This is the third installment of a series of articles intended to cover eLearning in the maritime industry - what it is, what are its strengths and what are its limitations. In this installment I will cover some of the practical strengths of eLearning for vessel operators including anywhere/anytime learning, training reports and metrics, trainee-centered learning, and objective trainee assessments.
Whilst training institutes can play a greater role in enhancing quality, shipping company also need to do their bit and work closely with the institutes
In this installment, part 2, I will cover what the research has to say about the strengths of eLearning, and then talk about the implications for eLearning implementation in the maritime industry. In subsequents parts, I will discuss the practical strengths, and then the limitations of eLearning.
There is no doubt in my mind that eLearning is an important topic for the maritime industry. All of us involved in maritime education, whatever our views on eLearning, are going to have to come to terms with it. This is the first installment in a series of articles where I take a step back and talk more deeply about what eLearning is, and what its strengths and limitations are in the maritime training environment.
Valles Shipping to source manpower for their expansion plan from India
How we think about and how we conduct maritime training has the potential to change the course of the maritime industry now, for all, and forever. Do we give it the respect it deserves? How SHOULD we think about it?
The accelerating availability of onboard internet is heralding new opportunities for mariners in terms of anywhere/anytime learning, informal education, professional advancement, and the establishment and maintenance of virtual maritime learning communities.
The Global Maritime Education and Training Association (GlobalMET) at its conference held in India has come up with a three-pronged strategy and to revamp the training system keeping with the new technologies
Continuous Improvement (or CI for short) is the process of continually analysing the performance of some aspect of operations, and then applying changes intended to improve that performance. This is the third and final installment in a series of articles intended to introduce you to CI, and to give some practical tips for using CI in your maritime organization to improve training effectiveness and efficiency.