The prevention of foodborne illness in childcare centers is a major public health concern. One prevention mechanism is the education of childcare providers. Because of the very diverse population in the childcare profession, the constant turnover rate and the need for high-quality, accessible training, providing this training proves to be an…

Describes the development of an instructional technology-based training course for a Hewlett Packard manufacturing plant. The environment, an appropriately trained staff, and a development strategy with measurable goals are discussed; a comparison of conventional training with self-paced courseware is described; and learning effectiveness and…

Discusses benefits of online distance learning and considers some of the barriers that need to be addressed for successful implementation. Topics include quality compared to traditional face-to-face methods; academic workloads; self-pacing issues; the lecturer's role; lack of standards; security concerns; and the need for strategic planning. (LRW)

The influences of two different instructional techniques--media adjunct programing (MAP) and traditional instructor classroom (TIC) methods--upon several variables were examined. These dependent variables included student learning and retention, state anxiety, state curiosity, time-to-criterion, and student and instructor attitudes. Matched groups…

Describes a study conducted at the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University (New York) that measured librarians' opinions of and attitudes toward a self-paced bibliographic instruction workbook. Survey results were compared for librarians who used the self-paced approach and those who followed a traditional approach. (Contains six references.)…