Distance Learning: Coming to Grips with Courseware Design and Development
Abstract
The United States Army has experienced numerous changes since the end of the Cold War - significant downsizing and force restructuring, shrinking budgets, reduced equipment modernization, phenomenal growth in mission deployments, and the incorporation of the Guard and Reserves as integral components of the force. These events as well as others have served as a catalyst for 'transforming' our Army. This transformation, which will ultimately produce the Objective Force, will result in a more responsive, deployable, lethal, and survivable force. At the core of the transformation's success stands training, which must also transform in order to meet the requirements of today's military environment. Critical to this success is the integration of technology, specifically distance learning. This paper explores how distance learning is defined, the direction the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army are taking regarding distance learning, and the components that make up a distance learning system. The paper will then focus on courseware design and development, concentrating on identifying recommendations that might be used to compliment, supplement or augment the Army's distance learning courseware development program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA391906
Entities
People
- Sharon L. Holmes
Organizations
- United States Army War College