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MarTID 2020: Deadline Extended

The 2020 MarTID survey of mariner training practices is extended to March 31, 2020, and your participation is vital to its success. For a full background on the initiative, visit: http://scholar.wmu.se/martid • VESSEL OPERATORS https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperator • TRAINING INSTITUTIONS https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETI • SEAFARERS https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDSeafarer know. Furthermore, it will enable the curious to skip ahead, and go back to review. It will allow the learning experience conform to the learner. Enthusiasm for learning needs to be inspired and supported, not frustrated.

The basic solution is therefore obvious. Remove all navi- gation restrictions from your e-learning pages. Let learners advance through the pages without regard to timing and without the need to ? rst answer related questions. Even let them skip straight to the exam if they wish to do so. Do not handcuff your trainees but instead let them explore the mate- rial and assessments in the order and at the pace that makes most sense for them and that supports their curiosity.

There is no rationale nor is there any research that supports adding these navigational restrictions. Regardless, there are concerns that are often raised: If we let the learner skip over a page of content, then how can we be sure they learned it? If we let them advance to new material before learning the prerequisites, it will confuse them. If we allow them to attempt the ? nal exam before having spent suf? cient time on the learning materials, how can we be sure they are pre- pared? And ? nally, if regulatory requirements insist that a course be a particular number of hours, how else do we meet this requirement in an e-learning context?

We can address all these issues, and we will do so in next month’s Training Tips for Ships!

Until then, sail safely!

The Author

Goldberg

Murray Goldberg is CEO of Marine

Learning Systems which provides software and services to optimize knowledge, skills and behavior in maritime operators. Contact Murray @

[email protected]

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