Reflections on Blended Distributed Learning: The Armor Captains Career Course

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate how various distributed learning technologies impacted the training of Armor officers in an advanced course, the Captains Career Course. There were three phases to this course - asynchronous, synchronous, and residential. At the completion of one complete course iteration, two groups of students, as well as three instructors and the course advisor, were interviewed regarding their experiences with the online learning components. Each group mentioned distinct advantages and disadvantages from the different online components including greater and timelier feedback, realistic scenarios, downtime due to technology problems, and an overwhelming choice of tools and options. Ten key Web-based instruction considerations or issues were mentioned across participants and several recommendations for improving this program and building similar ones were provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408041

Entities

People

  • Curtis J. Bonk
  • Kara Orvis
  • Robert A. Wisher
  • Tatana Olson

Organizations

  • Indiana University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Combat Readiness
  • Computers
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Learning
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • STEM Education
  • Systems Analysis and Design