Self-Paced Technology-Based Training

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By Jackie Dobrovolny
"Here's a model for how adults learn from self-paced, technology-based corporate training.
Did you ever wonder how adults learn from self-paced, technology-based corporate training? What do these learners do to make the content personally meaningful? How do they learn to apply it on the job? What features of a self-paced, technology-based course do they find particularly valuable? Should instructional designers assist or prohibit learners from changing or customizing the course? Over the next three months, I will present a model, as well as information and examples, to answer these questions and more importantly, discuss the implications for designing and developing effective self-paced, technology-based corporate training.
The model is based on a research study I conducted with employees from several large international corporations. Each study participant selected a different career-relevant, self-paced, technology-based course offered by his or her corporation. "