The Ideal Learning Environment for a Mobile Workforce

Assignment

Describe an “ideal” learning environment as characterized by the attributes mentioned in the text and within the literature. How can instructional technology assist in the creation of this ideal environment? You are encouraged to use creativity that includes, pictures, graphics, symbols and colors in your postings.

Introduction/Definitions

In the textbook (Brown, A. H., & Green, T. D. 2015, P 118) we find a reference to the book: How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school, Bransford, Brown and Cocking (2003).  The book discusses four types of learning environments, namely learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered.   These concepts can also be applied to a mobile workforce to design the “ideal” learning environment.  The mobile workforce relies on e-learning (McCombs, Barbara 2005).

Mobile workforce

Learners:  Professionals in IT or other related fields who work from home.

In an “ideal” learning environment for a mobile workforce all four concepts would be applicable.  They would work together to make an aware, well trained, and well-educated mobile workforce (Based on the NIST continuum Wilson, Mark 2003).  The “ideal” learning environment for the mobile workforce should feel connected despite the distance.

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)NIST is responsible for developing standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for providing adequate information security for all agency operations and assets, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems.

Conclusion

The “ideal” learning environment for a mobile workforce would include all the learning environments discussed in the text.  Learners would have many avenues of learning available to them.  The focus would be on a community centered approach to learning to support a connected work environment.  Is there one leaning environment that you would focus on for a mobile workforce?

REFERENCES

Brown, A. H., & Green, T. D. (2015). The essentials of instructional design: Connecting fundamental principles with process and practice Routledge.

McCombs, B., & Vakili, D. (2005). A learner-centered framework for e-learning. Teachers College Record, 107(8), 1582-1600.

Wilson, M., & Hash, J. (2003). Building an information technology security awareness and training program. NIST Special Publication, 800(50), 1-39.