The Future of Training- as Seen in 1999
While researching something for The Dreaded Day Job, (full disclosure, not so dreaded, but it is my day job) I came across this article written in 1999 on the future of training and adult education in the “2000s”. It stems from the work of Fred Keller, and his “Theory of PSI- Personalized System of Instruction.”
I think if you heard Show 51, the folks at Electronic Arts seem to subscribe to this theory- either organically or because someone did their homework.
As someone who has made his living doing classroom training for over a decade, I subscribe to it as well. Let’s recap:
- Determine the material to be learned
- Divide the material into self-contained modules
- Create methods of evaluating the learning
- Allow learners to cover modules at their own pace…
I might add “Using whatever means is necessary for that learner to acquire the knowledge”. This means you can add blogs, podcasts and websites to the standard list of books, college classes and other standard sources that have served for so long.
Some companies get it, some are still relying on MBA programs, and some are seeing the future of self-directed learning. See my friend’s Rajeth Setty’s “When You Can’t Earn an MBA” as some good thinking on the subject.
I know we have trainers who listen to the show, HR managers, and people just out there getting the job done. What do YOU think, and how can shows like this one be part of the conversation- or can they? And how do companies track and evaluate the learning?
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