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'E-Learning in Aviation provides an excellent comprehensive introduction to the most salient topics that should be considered in the application of effective learning strategies, teaching methodologies, and information technologies for aviation training in today's rapidly changing global and digital environments. Various models of experiential learning, that integrate the latest e-learning innovations with the social or human factors context, are an important feature that will undoubtedly enhance the students' learning outcomes. This book will also appeal to those managers who are considering new learning management platforms to develop a more productive and effective aviation organization. It is most essential and highly recommended.' K.Victor Ujimoto, University of Guelph, Canada 'At a time when aviation is turning attention to the needs of the next generation of aviation professionals, and when international standards are opening pathways to competency-based training, this book is an important addition to the literature. In the years ahead, the demand for aviation professionals will exceed supply. Training capacity will be stretched to the limit. Learning methodologies will have to respond to the learning styles of a new generation. Suzanne Kearns helps us see how learning in aviation can respond to the changes that are taking place and how we can use new thinking and new tools to make our training more effective and more efficient. All of this will help us bring more knowledgeable and more skilled - more competent - employees to the aviation workplace. The dividends of competency will be paid out in improved safety results and more efficient flight operations.' Jim Dow, Chief, Flight Training and Examinations, Government of Canada 'Suzanne Kearns addresses the issues facing those of us actively engaged in aviation education and training in a balanced and well thought out manner. She raises points that are at the heart, encouraging deep learning which should be the goal of all aviation education and training organisations. This book is essential reading for anyone who is serious about good teaching in the aviation environment.' Paul Bates, Griffith University, Australia 'eLearning in Aviation leads us on a journey from the early days of apprenticeship and simulation to the sophisticated world of performance-based training techniques. The book is more than just a review of the various shapes and forms of eLearning. It aids decision makers determine their training strategies, and it sets out the processes that practitioners should follow in order to implement eLearning from scratch. Suzanne Kearns writes in an engaging style, and does not shy from addressing the pros as well as the cons of eLearning in equal measure. She highlights the key theories about how we all learn, drawing intelligently from the vast array of literature on the subject. It is indeed refreshing to find an eLearning book that is genuinely aimed at aviation, and in so doing the author has gifted the industry with a blueprint that has the potential to bring about real change in the effectiveness of training.' Paul Clark, Managing Director, Through The Looking Glass

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Suzanne Kearns has held airplane and helicopter pilot licenses for the last 13 years. She holds a Helicopter Flight Training diploma from Canadore College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science and a Master of Science degree in Human Factors and Systems Engineering both from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Ph.D. in Education specializing in Instructional Design for Online Learning from Capella University. She is currently an assistant professor teaching Commercial Aviation Management students in the Management and Organizational Studies program at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

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