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Title:
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REAL-LIFE LEARN-BY-DOING TRAINING ON A PDA |
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Author(s):
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David Guralnick |
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ISBN:
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972-8939-02-7 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Carmel Borg, Piet Kommers and Philip Bonanno |
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Year:
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2005 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Mobile, e-learning, learn-by-doing, authentic, PDA. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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208 |
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Last Page:
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212 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Learning by doing has proven to be an effective methodology for many years, and learn-by-doing computer simulations have been quite successful. However, physical tasks do not lend themselves well to simulation, yet there is a need in many companies for large-scale, geographically-distributed training on simple physical tasks. In this paper, I describe the Mobile Stocking Training System, a novel learn-by-doing training and performance-support program in which the learner is immersed in a learning environment that mixes PDA-based e-learning with real-life tasks. The learner is taught concepts on the PDA, and then stocks actual shelves in a real store, and uses photos on the PDA to evaluate his performance. This method is immersive, engaging, and provides a cost-effective way to deploy authentic training on a large scale. |
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