E-Learning Best Practices
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Author: Dr. Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D.
What is Human Resource Development?
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Planning Training with a Bias Toward Scarcity
Shirley J. Caruso When planning training, the relationship between resources (people, time, and money) and budget can become rather complicated. This relationship can become even more complicated when resources are scarce. It is logical to assume that increased money resources enable investment of more people and time to the training project. Conversely, a limited budget […]
Should ADDIE Be Replaced by Whole Task Models of Instructional Design?
By Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. According to Reiser and Dempsey (2012), a key criticism to the traditional approach to instructional design, such as the ADDIE model of instruction design, has been that these traditional approaches emphasize breaking complex skills down into their component parts, and designing instruction that initially focuses on teaching those component skills […]
Social Cognitive Theory
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. Social cognitive theory, a theory of learning that focuses on changes in behavior that result from observing others, emerged from the work of Albert Bandura (1925-) (Bandura, 1986, 1997, 2001). Social cognitive theory has its historical roots in behaviorism, but, as the name implies, it has evolved over the years into […]
Turn Knowledge Hoarding into Knowledge Sharing
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. To understand knowledge hoarding, it may be beneficial to first define the opposite of knowledge hoarding, or knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing is the exchange of information, skills, or expertise among select members of an organization that forms a valuable intangible asset that is typically not shared with the entire organization. It is […]
David Kolb’s Learning Styles Model and Experiential Learning Theory
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. David Kolb’s learning styles model, which was published in 1984, can be associated with such terms as Kolb’s experiential learning theory (ELT), experiential education (EE), and Kolb’s learning styles inventory (LSI). Kolb includes this ‘cycle of learning’ as a central principle in his experiential learning theory, typically expressed as a four-stage […]
Online, Synchronous, and Asynchronous Learning
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. What is Online Learning? Online learning, also referred to as e-training or e-learning, is a method of delivering training that allows learning to occur anywhere in the world with the help of the Internet and the use of a computer. What Are the Training Delivery Methods for Online Learning? There are generally […]
Adult Learning Style Preferences
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. What Is Learning Style? Learning Style is a composite of the cognitive, affective, and physiological factors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how a learner perceives, interacts with, and responds to the learning environment. Learning Style Preferences Learning Style Preferences are preferred methods of learning for an individual. Most adult […]