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A 5 page paper that discusses computer-based training in the workplace, or distance learning, and the advantages this type of employee education offers. Also discussed is the potential for positive impact that distance learning presents for mature workers such as those born during the baby boom years. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_LCTrain.doc
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she had to be back on the job. Balancing her time between work and school wasnt easy, but it was a challenge she took seriously and one that she
fully intended to meet. In the twenty years that she had been with the company she had managed to build an impressive record of punctuality and dependability, a record
that she had no intention of jeopardizing now even though the opportunity to do so presented itself on a daily basis. The alarm
on her wristwatch beeped just as she was finishing the lesson, and with a satisfied smile she turned her assignment in with a quick click of the mouse that sat
just to the right of her "classroom". A second click closed the classroom itself, a third disconnected the modem, and a fourth brought up the companys current financial statement.
She went back to work. Just a few short years ago, this scenario would have been more descriptive of an old Twilight
Zone episode than a modern accounting office. The explosive growth that characterized the world of computer technology during the mid to late 1990s, however, coupled with the introduction of
low cost, high speed Internet access, has made virtual reality virtually a reality. The dual office-classroom described above exemplifies one of the advantages that are offered by this new
technology - computer-based training in the workplace. This type of education, also known as distance learning, offers both employers and employees an alternative
to conventional methods of personnel training and retraining (Neeley, Niemi & Ehrhard 72). The introduction of virtual training through distance learning is more cost efficient as well as more
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