Program Evaluation Metrics for U.S. Army Lifelong Learning Centers

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

“…Army Distributed Learning (dL) development efforts so far have been a tandem process of transitioning learning material to electronic multimedia format at the local level of Army courses and schools, with administrative bodies (such as TADLP) emerging to consolidate the material being developed. dL media development and dL program administration are activities that require somewhat different sets of skills and that elicit somewhat different sets of concerns: for example, deciding between learning achievement and/or cost savings as the most relevant measures of program effectiveness (Cianciolo, 2007). The need to coordinate development and administrative processes, and balance respective evaluation criteria, is recognized as an important issue across organizational contexts.…”

Problem-Based Learning: Instructor Characteristics, Competencies, and Professional Development

“…Such an investigation should produce a logic model linking the investment of resources to outcomes through the activities and outputs of Army educators (Cianciolo, 2007;McLaughlin & Jordan, 2004). The model should produce a plan for executing multiple, simultaneous -la nes of operation‖ for initial and continuous educator professional development, including instructors, course developers, and instructor evaluators.…”