Army Instructor Training for Virtual Learning
Abstract
The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), in collaboration with the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) Noncommissioned Officers Academy (NCOA), and Directorate of Training and Doctrine (DOTD), designed and taught a virtual learning (VL) instructor training. The training was created to support the NCOA instructors as they were tasked to transition 55 hours of their program of instruction (POI) from in-person instruction to synchronous VL instruction. The primary objective of this report is to describe the creation and implementation of the NCOA VL Small Group Leader (SGL) Certification. The training consisted of instruction on best practices for teaching in VL, how to facilitate a lesson through Microsoft Teams, and practice teaching sessions where the SGLs practiced teaching a lesson in VL as their peers acted as students. This report provides the certification materials and is also intended to be used as a guide for other Army instructors, training developers, and courses that intend to implement high-quality VL certification and instruction.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2024
- Accession Number
- AD1224550
Entities
People
- Ashley H. Wittig
- Lauren E. Postier
- Rory O'brien
- Stevie Cowan
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences