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The Manager’s Role in Creating a Blended Learning Environment

The Manager’s Role in Creating a Blended Learning Environment HOME HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT & PRACTICE / December 2002 Management Update The Manager’s Role in Creating a Blended Learning Environment John R. Pratt, MHA, FACHE oday, more than ever, it is important that your do not have to try to use everything available. Think of staff be kept up-to-date. New information is it as an à la carte menu from which you and your staff Tavailable almost constantly, and they must have can choose. access to that information if they are to perform the way you would like. The extent to which they develop and LEARNING OPTIONS continue to improve is a measure of your effectiveness as a manager. Some of your staff will quickly adapt to high-tech In a recent column in this journal, I wrote about the learning tools such as Web-based courses, training pro- value of e-learning as a method of staff development. grams on CD-ROMs, or interactive computer-based However, as valuable as e-learning is, it is not the sole training, whereas others are more comfortable with the answer. You need to create a mix of training methods to more traditional in-class lecture, books, and handouts. satisfy the needs of all of your staff. They each http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Home Health Care Management & Practice SAGE

The Manager’s Role in Creating a Blended Learning Environment

Pratt, John R.
Home Health Care Management & Practice , Volume 15 (1): 4 – Dec 1, 2002
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HOME HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT & PRACTICE / December 2002 Management Update The Manager’s Role in Creating a Blended Learning Environment John R. Pratt, MHA, FACHE oday, more than ever, it is important that your do not have to try to use everything available. Think of staff be kept up-to-date. New information is it as an à la carte menu from which you and your staff Tavailable almost constantly, and they must have can choose. access to that information if they are to perform the way you would like. The extent to which they develop and LEARNING OPTIONS continue to improve is a measure of your effectiveness as a manager. Some of your staff will quickly adapt to high-tech In a recent column in this journal, I wrote about the learning tools such as Web-based courses, training pro- value of e-learning as a method of staff development. grams on CD-ROMs, or interactive computer-based However, as valuable as e-learning is, it is not the sole training, whereas others are more comfortable with the answer. You need to create a mix of training methods to more traditional in-class lecture, books, and handouts. satisfy the needs of all of your staff. They each

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