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Scott, Glen; Winiecki, Donald J. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2012
Human performance technology (HPT), like other concepts, models, and frameworks that we use to describe the world in which we live and the way we organize ourselves to accomplish valuable activities, is built from paradigms that were fresh and relevant at the time it was conceived and from the fields of study from which it grew. However, when the…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Human Factors Engineering, Performance Factors, Classification
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Dierkes, Sunda V. – Performance Improvement, 2012
The current debate over whether to choose just one universal human performance technology (HPT) model, in particular Langdon's language of work (LOW) model, promises a shared understanding among HPT professionals, credibility for the HPT profession, and a return on investment of time and effort in developing performance models over more than 70…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Models, Convergent Thinking, Problem Solving
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Wittkuhn, Klaus D. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2012
Disciplines and professions each have their own methods of inquiry. This article outlines the commonalities as well as the differences and describes the relationship between the disciplines and the professions. The emphasis is on consulting because this is the profession with which we are concerned. There are three different approaches in…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Inquiry, Research Methodology, Consultation Programs
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Pearlstein, Richard B. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2012
Most executives have not heard of human performance technology (HPT), but a recent Google search showed 25 times more Google hits for "lean six sigma" than for "human performance technology." This article describes five factors that make HPT a hard sell: (1) HPT is not part of standard business jargon, (2) organizational executives associate…
Descriptors: Expertise, Problem Solving, Performance Technology, Performance Factors
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Cetin, Aydin; Guler, Inan – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
Web3D presents many opportunities for learners in a virtual world or virtual environment over the web. This is a great opportunity for open-distance education institutions to benefit from web3d technologies to create courses with interactive 3d materials. There are many open source and commercial products offering 3d technologies over the web…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Decision Making, Virtual Classrooms, Internet