Advanced technical training for an international audience of professionals, scientists and engineers: Videoconference/videotape from the University of New Mexico

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:121109

Callan, C

Budget cuts and increasing demands for a technically competent work force are problems facing industry and government today. Training requirements must be met in a cost-effective manner. The videoconference format is a proven method that saves money on training and travel costs. However, designing a training series that meets the needs of a diverse audience composed of scientists, engineers, and management from government, industry and universities is extremely challenging. National Environmental Technology Network (NETWORK), a department of University of New Mexico`s College of Engineering, has a proven track record in developing and producing effective videoconference training programs for industry, government, national laboratories, and universities. To data, six successful series have been completed: Total Quality Management (two series, one for service organizations and one for manufacturing); Hazardous Waste Management; Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention; Environmental Risk Management; and Radioactive Waste Management. National awards from the United States Distance Learning and the United States Environmental Protection Agency attest to NETWORK`s leadership in providing advanced technical training using distance learning techniques. This presentation describes how to produce an environmental television series and reveals the keys to successful videoconferencing by describing the past successes of NETWORK`s videoconference training and the plans for the up-coming series, Mixed Waste Management. The presentation characterizes how videoconferences can be used as university-developed advanced technical training for shifting the work force from defense projects to environmental remediation and protection. The presentation illustrates how the effectiveness of this training is enhanced by partnerships which evolve between the originating university and the receiving sites.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines; New Mexico State Univ., University Park, NM (United States); Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), Las Cruces, NM (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 121109
• Report Number(s): CONF-940225--Vol.2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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