Proposed Training Model Research Articles

Virtual Reality Glasses and "Eye-Hands Blind Technique" for Microsurgical Training in Neurosurgery.

Microsurgical skills and eye-hand coordination need continuous training to be developed and refined. However, well-equipped microsurgical laboratories are not so widespread as their setup is expensive. Herein, we present a novel microsurgical training system that requires a high-resolution personal computer screen, smartphones, and virtual reality glasses. A smartphone placed on a holder at a height of about 15-20 cm from the surgical target field is used as the webcam of the computer. A specific software is used to duplicate the video camera image. The video may be transferred from the computer to another smartphone, which may be connected to virtual reality glasses. Using the previously described training model, we progressively performed more and more complex microsurgical exercises. It did not take long to set up our system, thus saving time for the training sessions. Our proposed training model may represent an affordable and efficient system to improve eye-hand coordination and dexterity in using not only the operating microscope but also endoscopes and exoscopes.

A new method to measure efficiency in learning by doing environment: a case study of assembly line simulation

Lean is a set of techniques used to manage a work environment by eliminating waste, organising workplace, streamlining procedures and establishing visual standards. This paper presents a lean laboratory learning experience based on physical parts assembling simulation, which could be used for both students and professionals. Lean laboratory simulation simplifies understanding of practical lean advantages on manufacturing process. The purposes of this paper are to measure the difference between theoretical learning and learning by doing, and also to propose a new lean manufacturing teaching model. Principal results of the presented case study are centred on three pillars, developing training efficiency, evolving trainee's ability to propose real time process improvements and proposing a new training efficiency measurement tool. Further researches could experiment proposed training model with other complicated products in different environment.

Approaches to training in companies

Abstract The need to address generational change and the challenges of a global market in terms of maintaining productivity require small and medium enterprises, mainly of an artisanal nature, to rethink training. The challenges mainly concern production capacity, which is increasingly problematic given that demand does not allow for long-term schedules and enhancement of human resources. There are many tensions and just as many needs for improvement, and training is therefore the space in which to collect and rework in order to restore a new perspective of sustainable and quality change. This study presents a process of collaboration between universities and businesses, in which the former provide the framework for the activation of mechanisms that make use of work analysis, while the latter provide the appropriate support (time and opportunities for discussion) to allow for a review of the proposed training model and trainer functions in a dynamic and complex production environment.

Information Technology Model of Education

The paper substantiates the urgent need for educational system transformation from the traditional class-lesson teaching to the information technology model (IT-model). The general requirements of the modern in- formation society to school leavers and university graduates are considered with the reference to the new educational standards. According to the author, there is no way to meet these requirements using the traditional educational model. The proposed training model is based on implementation of the information and communications technologies for solving the didactic and managerial tasks. The new model implies both the compulsory assimilation of required knowledge and the maximum individual achievements. The principles of the IT-model formation are denoted along with the background for its introduction; the specifics of the model implementation in the secondary and higher school being emphasized. In author’s opinion the given model complies both with the existing educational standards and organizational schemes of educational process.

Desarrollo de competencias metacognitivas e investigativas en docentes en formación mediante la incorporación de tecnologías digitales: aportes a la excelencia docente

This paper presents the results of a research that proposes a model for the de- velopment of professional skills for pre-service teachers, with an emphasis on metacognition on educational practice, classroom research and incorporation of technology. This is a qualitative study and uses the technique of verbal pro- tocol analysis to inquire about the teacher’s behavioral changes in pedagogical practice while they build some learning environments using ontologies, plan lessons, interact in the classroom and inquire about the learning process in three subject matters: Social Sciences, Biology and Mathematics. The project in- volved six ninth-semester students from Universidad Pedago?gica Nacional. The results show that the proposed training model provides high quality professional learning for teachers and is effective in terms of teachers’ attitudinal changes towards their teaching practices. It is possible to establish that a teacher training model focused on developing technological, metacognitive and research skills improves the educational practices of pre-service teachers, and consequently in- crease students’ achievements.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: case report and proposed training model.

We present a case of a 32-year-old female patient with the diagnosis of gallstone disease and choledocholithiasis. Prior to in vivo surgery, we practiced the critical steps of the procedure using a proposed inert training model. We performed a robot-assisted laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, obtaining one stone. The operating time was 140min (console time: 120min) with no complications during the procedure. The patient was discharged 2days after the operation. Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery of the common bile duct is a safe and effective procedure and seems to have some benefits over conventional laparoscopic surgery.

Acute Care Surgery: A Proposed Training Model for a New Specialty Within General Surgery

Acute Care Surgery: A Proposed Training Model for a New Specialty Within General Surgery

Tour Guides as Critically Reflective Practitioners: A Proposed Training Model

Tour guiding is an educational activity that is part of the process of interpretation. Although in the past, most tour guides were untrained, guide training is now common in most developed countries. Tour guide training is an adult education activity. Much of this training is knowledge-based and competency-based, with an emphasis on skill acquisition and while this is regarded as important, this article suggests that good training as part of an educational process should be also about values and attitudes. The article argues that a guide training course should lead to change—not just in terms of knowledge and skills, but change in the way guides think and act. It argues that if trainee guides learn how to critique their own knowledge, attitudes and behaviour they will be able to offer their clients something beyond a superficial introduction to a destination's environment and/or culture. Current guide training practices in selected countries are reviewed and discussed. A case study of tour guide training in Kakadu National Park (Australia) indicating possibilities for future development, is presented. A model is proposed with the triple objectives of improving the quality of guiding, augmenting the commercial value of tourism and attemping to sustain tourism destinations.

Conflict Resolution, Culture, and Religion: Toward a Training Model of Interreligious Peacebuilding

Recently, conflict resolution practitioners and scholars have begun exploring the application and compatibility of theory and practice to different religious and cultural contexts and conflicts. This article is aimed at, first, bridging conflict resolution and intercultural training concepts through the presentation of a training model in interreligious peacebuilding; second, examining the dynamics and participants' responses in an interreligious context to the intercultural sensitivity model, which is used in an intercultural communication training setting. The data and analysis are based on a series of workshops and interviews conducted between 1996 and 1999 with participants from diverse religious backgrounds. The narrative and stories illustrate the dynamics of the proposed training model and its impact on the participants. The analysis indicates that, with the exception of responses to the last two stages, participants in interreligious settings have similar types of responses to the Intercultural Sensitivity Model. Adaptation and integration responses not only did not exist, but were rejected by all participants on the grounds that moral, ethical, and spiritual religious dimensions would often prevent individuals from adopting integration or adaptation responses. Finally, the article proposes several questions and hypotheses to advance the research in this field.