This week, Linda R. Puetz, BA, BSN, RN, Med, discusses the advantages of computer based learning when it is used efficiently. http://www.hcmarketplace.com/prod-8751/Innovation-in-Nursing-Staff-Development.html

Q: What are the advantages of using computer-based learning as an educational approach?

A: CBL provides many benefits for the organizations and individuals that set up the internal and external systems to use it effectively. Some of the benefits are listed below:

• Available 24/7 and just in time. Enables individuals to find and use the information needed exactly when they need it most.

• Learner controlled. Learners know when they need additional information and for what purposes.

• Cost-effective. Savings occur because of the ability to use fewer instructors to reach many more learners, reduced travel expenses, reduced downtime, and the ability to train a dispersed workforce at the same time or at different levels.

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