Learning Technology Specification: Principles for Army Training Designers and Developers

Swanson, L.M.; Ratwani, Krista Langkamer; Holland, Samantha J; Zeidman, Troy; Bickley, William R.

doi:10.21236/ada591798

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“…Our main focus in this report was on instructional design. Instructional design can reflect the ways in which information is transformed, packaged, and then communicated for an audience of learners (see Swanson et al, 2013). The question for point of need training is how to best transform, package, and communicate information to address the needs of a specific audience.…”

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“…The first is focused on technologies used to deliver training. This includes training research and interventions that seek to apply technologies across different learning environments (see Swanson, Ratwani, Holland, Zeidman, & Bickley, 2013). The second is focused on issues of instructional design, addressing the question of how best to fit instruction to learners' identified needs.…”

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“…When considering point of need, it is possible for questions about technology to occupy too much focus. Research has explored whether technology may help or hinder applications of particular instructional designs and techniques (see Bedwell & Salas, 2010;Bower, 2008;Clark & Mayer, 2008;Swanson et al, 2013). In fact, some researchers have claimed "technology matters only to the extent that it may allow new instructional methods" (Mayer interview in Veronikas & Shaughnessy, 2005).…”

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This report is the second in a series of three, focusing on applying instructional design and tailored training techniques to address the Army Learning Model (ALM) point of need concept. The point of need concept focuses both on the accessibility of information to support the learning process as well as designing learning materials to address individual differences in learners' experiences, background knowledge, and job-specific requirements. Here, we describe the process used and rationale for our approach to developing six IMI exemplars focused on point of need training, including three variations of needs-focused designs: familiarization, core, and tailored training. The IMI were developed for two topics-Adjust Indirect Fire and Conduct a Defense by a Squadspecifically targeting content to the needs of new squad or team leaders. We present our recommendations for developing needsfocused IMI for specific Army audiences. A previous report surveyed existing Army IMI for Combat Arms (Blankenbeckler, Graves, & Wampler, 2013); the final report in this series will present the findings of an experiment testing different IMI variations.

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