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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Topic: Learning On-the-Go Gets Going - Handheld Learning
Trainers at Tyco Fire and Security Inc. are planning to replace a large portion of traditional classroom product instruction with just-in-time support delivered to pocket PCs and other wireless devices carried by employees. Doing so will quickly expand the skills base of technicians while also cutting costs by reducing “time off task,” figures Don McDougal, Director of Learning Technology for parent company Tyco International. At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Training Manager Sharon Ridings is beta testing the use of BlackBerrys as a job aide and assessment tool in conjunction with instructor-led leadership training. The agency is tracking retention of course material by testing its mobile workers via the devices. Experiences like those are becoming more commonplace today as organizations seek ways to expand the use of ubiquitous cellular phones, PDAs and other mobile devices for training purposes. It’s easy to understand why. Not only can the devices be accessed virtually anywhere, they are practically implanted as body parts of the gadget-savvy generation currently entering the workplace. And with every technological advance, it seems, the devices become more suitable for the delivery of learning applications.
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