This post is provided by guest blogger, J. Mike Condreay, graduate student at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, MS in Training and Development program.
Madonna’s Material Girl song came to me when I read an article on training assessment for the millennial generation. It is easy to simply replace the words material with millennial. The question that remains is can the millennial process replace the materialistic needs of a fully functioning training program? Continue reading
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This post is provided by guest blogger, Tricia DeFay, graduate student at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, MBA in Health Administration program.
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In the article “Teaching Strategies of Award-winning Online Instructors” Ralph (2020) looks at a recent study performed by Kumar et al (2019) that examined the course design and teaching practices used by top-rated online instructors. Eight award-winning university instructors were interviewed for the study. Data analysis revealed these five key elements: Continue reading
Provided by guest blogger, Angelica Brodeur, graduate student University of St. Francis, MS Training and Development program
One of the main benefits of e-learning is the potential to offer learners a personalized learning experience, thereby moving away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach. The paradigm of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) is one example, Continue reading
This post is provided by guest blogger, Angelica Sanchez, graduate student at the University of St. Francis, MS Training and Development program.
In this article, the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) instructional design and Feature Driven Development Process (FDDP) were chosen as the instructional design and agile method to guide the design process in Continue reading
This post is provided by guest blogger, Michele Cote, graduate student at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, MS in Training and Development program.
David Housel (2020) brought to light challenges some adult learners face that can be overlooked by educators. Although measures exist to help children with difficulties while they are in school, the same is not true for adults. Background, interruptions in Continue reading
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This post is provided by guest blogger, Dawn Budreau, graduate student at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, MS in Training and Development program.
In the face of a public health crisis, colleges and universities had a difficult decision to make: cancel classes or find an alternative way to complete the semester? In an article written in the early stages of the mass conversion to online classes due to COVID-19, Hodges et al. (2020) describe how pandemic learning is not the same as a well-planned Continue reading
This post is provided by guest blogger, Brandon Rinker, graduate student University of St. Francis, MS Training and Development program
Omer (2016) begins by giving the basic definition of strategy. She then transitions to strategy in pedagogical terms and its use in accomplishing objectives for a course. As an instructor, clear goals need to be determined so actions can be applied to meet these Continue reading
This post is provided by guest blogger, Brandon Rinker, graduate student University of St. Francis, MS Training and Development program
Jane Hart begins with a quick nod to the COVID pandemic in that it was able to change employers view of online learning and training in an extremely short amount of time. The article discusses the need to be creative and innovative when it comes to eLearning Continue reading
This post is provided by guest blogger, J. Mike Condreay, graduate student at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, MS in Training and Development program.
As a nuclear power professional, my training career has been rooted in two catchy anagrams: SAT and ADDIE. These two concepts are the root stock for the training soup that nuclear power plants serve our students. As technology evolves and the digital Continue reading
