The performance technologist

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Performance + InstructionVolume 24, Issue 7 p. 11-12 Article The performance technologist C. Glenn Valentine, C. Glenn Valentine Mr. Valentine is a pioneer in the field of instructional technology. During the late 1950s he spent three years researching programmed insturction at Bell Telephone Laboratories, working with consultants such as B. F. Skinner of Harvard and Carl Hovland of Yale. In 1958 the first teaching machine program was developed at Harvard and in 1959, while working at Bell Telephone Laboratories, glenn developed the first long individualized skills program; a program consisting of 12 modular learning units with 2200 frames on basic electricity. The Bell System has used the program to train more than 80,000 employees. Glenn was very active in promoting the growth of insructional technology during the 1960s; he was a frequent lecturer at annual and regional meetings of The National Society for Performacne and Instruction (NSPI). The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and The American vocational Association (AVA). Glenn was awarded NSPI's Outstanding Product Award in 1967 and served as president of the association in 1969–70. In 1970, he joined Xerox Learning Systems, and within three years he was instrumental in the design and development of over 100 programs—each containing its own simulator for “hands on” skills development. Currently glenn is Senior vice President of APC skills Cimpany, responsible on a world wide basis for the design and development systems that impact productivity and effective use of human resources. The systems range from performance assessment programs to computercontrolled learning environments and have been isntalled in over 8,000 companies in more than a dozen countries around the world.Search for more papers by this author C. Glenn Valentine, C. Glenn Valentine Mr. Valentine is a pioneer in the field of instructional technology. During the late 1950s he spent three years researching programmed insturction at Bell Telephone Laboratories, working with consultants such as B. F. Skinner of Harvard and Carl Hovland of Yale. In 1958 the first teaching machine program was developed at Harvard and in 1959, while working at Bell Telephone Laboratories, glenn developed the first long individualized skills program; a program consisting of 12 modular learning units with 2200 frames on basic electricity. The Bell System has used the program to train more than 80,000 employees. Glenn was very active in promoting the growth of insructional technology during the 1960s; he was a frequent lecturer at annual and regional meetings of The National Society for Performacne and Instruction (NSPI). The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and The American vocational Association (AVA). Glenn was awarded NSPI's Outstanding Product Award in 1967 and served as president of the association in 1969–70. In 1970, he joined Xerox Learning Systems, and within three years he was instrumental in the design and development of over 100 programs—each containing its own simulator for “hands on” skills development. Currently glenn is Senior vice President of APC skills Cimpany, responsible on a world wide basis for the design and development systems that impact productivity and effective use of human resources. The systems range from performance assessment programs to computercontrolled learning environments and have been isntalled in over 8,000 companies in more than a dozen countries around the world.Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1985 https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4150240710Citations: 1 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume24, Issue7September 1985Pages 11-12 RelatedInformation