The theme of the convention was “Coaching as a Weapon,” which emphasised the necessity for naval management to innovate their coaching sources to enrich generational studying types.
“At present’s “digital” age Sailor requires a pedagogical evaluate and evaluation of our present strategies of coaching,” stated Capt. Christopher Follin, commodore, ATGPAC. “This evaluate and growth of related coaching weapons is crucial for assembly the CNO’s demand for the “finest skilled Sailors.” We should develop modern means to beat our restricted coaching sources and antiquated strategies to deal with how at the moment’s Sailors study.”
Mixed navy, authorities, and trade classes had been held starting with an educational evaluate of “How at the moment’s adults study.” Led by Lorentzen and Associates Company, these classes supplied motion officers with the information and tangible examples essential to develop relevant necessities that present high-end, constant, and repeatable coaching throughout all domains afloat and ashore. This was completed via growth of a deeper understanding of the capabilities, motivations, and efficient/tailor-made strategies of studying of a more recent technology of Sailors. Visible, aural, kinesthetic, reflective, impulsive, whole-part, and part-whole learners retain information in another way relying on their technology. As such, coaching purposes should be tailor-made to people so as to meet their studying wants. This will likely be simpler than implementing a one-size matches all software of coaching supplies, to incorporate the appliance of legacy coaching strategies. This can help in harnessing Sailors’ ardour for studying whereas supporting elevated retention of fabric.
“Future coaching methods should incorporate a radical understanding of generational studying types” stated Barry Walsh, a facilitator assigned to ATG. “Child boomers, millennials, X, Y, and Z generations study and retain info in another way. The merging of an understanding of generational studying types and tailor-made coaching supply strategies primarily based on the wants of these types, using current and newer know-how is important within the growth of well timed and related coaching of knowledge that may be extra completely retained by the Sailor.”
Floor warfare, anti-submarine warfare, air warfare, engineering and harm management working teams supplied perception into current legacy coaching strategies. Working teams had been moderated with targets and necessities for coaching supply strategies primarily based on most well-liked generational studying types of anticipated trainees. The said necessities had been captured and offered to ATGPAC for additional evaluation and technological seize. This is step one in implementing a more recent, aggressive technique to develop generational and technically savvy methods to offer steady and related particular person, group, ship, and strike group coaching strategies to the Fleet.
