Technology Supported Learning
When developing its customized training solutions, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) capitalizes on the benefits of technology:
- Reaching large numbers of people in a short time frame
- Providing flexibility of self-paced instruction
- Targeting audiences in multiple locations
- Offering round-the-clock availability for all work schedules
- Allowing ease of accessibility
- Modifying content in a timely manner
- Allowing more efficient administration/management of training
- Reducing training and travel budgets
Our Web-based or computer-based training products feature:
- Content prepared by subject matter experts and written for online readability
- Exercises to reinforce concepts
- Printable checklists and resources
- Links to online references
- Graphically pleasing interfaces
- Mechanisms that allow training administrators to easily track who has successfully completed the training
Project Highlights
Clinician Training for Mass Casualty Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Events
To educate hospital emergency department clinicians, ORISE worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to produce a computer-based training program that emphasizes planning and implementing a medical response to mass casualties in a hospital first-receiver setting.
Technology Support Learning Index
Created for the U.S. Department of Energy, this Web-based index of technology-supported learning resources allows sharing among DOE training professionals and employees who must meet training requirements.
Web-Based Resource Development
For the National institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ORISE compiled and created an innovative way to present information to promote the prevention of tuberculosis transmission in occupational settings.
