a new instructional design (ID) model named the Cogwheel ID model. The cogwheel metaphor is used to illustrate the integrated processes within complex training organizations, including organizational,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, Models, Needs Assessment
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