Technology-based training.

Technology-Based Training provides information pertinent to the importance and influence of technology in the field of training. This book emphasizes the commercial and industrial setting at the expense of public and state-provided educational system.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology; Pergamon Infotech
Published: Pergamon Infotech,
Publisher Address: Oxford ; New York :
Publication Dates: [1986]
©1986
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: State of the art report ; 14:8
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080340975
Summary: Technology-Based Training provides information pertinent to the importance and influence of technology in the field of training. This book emphasizes the commercial and industrial setting at the expense of public and state-provided educational system.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781483191010
148319101X
Index Number: HF5549
CLC: C975
Contents: Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Foreword; Publisher's note; Invited Papers; Chapter 1: Off-the-shelf courseware: key issues in 1986; Publisher Summary; Introduction; A growth in awareness; What do we mean by a courseware industry?; Selecting courseware topics; Marketing and distribution; Effective use of courseware; Quality; Specialist skills for the development of off-the-shelf courseware; Realising the potential of off-the-shelf courseware; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Using specialist services; Publisher Summary; Getting started; The approach; Project management.
OperationalPackaging and distribution; Summary; Chapter 3: Managing technology-based training development projects; Publisher Summary; Introduction; A phased approach; Detailed planning; Tracking and reporting; Quality control; Change control; Chapter 4: Training psychology and TBT; Publisher Summary; Introduction; The risk versus the potential; Measuring performance; Inherent qualities of CBT; Training and productivity; MMI and CBT; Conclusion; Chapter 5: The impact of training in enlightened countries; Publisher Summary; Learning from our industrial past.
The rise of computer-based training in corporate AmericaWhat are the standards ... the need for learning management systems; The situation in Asia; Strategic suggestions; Chapter 6: Evaluating computer-based training tools; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Organisational requirements for evaluating CBT tools; Evaluating CBT hardware; Evaluating CBT authoring tools; CBT and training effectiveness; Evaluating suppliers; CBT technology and trends; Coming attractions in CBT: a look at the future; How to get started; Chapter 7: Technology-based training and interactive video; Publisher Summary.
IntroductionSo what is interactive video?; What interactive video offers; Interactive video in training; Production schedules; Elements of production; Maintaining and updating material; What does it cost?; Chapter 8: Presenting the case for technology-based training; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Who prepares the case for TBT?; Steps required to carry out an investigation into any technology project; What factors contribute to the success of technology projects?; What is involved in justifying the proposal?; Presenting the case for TBT; Common problems; Conclusion.
Chapter 9: Managing computer-based training projectsPublisher Summary; Introduction; Feasibility study; Definition of requirements; Project planning; Review; Resourcing; Courseware design; Courseware development; Piloting and implementation; The key; The approval cycle; Monitoring and control; Conclusions; Chapter 10: A union response to change; Publisher Summary; The challenge of new technology; The lack of industrial training and its weaknesses; Computer-based interactive video disk training; Distance Learning (Manpower Services Commission (MSC) Open Tech Project); Conclusion.