Example 3: Asynchronous Training
In an effort to improve its poor safety record, a biodiesel manufacturing plant needs a series of safety training modules. These stand-alone modules must illustrate best practices on how to safely operate the many pieces of heavy machinery on the plant floor. The modules should involve step-by-step processes and the method of delivery needs to be available to all shifts at the plant. As well, the shift supervisors want to be sure the employees are engaged and can demonstrate their learning from the modules.
In an effort to improve its poor safety record, a biodiesel manufacturing plant needs a series of safety training modules. These stand-alone modules must illustrate best practices on how to safely operate the many pieces of heavy machinery on the plant floor. The modules should involve step-by-step processes and the method of delivery needs to be available to all shifts at the plant. As well, the shift supervisors want to be sure the employees are engaged and can demonstrate their learning from the modules.
In this scenario, the learning environment needs specific components in order to successfully train the employees. I believe that using one of two of the two following technologies could help this scenario. The first site would be “Lecture Share” found at www.lectureshare.com. It is an excellent source that can be accessed from anywhere. The availability to upload audio and video to the site allows for an interactive experience with the learning materials. In the Simonson text it is said:
“a successful asynchronous model will have “select methods of teaching that provide learners with enough interaction to keep them on task while encouraging them to explore their learning experiences” (Simonson et.al. p.189).
The available Email and blogging tools allows for the users to be kept in ‘constant contact’ (p.249) with the instructor. I believe that Lecture Share has an excellent future for eLearning and would be useful for the student and teacher who would incorporate this scenario. This site is still in beta and the company is looking for feedback from users.
Resources:
Hennessey.S.(2010) Edu20.org. Vermont educator 2.0:Resources for living and learning in the green mountains. Retrieved from: http://www.vermonteducator.com/edu20-org.htmlhttp://www.vermonteducator.com/edu20-org.htmlhttp://www.vermonteducator.com/edu20-org.html
GMVS (n.d.) Technology in the classroom and on the road. Green mountain valley school. Retrieved from:http://www.gmvs.org/academics/technology-classroom-and-road
Simonson, M. Smaldino, S., Albright, M., Zvacek, S. (2009). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education. Boston: Allyn & Bacon/Pearson.
The second platform I found was edu 2.0 which can be found at www. edu20.org. This site is also an excellent way to utilize the components of asynchronous learning with many avenues of collaboration with the instructor and learner including and additional chat feature which lecture share does not have. Edu2.0 has been successfully used in an online course in the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont adopted this platform and has “incorporated [it] into the structure of each class” (GMVS, line 2). The students are able to “access course materials and assignments while traveling…and it enables teachers to communicate with students during travel” (GMVS, line 6). This platform has been very successful for the students at this school as it is a private ski school and the students are traveling quite a bit. Susan Hennessey, who has over 20 years experience working in Community Colleges in Vermont, authors the Vermont Educator. Her work with the developer of Edu 2.0 has been influential in creating a better platform with more focused applications in the module. She states that Edu 2.0 “ has shown the ability to improve the effectiveness of communication, it increased the ease of differentiating and integrating rich digital media, and it helped teachers to become more efficient and reflective” (Hennessey, para 7). I believe this technology, which has excellent features, could be incorporated very easily and the learner could benefit with the module having all course work complied onto one site.
Resources:
Hennessey.S.(2010) Edu20.org. Vermont educator 2.0:Resources for living and learning in the green mountains. Retrieved from: http://www.vermonteducator.com/edu20-org.htmlhttp://www.vermonteducator.com/edu20-org.htmlhttp://www.vermonteducator.com/edu20-org.html
GMVS (n.d.) Technology in the classroom and on the road. Green mountain valley school. Retrieved from:http://www.gmvs.org/academics/technology-classroom-and-road
Simonson, M. Smaldino, S., Albright, M., Zvacek, S. (2009). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education. Boston: Allyn & Bacon/Pearson.
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