Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: County Line Bar-B-Que, 10101 IH-10 West (between Wurzbach & Huebner), San Antonio, TX 78230
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Summary:
As proposed by Bandura (1971) who advanced the theory of social learning, this presentation will be on using virtual technology to promote employee training through a scenario style learning. By using the tools of virtual learning employees can engage directly with peers and leadership to emulate the desired skills of the training. Subjects such as customer service, diversity and many others are well adapted for this learning style. Social learning is about learning from watching others perform a skill or by working with others to learn a skill. There are many advances in technology but humans primarily learn the traditional ways. By learning with others and from others people accept the learning as meaningful experiences that are easy to move into the long term memory. This method has been used for years as in apprenticeship training, the advent of virtual learning spaces allows for that type of training to be happen any where and at any time. If you have little to no experience with the use of virtual worlds in education and training, you’ll have an opportunity to experience one first-hand. If you are experienced in virtual worlds, join us to give Mark ideas and feedback about his use of virtual worlds. It’s been a while since we’ve explored virtual worlds in an ELL presentation, so it’s time for us to revisit the topic.
About the Speaker:
Background: Mark Gottsberger is retired Navy where he spent the majority of his career in customer service. From there he went on to excel in the corporate world as a human resource manager, vice president of operations and CEO of an international organization. His latest position was as the director of a school business. There he mastered skills in curriculum development and creating programs that were well suited to meet the demands of San Antonio employers. He currently sits on several advisory boards and is active in promoting education both traditional and corporate. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in business administration with a thesis in virtual corporate education.
