eLearning and Blended Learning - Murray Goldberg

eLearning  and  Blended  Learning MURRAY  W.  GOLDBERG

PRES IDENT,  MARINE  LEARNING  SYSTEMS

THE  2015  FERRY  SAFETY  AND  TECHNOLOGY  CONFERENCE

…  or  ….  eLearning:  coming  soon  to  a  

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eLearning  Growth

Stunning  Growth  –          first    H.E.,  now  Corp.  

But  mari9me  industry  behind  in  many  ways:     Tradi9onal?     Difficult  context     Wide  variety  of  skills  &  equip  

What  is  eLearning? eLearning  101  -­‐  Two  main  components:  

1.  Content  (courses  &  assessments)  2.  Management  (LMS)    

What  is  an  LMS?   LMS:  central  hub  for  delivery  &  mgmt.  of  training  &  assessment    LMS  is  24x7,  career-­‐long,  central  training  resource    Hub  for  all  training  ac9vi9es  (learning,  assessment,  

mentorship,  skill  enhance.,  career  prog.,  admin.,  etc)    

...  for  trainees,    trainers,  and    admin!  ...  

LMS  is  Central  Hub: For  Trainees:   For  courses,  tests,  learning  plans,  support  

LMS  is  Central  Hub: For  Trainers  &  Supervisors:   To  assess,  guide  &  support  trainees  

LMS  is  Central  Hub For  Admin:  Metrics  

  Content  usage    Performance  trends:  org.  and  individual  

  Iden9fy  issues  before  perf.  affected,  or  accident!  

  Kaizen!    

…  But  –  Does  it  work?...  

Can  Significantly  Improve  Outcomes Main  Strength:  improves  outcome  /  experience    My  research  @  UBC:  Randomized  &  controlled  

◦ Web-­‐based  students  equal  to  lecture-­‐based  ◦  Combined  students  significantly  outperformed  

  2010  DOE  Meta-­‐Analysis:  ◦  “Students  in  online  condi.ons  performed  modestly  be5er,  on  average,  than  those  learning    the  same  material  through  tradi.onal  face-­‐to-­‐face  instruc.on”  

◦  “Instruc.on  combining  online  and  face-­‐to-­‐face  elements  had  a  larger  advantage  rela.ve  to  purely  face-­‐to-­‐face  instruc.on  than  did  purely  online  instruc.on”  

…  but  maybe  the    mariKme  industry  is    different?  …  

BC  Ferries  Blended  Learning

  Problem:  wanted  more  standardized  &  objec9ve  job  &  familiariza9on  training  and  assessment  

  Moved  to  three-­‐phase  blended  learning  approach:  

BC  Ferries  Blended  Learning BC  Ferries  deployed  blended  learning  as  part  of  SailSafe  ini9a9ve:    Injuries:  360  -­‐>150    Serious  injuries:  100  -­‐>  40    Days  lost:  12,000  -­‐>  7,500    Insur.  claims:  $3.5M  -­‐>  $0.8M    On-­‐9me  ferry  performance  

increased  from  85%  to  92%    

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So  ... eLearning  is  here.  We  need  to  understand  it  in  order  to  make  informed  decisions:   Understand  the  basics  of  eLearning   Understand  the  LMS  –  primary  tool   Understand  that  it  DOES  work  in  general   Most  importantly:    

◦ Understand  it  DOES  work  in  our  industry!  

 Above  all:  ask  ques9ons,  learn  &  experiment!  

Thank  You!

Murray  W.  Goldberg  

Murray@MarineLS.com  

Marine Learning Systems