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Guided field experience: A must for instructional developer preparation

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Successful product marketing in business and industry is always preceded by appropriate “field testing.” Trainers of instructional developers could well follow this lead by incorporating into their training programs guided field experiences for aspiring instructional developers. The success of supervised interaction with real-life tasks while still in school has been documented in other fields. Trainers of instructional developers will ensure students’ success and enhance their own reputations if their students have had experience in putting theory in practice.

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  1. Department of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, Box J-406 JHMHC, 32610, Gainesville, FL

    Ronald K. Bass

  2. Learning Resources Center, North Carolina Central University, 27707, Durham, NC

    Marvin E. Duncan

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Bass, R.K., Duncan, M.E. Guided field experience: A must for instructional developer preparation. Journal of Instructional Development 5, 23–25 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905452

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