Clark Aldrich writes about an educational simulation example from Iowa State University.
You Can't Learn to Ride a Bicycle from Google...: virtual experience space: how I would train consultants
What strikes me about this post: Most of what we do is in the 'virtual space' anyway. Our jobs involve little 'face to face' contact and really we only need key bits of information to perform duties. Basically, you can set up a fictious company or situation and manipulate it to allow the trainees to practice (learn) a particular objective. The learning environment to performance environment could be identical - If your company uses google docs and email to pass information, then so could the simulation.
This isn't Ender's Game, but it lays the seeds. Ender's Game is a SciFi Novel by Greensboro writer, Orson Scott Card where the performance environment is passed off as training simulation. The switch between training and actual performance is not announced and un-noticed.
hmmmm
This calls into question what is training and what is performance? In the Army, we said "Train like you fight." Meaning, the Training officers wanted to recreate a realistic battlefield and lessen the gap between the training and performance environment. Again, the context of the training is key... but what if there is NO difference. ... That can't happen in 'real' meat space warfare / work, but what about virtual environment work / warfare.
Perhaps this article about remote control fighter jets sparked my attention ...
Robot air attack squadron bound for Iraq - Yahoo! News
It think this is exactly like Ender's Game. I'm sure the pilots training is exactly like the actual missions, expect for things that could be easily manipulated by the commanding officers. Hmmm, is this spooky? Looks like the British are using the same system, but only for 'recon' missions.
(putting on tinfoil hat)
Enough of talk about me... what about you?! So, I think the future of work is the future of training. As more jobs become virtual then training must be virtual. It would be interesting to make a chart of Work / Performance environment vs. Training environment - to see how close they are.
I'll save that for later - cheers, Newman
You Can't Learn to Ride a Bicycle from Google...: virtual experience space: how I would train consultants
What strikes me about this post: Most of what we do is in the 'virtual space' anyway. Our jobs involve little 'face to face' contact and really we only need key bits of information to perform duties. Basically, you can set up a fictious company or situation and manipulate it to allow the trainees to practice (learn) a particular objective. The learning environment to performance environment could be identical - If your company uses google docs and email to pass information, then so could the simulation.
This isn't Ender's Game, but it lays the seeds. Ender's Game is a SciFi Novel by Greensboro writer, Orson Scott Card where the performance environment is passed off as training simulation. The switch between training and actual performance is not announced and un-noticed.
hmmmm
This calls into question what is training and what is performance? In the Army, we said "Train like you fight." Meaning, the Training officers wanted to recreate a realistic battlefield and lessen the gap between the training and performance environment. Again, the context of the training is key... but what if there is NO difference. ... That can't happen in 'real' meat space warfare / work, but what about virtual environment work / warfare.
Perhaps this article about remote control fighter jets sparked my attention ...
Robot air attack squadron bound for Iraq - Yahoo! News
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The airplane is the size of a jet fighter, powered by a turboprop engine, able to fly at 300 mph and reach 50,000 feet. It's outfitted with infrared, laser and radar targeting, and with a ton and a half of guided bombs and missiles.
The Reaper is loaded, but there's no one on board. Its pilot, as it bombs targets in Iraq, will sit at a video console 7,000 miles away in Nevada.
It think this is exactly like Ender's Game. I'm sure the pilots training is exactly like the actual missions, expect for things that could be easily manipulated by the commanding officers. Hmmm, is this spooky? Looks like the British are using the same system, but only for 'recon' missions.
(putting on tinfoil hat)
Enough of talk about me... what about you?! So, I think the future of work is the future of training. As more jobs become virtual then training must be virtual. It would be interesting to make a chart of Work / Performance environment vs. Training environment - to see how close they are.
I'll save that for later - cheers, Newman
3 comments:
Try looking at other examples of sim genres, if you are the site, "You can't learn to ride a bike from Google...." Some get closer to Ender's Game.
Thanks for the comment!
I've been reading Mr. Aldrich's blog for awhile.
The URL is
http://clarkaldrich.blogspot.com/
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