Our delivery methods involve seminars, lectures, and simulator missions. The
sim misssions are designed to allow the crews to apply what they have seen,
heard, and learned in the classroom. Post mission debriefings, augmented by
video of the mission, help to cement the lessons learned. Most debriefings
are self-critiques by the crew members themselves, with the instructors
facilitating the discussions.The seminars include case studies, war stories
from the students and facilitators, exercises, and discussion. The seminars
are presented in an open forum with the students encouraged and, may I say,
maneuvered into participation. The methods of presentation for each segment
of training was determined by an objective/subjective process of ISD
consideration (the media selection process) and subject matter expert input
with heavy reliance on the latter. We update and change the program based on
feedback from the students, their supervisors, and our own observations.
It ain't perfect, but it seems to be working pretty well.
Cheers,
Dave Wilson
HTI