Learning from Example and By Doing to Train

Learning from Example and By Doing to Train Data Entry Operators at Universal Digital Library Lavanya Prahallad Vamsi Garimella Praveen Garimella ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt

Faster, Better, Cheaper Training n Learning from example and by doing n For all the skills based training at UDL n Key features of this approach are – Quicker, Just in Time learning – Improved quality of work after training – Cost effective ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 2

Current Training Methods n Self paced n Coaching and Tutoring n E-learning n Workshop n Induction n Job Shadowing n Mentoring n Seminars ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 3

Problems with Current Training Methods n Lot of trainer planning and preparation n Trainees can easily get side-tracked n Slower than the trainer desires n Training can be interrupted if the mentor moves on n Causes problems if a properly trained mentor is not chosen ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 4

Learning from Example and by Doing (LFED) n n n Design and provide a series of related tasks to the trainees Trainees begin to work on the given tasks Learn from the example based training – Examples are provided as audio/video presentations – Examples help in learning similar tasks Practice similar tasks till the trainee reaches mastery level n Human expert provides guidance when needed n ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 5

Learning From Example And By Doing Implementation ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt

Books Metadata Entry One of the important and complex job is data entry of the books’ metadata n Some of the fields include n – Author, Creator, Title, Number of pages, Publisher, Category, etc… Fields like author, title require multilingual data to be entered n Transliteration software being used to enter multilingual text n Metadata is critical information n – Used for tracking and searching the books ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 7

LFED Module for Metadata Entry Determine learning objectives n List of tasks designed based on n – Basic tasks – Frequently made mistakes in metadata entry Video examples of metadata entry created by expert data entry operators n Many practice tasks provided based on the previous metadata entries n – Automatic evaluation of mastery level n Experts available in distance mode to provide guidance when needed ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 8

Authoring Tools for creating LFED Modules n Training content published on a Wiki based website – Open source software Media Wiki n Screen capture and recording software – Camtasia Studio from Techsmith n Training management tools – Open source Moodle n Collaboration tools for seeking help from peers or distance experts – Desktop Sharing, Instant Messaging, Vo. IP – Skype + Unyte ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 9

Is it faster, better and cheaper? n Incremental and continuous training – 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week modules The quality of learning depends on the quality of examples n One time cost for content development n – Inexpensive to upgrade and maintain the content Experts need not be available for 24 x 7 x 365 n Most authoring tools are free and open source n No need of additional training facilities n ICUDL 2006 - Alexandria, Egypt 10

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