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Darnell Gibney - Unit 4 Assignment

The Physical, Environmental, and Global Factors and Computer-based Training

Abstract

The focus of this paper is computer-based training and the analyses of the physical, environmental, and cultural factors that influence student learning, attitudes, and performance. The learner’s characteristics and the nature of the learning were considered from the current training method. It was found that the learners left the training stressed out which resulted in this method of training being unsuccessful. For a period of time after training, the Case Managers were assigning work activities incorrectly. As a result, the company wants to incorporate a blend of computer-based and classroom-based training.

Annotated Bibliography

Bonk, C. J. (2009). The world is open for a reason: Make that 30 reasons! eLearn Magazine, 2009(7). Retrieved from http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=1595436
 * Curtis J. Bonk is a writer, speaker, and consultant as well as a professor of instructional systems technology at Indiana University. He is the author of three recent books: The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education (2009), Empowering Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and Doing (2008), and The Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs (2006). Curt is president of CourseShare and SurveyShare. For more information, visit Curt Bonk's eLearning World. His contribution includes information on the learner benefits of Open Education Resources such as:  A learner is not longer confined to a set time and place, duration, and format for learning.  They can learn new skills in prerequisite courses and even get in some instances and they don’t have to take time from work for professional development.

Moore, M. G. and Kearsley, G. (2012). Distance education: A system view of online learning. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. IBSN: 9781111520991
 * The book by Michael Moore, who is known in academic circles for leadership in conceptualizing and developing the scholarly study of distance education, and Greg Kearsley, who is the Director of Online Graduate Studies at the University of New England, explains the use of computer-based learning being used for self-managed study programs. The authors also added the advantage of making delivery of computer-based learning more reliable and less expensive because the Internet is not needed. The programs are making use of CD-ROM or DVD.

Patel, L. (2010, December). Instructional System Design in an on-demand world. T&D: Training and development, 64(12), 42-44.
 * Laleh Patel is research associate for ASTD. Her insight on 97% of companies still conducting traditional classroom training, and more than two-thirds are transitioning to a combination of computer-based and classroom training for staff development was invaluable to this paper.

Stone, D., Jarrett, C., Woodroffe, M. & Minocha, S. (2005). User interface design and evaluation. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
 * The book by Debbie Stone is a lecturer in the faculty of mathematics and computing at the United Kingdom Open University. She has been involved in teaching human-computer interface via distance learning since 1993. Caroline Jarrett is an independent usability consultant.  She founded Effortmark Limited in order to concentrate on what systems are for instead of how the system is put together.  Mark Woodroffe is a staff tutor, senior lecturer, and deputy head of the computing department at the United Kingdom Open University.  Shailey Minocha is a senior lecturer in human-computer interaction in the faculty of mathematics and computing at the Open University, where she leads a research program in customer relationship management and service quality of e-commerce learning environment.  The authors gave a nice overview of the main areas of investigation and the information gathered in physical and social environments.

Wallace, S. (2000). The benefits of interactive CBT: the journal of industrial health, occupational medicine and the surgery of trauma. Occupational Health & Safety. 69 (1), 22-26.
 * Scott Wallace is Multimedia Manager for Summit Training Source, Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Opening with the statement “CBT is rapidly gaining respect as an indispensible tool in situations where training needs to be more efficient and more effective than ever before” (p. 22).  The author proposes some valuable advantages to having this format of training available.  It helps with the problem of training people that works varying shifts such as third shift, its flexibility to start and stop the training using a book marking feature, which allows the learner to fit in smaller chunks of learning at a time.  Another advantage offered by the author is that experienced learner can test out of a module with a pre-test.  The author also offered a handy checklist of things to look for when assessing programs.