Creating a Well-Rounded OnlineLearning Experience

Joseph Gainer & Richard Culatta

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An Eclectic Approach

An Eclectic Approach

• The traditionalapproach

• Symptom: FalseDichotomy (Face toFace or eLearning)

• Web 2.0 approach• Symptom: High

barrier of entry(you’ve got to knowbefore you learn)

Eclectic Approach

• Provide structured training, but use a healthyvariety of delivery methods in the process.

Audience Response SystemDigital Video

Threaded Online Discussion

Online Learning Objects RepositoryiPod Podcasts

Mobile Content Delivery

Discrete WBT modules

Virtual Immersive Worlds

VTC

Why This is So Important

• A culturally diverse workforce• The need for building flexible minds• Extremely wide range of types of training

offered• Physically dispersed workforce• The immeasurable cost of training failures

Eclectic vs. Blended Learning

Applying an Eclectic Approach

• Employ a wide range of instructional activities• Employ a wide range of delivery methods• Suspend preconceived notions

eLearning Menu

Examples of Eclectic eLearning

• Interactive Case Exercise• Virtual Immersive Worlds Training• Mobile Learning

It is 28 January 2000.

Three weeks ago you started work. Read the traffic for today

Your group chief has asked that you and your colleagues come up withrequirements. She asks to see them before she leaves for the day at 1700.

Interactive Case Exercise

Goals of the Interactive Case Exercise

• Sensitize analysts to analytic pitfalls.• Provide them with an evaluation of their

performance.• Reinforce the utility of analytic tools and

methodologies.

Primary Learning Outcomes

• Accurately represent reporting,continue to evaluate reliability,and work to ensure that requirements areneutral rather than leading.

Virtual Immersive Worlds

Mobile Learning

Advantages to Mobile Learning

• Leverages familiar technologies• Available even when the network is not• Push vs. pull technology• Ads variety to the delivery• Doesn’t waste bandwidth

Podcasting

• Podcast creation station• Apple enterprise iTunes server (or other RSS

feed manager)• Can use video and audio

Interactive Mobile Learning

1. Subscribe tolearning content

2. Participate ininteractive learningactivities from wherever

3. Sync periodicallywith LCMS

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94% Ashton, Thomas

77% Babson, Alexia

91% Callaway, John

78% Celli, Linda

91% Dodge, William

74% Frampton, Peter

79% Gregg, Barbara

94% Howe, George

86% Johnson, Jerry

79% Lamb, Anthony

75% McIntosh, Martin

89% Miller, Michael

85% Olsen, Mark

85% Paulson, Patrick

97% Rogers, Helen

67% Zack, Arthur

78% AVERAGE

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