Technology Supported Self-Development for Soldiers Deploying to Afghanistan

Abstract

This study is a resource Soldiers can use to help prepare for a deployment to Afghanistan by creating a self-development plan using technology supported tools. First, the study identifies some types of knowledge technology supported tools can impart to Soldiers. Then the study catalogues specific types of technology supported tools including documentaries, movies, YouTube videos, iPhone applications, games, and language training software. Next, the study assesses which of the tools it catalogued are the most effective at imparting the various types of knowledge. Finally, the study provides a Soldier with an example self-development plan illustrating how the technology supported tools could be used over time to prepare for a deployment to Afghanistan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 2010
Accession Number
ADA524267

Entities

People

  • John C. Lemay

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Catalogs
  • Civil War
  • Computers
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Instructors
  • Language
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation