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TASC
Clinical Series:
On-Line Training Modules
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Twice a year, the North Carolina
TASC Training Institute provides a live week-long Clinical Series
Training experience for its care managers. After discussions,
it was realized that too much training time was being used teaching
basic didactic concepts. This cut into time for live interactive
opportunities to practice the application of these concepts. The
opportunity to receive more training via the web allows the TASC
Training Institute to reduce the number of live training hours.
With budget constraints and larger manager's case loads, web-based
trainings facilitate more quality time management of services
rendered on the home front.
Another benefit of the on-line
Clinical Series modules is that the training participants prior
to the live trainings must complete the four modules presently
on-line; thus they are engaged in the training before ever arriving
to the live training. By June, 2006, all thirteen modules will
be available on-line.
There are now four modules
on-line that the training participant must complete before attending
the training. By June, 2006, all thirteen modules will be available.
Below is an example of the
Understanding TASC module. First I present the initial starting
document -- the one used for the live training. Next to it is
my on-line version. The transformation involves reconceptualizing
the curriculum using instructional design principles resulting
in an interactive, engaging web experience for the user.