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Romaniuk, Mary-Jo; Haycock, Ken – Australian Library Journal, 2011
It has become accepted wisdom that there is a shortage of leaders in the library profession. A number of leader and leadership development programs have emerged in Australia, Canada and the United States that attract interested participants, yet what is the core purpose of these programs? Do they work? Review of leadership programs reveals that…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Program Evaluation, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness
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Nguyen, Frank; Hanzel, Matthew – Performance Improvement, 2007
Those involved in training know that creating instructional materials can become a tedious, repetitive process. They also know that business conditions often require training interventions to be delivered in ways that are not ideally structured or timed. This article examines the notion that learning objects can be reused and adapted for…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Job Performance, Performance Technology, Case Studies
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Jonassen, David – Performance Improvement, 2001
Discusses problem solving and why employees need to be trained and educated to solve problems. Highlights include domain knowledge and its role in problem solving; instructional design issues; types of problems; discrete problems versus metaproblems; and the need to prescribe instructional design processes for each type of problem. (LRW)
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Job Performance, Performance Technology, Problem Solving
Larson, Miriam B.; Lockee, Barbara B. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2004
Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) professionals practice their skills in a broad range of career environments and job roles. The resulting collection of competency lists and wide range of practice environments, coupled with the frequent changes that have always characterized the field, produce complexity that is difficult to communicate to…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Career Development, Job Performance, Performance Technology
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Milheim, William – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1997
Reviews instructional design issues for electronic performance support systems and outlines strategies for developing an effective system for a given work setting. Discusses overall design, the information database, the advisory and instructional components, and access to applications software. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Databases, Educational Technology
Schwen, Thomas M.; Kalman, Howard K.; Evans, Michael A. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2006
This article introduces a strategic argument and examples, in subsequent articles in this special issue, about sociocultural research opportunities for HPT practitioners and scholars. The authors take the view that recent criticisms of Instructional Systems Design have merit when considered from an organizational performance point of view. We see…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Instructional Systems, Research Opportunities, Instructional Design
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Benson, Angela D.; Bothra, Jashoda; Sharma, Priya – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2004
Performance support systems can play an important role in corporations by managing and allowing distribution of information more easily. These systems run the gamut from simple paper job aids to sophisticated computer- and web-based software applications that support the entire corporate supply chain. According to Gery (1991), a performance…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Management Systems, Internet, Corporations
Darabi, A. Aubteen; Nelson, David W.; Mackal, Melissa C. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2004
The measure of performance improvement potential (Gilbert, 1978) in human performance technology uses an exemplary performance as a criterion against which to measure the potential improvement in the performance of a workforce. The measure is calculated based on the performance efficiency which compares expended resources to productivity. The same…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Performance Technology, Computer Assisted Testing, Instructional Effectiveness