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Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems. – 1984
This conference collection presents 40 complete papers and abstracts of 33 project reports and 19 poster sessions, representing discussions of a variety of issues in the applications of computers to learning in business, industry, education, government, and the military services. A presentation on the conference topic "Courseware…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Courseware
Kearsley, Greg; And Others – 1981
Training directors or managers of 160 major corporations of the "Fortune 500" were surveyed to assess the scope of computer use in the training domain; information was received from 56 of the companies. The study focused on five major areas: training applications, hardware, software, courseware, and number of students involved. An analysis of the…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Assisted Instruction, Industry, Inservice Education
Training, 1998
The 1998 industry report displays graphs and charts depicting the growing investment in workplace training, who gets trained, teaching computer skills to workers, and the use of computers in training. The data are based on 3703 responses from 24,000 organizations in more than 10 industrial classifications. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Corporate Education
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Cherrett, Tom; Wills, Gary; Price, Joe; Maynard, Sarah; Dror, Itiel E. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
The cost of health and safety (H&S) failures to the UK industry is currently estimated at up to 6.5 billion British Pounds per annum, with the construction sector suffering unacceptably high levels of work-related incidents. Better H&S education across all skill levels in the industry is seen as an integral part of any solution.…
Descriptors: Industry, Civil Engineering, Learning Experience, Training Methods
Morch, Anders; Nygard, Kathrine; Andersen, Renate; Mushtaq, Shazia; Nedic, Damir; Olsen, Espen; Hauge, Trond Eiliv; Vedoy, Gunn; Norenes, Svein Olav; Moen, Anne; Nes, Sturle; Olsen, Dorothy S.; Ludvigsen, Sten; Toiviainen, Hanna; Lallimo, Jiri; Toikka, Seppo; Paavola, Sami; Pohjola, Pasi; Hakkarainen, Kai – Online Submission, 2009
This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project. KP-Lab focuses on innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and workplaces. Participants of WP10 are University of Helsinki, University of Oslo and Poyry Forest Industry representing both researchers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Educational Change
DAVENPORT, ROY K.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A JOINT CONFERENCE OF PERSONNEL CONCERNED WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MANPOWER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, WAS CALLED BY THE DOD TO CONSIDER HOW THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS COULD COLLABORATE. THE DOD PROPOSED USING THE ENORMOUS POWER OF ITS PROCUREMENT SYSTEM TO…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Equipment Manufacturers
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Rainsford, Carol; Murphy, Eamonn – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The focus of this paper is to highlight the issues impacting technology-enhanced learning (TEL) in an industrial setting in Ireland. The paper uses the output from a community of practice (CoP) set up to identify and discuss these issues. Seven companies participated in the CoP. Their experiences represented the full spectrum of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Industry, Discussion Groups
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Summers, Gary J. – Simulation & Gaming, 2004
New technologies are transforming the business simulation industry. The technologies come from research in computational fields of science, and they endow simulations with new capabilities and qualities. These capabilities and qualities include computerized behavioral simulations, online feedback and coaching, advanced interfaces, learning on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Industry, Coaching (Performance), Business Administration Education