A Performance-Oriented Approach to E-Learning in the Workplace

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Minhong; Ran, Weijia; Liao, Jian; Yang, Stephen J. H.
Titel	A Performance-Oriented Approach to E-Learning in the Workplace
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 13 (2010) 4, S.167-179 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Employees; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Social Environment; Workplace Learning; Web Based Instruction; Educational Environment; Job Performance; Learning Processes; Experiments; Educational Technology; Adult Learning; Evaluation; Education Work Relationship; Organizational Objectives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Soziales Umfeld; Web Based Training; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Erprobung; Unterrichtsmedien; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Evaluierung; Business goal; Unternehmensziel
Abstract	Despite the ever-increasing practice of using e-learning in the workplace, most of the applications perform poorly in motivating employees to learn. Most workplace e-learning applications fail to meet the needs of learners and ultimately fail to serve the organization's quest for success. To solve this problem, we need to examine what workplace e-learning requires and how workplace e-learning systems should be developed in line with those requirements. We investigated the problem by identifying the fundamental elements of the workplace learning environment including the learner, organization, learning content and social context, and their relationships. We found that workplace e-learning should align individual and organizational learning needs, connect learning and work performance, and support social interaction among individuals. To achieve this, a performance-oriented approach is proposed in this study. Key performance indicators are utilized to clarify organizational goals, make sense of work context and requests on work performance, and accordingly help employees set up rational learning objectives and enhance their learning process. Using this approach, a prototype system has been developed and a set of experiments have been conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach. (Contains 3 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10