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Citation
Thilmany, J. (2009), "Live but not in person (training a mobile workforce)", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 23 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2009.08123bad.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Live but not in person (training a mobile workforce)
Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 23, Issue 2
Thilmany J. Training, September 2008, Vol. 45 No. 9, Start page: 40, No. of pages: 2
Purpose – Describes how to use Web conferencing to train employees who are located in different places. Design/methodology/approach – Draws on the experience of a US trainer, who is now a training consultant, describing how she developed Web conferencing using the Web conferencing tool, Webex. Discusses how the training had to be tailored to make it effective over the Web. Findings – Argues that this offers an effective way of training a mobile, or geographically-spread team. Practical implications – Offers one person’s experience. Originality/value – Outlines how to develop training based on Web conferencing.ISSN: 0095-5892Reference: 37AX812
Keywords: Internet, Training methods