Learn how your
organization can address the challenges in establishing and maintaining a
knowledgeable workforce. Gain an understanding of QAD's cost-effective approach
to on-demand training and reusable content from multiple knowledge sources. See
how to add additional content to customize these
materials.
The need for on-demand, just-in-time
learning continues to increase as computer software becomes more sophisticated
and companies become more reluctant to invest in lengthy classroom training.
Over the past few years, QAD has worked to meet these needs by incorporating
streaming media with presentation material into small learning objects (QBits)
that can be collected into larger course structures (collections, suites). These
instructional objects have been media-based, with emphasis on the streaming
presentation. More recently, we have developed models based upon a balance
between streaming media and other content such as user guides and training
manuals. Like QBits, these materials are based on data-driven, XML-based models
and offer increased opportunity and flexibility for easy customization by QAD
customers. This presentation covers these new models and how these customization
features can be used to enrich the learning content.
However,
materials alone do not result in successful learning. Users of these materials
need to be adept at learning independently from diverse knowledge sources. While
some people do this easily, others do not. Understanding the skills involved in
active, independent learning, and how these skills can be developed, can provide
a basis for developing employee readiness for taking advantage of on-demand
learning materials. The second part of this presentation discusses these issues,
including strategies for developing this learning
readiness.
