Multi‐level alignment model: transforming face‐to‐face into e‐instructional programs
Abstract
Purpose
To suggest to others in the field an approach equally valid for transforming existing courses into online courses and for creating new online courses.
Design/methodology/approach
Using the literature for substantiation, this article discusses the current rapid change within organizations, the role of technology in that change, and the consequent necessity of transforming existing face‐to‐face training into or creating new online courses. Further, it proposes a training model that explains the role of the principles of project management and instructional design and how to apply them to achieve this transformation and/or creation.
Findings
This approach, which is based on the author's years of experience as an instructional designer and teacher and verified by recognized authorities in the field, combines the practice of project management, instructional design (both traditional and online) to produce a training model suited to today's business environment.
Originality/value
The model portrayed by this paper provides a rationale for melding the principles of various disciplines and sub‐disciplines, thereby producing a means to evolve training into a form more capable of satisfying current industrial needs.
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Citation
Byers, C. (2005), "Multi‐level alignment model: transforming face‐to‐face into e‐instructional programs", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 17 No. 5/6, pp. 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665620510606760
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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