Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives [Paperback]

Deborah A. Schreiber (Editor), Zane L. Berge (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0787943134 | ISBN-13: 978-0787943134 | Publication Date: November 20, 1998 | Edition: 1

Winner of the University Continuing Education Association's Charles A. Wedemeyer Award, which recognizes highly meritorious book-length publications that advance research in independent study and distance education.

"This manual is the one we have been waiting for! It takes dead aim at all the important issues facing distance learning providers and hits the bull's eye on every one of them. It is down to earth, real world, and up to date. Its examples and insights for practitioners help create the sense of urgency and excitement all of us in distance learning feel today."--Michael P. Lambert, executive director, Distance Education and Training Council

Today's advances in communications technology have created exciting new possibilities for training professionals. But not all technologies are created equal. Distance Training examines these new tools to show how compressed video, satellite broadcasting, the Internet, and other innovations can each be used to their best advantage. In-depth case studies of sixteen progressive organizations--NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, and Unisys among them--provide real-world models readers can use to design learning programs that transcend the traditional boundaries of time and space by turning the home, office, and meeting room into immediate, effective learning environments.

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"This manual is the one we have been waiting for! It takes dead aim at all the important issues facing distance learning providers and hits the bull's eye on every one of them. It is down to earth, real world, and up to date. Its examples and insights for practitioners help create the sense of urgency and excitement all of us in distance learning feel today." (Michael P. Lambert, executive director, Distance Education and Training Council)

"This book presents an insightful view of distance training and the use of technology in organizations. It will be of great value to all educators and trainers interested in this important topic." (Greg Kearsley, program professor, Instructional Technology and Distance Education Program, Nova Southeastern University)

"An excellent, comprehensive study of the potential strategic benefits of distance learning to organizations. Certainly, if the federal government is to utilize information to improve services, it first must harness these same technologies to improve the training of its workforce." (Alan C. Lorish Jr., champion for IT training, Government Information Technology Services Board)

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For the distance training provider, today's amazing array of advanced communications technologies poses many exciting possibilities. But it also makes for a daunting challenge. How can you employ these technologies-each with its inherent strengths and limitations-to implement the most effective distance and distributed learning? And how can you use them to best meet your organization's strategic goals?Through the use of sixteen lively case studies, Distance Training shows readers the innovative ways in which organizations have used various communications technologies to maximize employee learning and meet business objectives.Each study illustrates distance-training applications ranging from the dissemination of information to building skills in critical thinking and problem solving, to changing attitudes, and to shaping organizational culture. Taken from corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies, these studies also show how providers managed to overcome the many organizational and technical obstacles that stood between them and the successful realization of their learning events, programs, and designs.Readers will benefit from the best practices embedded in each case study, which are summarized at the And of the book. They will also gain from the set of guiding principles that provides a framework for discussing distance learning in organizations-principles that represent systems engineering strategies for the design, development, and implementation of distance training processes.Including a history of distance training and in-depth advice on instructional design, policy issues, organizational restructuring, and technical and electronic systems development, Distance Training gives practitioners and aspirants to the field a concrete, real-world look at how state-of-the-art distance learning can actually be achieved.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 441 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (November 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787943134
• ISBN-13: 978-0787943134
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,641,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delving into the details of distance training and education., March 1, 1999

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This review is from: Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives (Paperback)

This work explores the impact of organizational technology on distance training, presents conceptual frameworks in distance training and education, and discusses instructional design of distance training. Most of the book presents case studies in considerable detail. Three primary themes of the cases are: distributing information and increasing knowledge; building technical and critical thinking skills; and changing attitudes and enhancing motivation. A penetrating and technical treatment of the subject.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A practical orientation about Distance Training, March 22, 2000

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This review is from: Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives (Paperback)

The book deserves the merit of showing diverse Instructional Theories frameworks applied to both Academic and Corporate environments. It becomes even more comprehensive at the point the case studies are shown, so it is easy to evaluate the applicability of all methodologies presented to a certain purpose.