Accelerated Learning: Prospects, Issues And Applications

An effort is under way to roadmap for investigations aimed at developing robust and broadly-applicable methods for accelerated learning (Hoffman, et al., 2009). This includes methods for: (1) Facilitating the acquisition of expertise in mission or organization-critical specializations and (2) Retaining that expertise in the form of both personnel capabilities and organizational knowledge. Achievement of the objective will be made possible through a collaboration of scientists and government specialists in areas of training and expertise studies. Panelists will discuss differing perspectives on the concept of accelerated learning, highlighting prospects, issues, and methodological challenges. Copyright 2010 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved