The respect and popularity eLearning has earned in the aviation industry surpasses other industries. If you go back to the 1970s\u2019, the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, DARPA was a pioneer in developing technology innovations like ARPANET and Artificial Intelligence. The office still runs to this date in Arlington, Virginia, with an annual budget close to 2.8 billion.<\/p>\n
The Advanced Research Project Agency Network, one of the world\u2019s first packet switching networks, combined with the projects in Artificial Intelligence, could be considered as the beginnings of eLearning in aviation. Aircraft simulation software for space projects as well as warfare simulation projects for combat personnel were the first applications of the innovative technologies of that time. The fact that training could occur in a controlled and risk-free environment was the greatest advantage and justification for research in these projects.<\/p>\n
Indeed, eLearning in high-risk situations saves lives, cuts costs and enables trainers to teach tricks and procedures that are sensitive and very difficult to teach in a real environment. eLearning in aviation is not just about cognitive knowledge or operations skills. It\u2019s also about refining response time, impulse-decisions, self-defense and emotional intelligence during extended periods of isolation and adverse conditions. No wonder, episodes of star wars fascinate the masses to this day.<\/p>\n
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eLearning in the aviation industry has accomplished outstanding feats, making way for other industries to follow suit, with rivalry and enthusiasm. Museums around the world sport glimpses of these innovations and still manage to spell bound the spectators for being \u201cway ahead of their time\u201d. In this section, we discuss the applications of eLearning in the various fields of the aviation industry and how eLearning strategies<\/a><\/strong> suffice special learning situations.<\/p>\n Learning management systems are the core of all eLearning programs in the aviation industry. Most airlines as well as defense organizations around the world use eLearning\u00a0to train their staff and engineers. Knowledge of standard operating procedures (SOP) is not sufficient for employees. Training solutions in the aviation industry include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n With the emergence of new learning technologies, challenging learning situations in the aviation industry have successfully been met. With time, airspace congestion has increased, cockpit technology has become complex and sophisticated, and low-budget airlines are proliferating, as well as increase in low-time pilots for commercial flights. Learning needs are no longer limited to information dumps. There is a widespread need for performance-based learning<\/i> in aviation. Aviation personnel need skills for quick decision making, conflict resolution, deal with complex unforeseen problems and of course managing flight in all possible situations.<\/p>\neLearning programs in aviation industry<\/h3>\n
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Flight simulators<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Simulation training programs<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Collaboration systems (CRM, Finance, HR)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Performance-based learning<\/h3>\n
Learning technologies in aviation<\/h3>\n