Online Learning for Training and Education: A Debate
(Room S320GH)
28 Nov 18
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Online learning is growing in prevalence. Defense institutions are following this trend by increasingly seeking to convert their traditional, in-resident education and face-to-face training courses into distributed or blended learning, often with cost-saving in mind. While many stakeholders are in favor of the transition to online learning, concerns persist: • Will students continue to receive equally good learning experiences via distributed/blended learning? • Can online learning engender the same intangible (noncognitive) outcomes, such as acculturation? • Can we afford to embrace this transition? In this session, we will actively debate the use of online learning for military training and education. Audience members will leave with a set of clear, evidence-based arguments for and against it. Attendees will also have a chance to participate, sharing their own pro and con thoughts about the increasing use of distributed learning for military training and education.