Instructor-Facilitated vs. Stand-Alone Tactical Game Training

Decision Process to Identify Lessons for Transition to a Distributed (or Blended) Learning Instructional Format

“…For IMT, the training context is particularly salient to Soldierization and 'making real' the world of the Army in transforming a recruit to a Soldier. While much of the content of IMT training POIs suggest potential for transition, to do so could potentially undermine the social processes necessary for Soldiers to come to see themselves as Soldiers (Beal, 2009). With respect to Functional Training, computer-based media can be developed and utilized to free-up in-class time to emphasize hands-on practice with the equipment/procedures being trained.…”