Traveling in Cyberspace: Computer-Based Training

Our memories of the Jetsons cartoon are fuzzy, but we recall that the show presented a futuristic vision of computer-based training as a single robot teacher instructing a class-not much of a change from the standard classroom as we know it! In fact, classrooms and teachers are not typically associated with computer-based training (CBT). CBT offers a more personalized environment in which the learner works at his or her own pace, alone with the system. While the CBT industry is growing by leaps and bounds, we have seen surprisingly little related discussion in the various I/O forums. As a result, we decided to take this opportunity and introduce CBT in this installment of Traveling in Cyberspace.