Required information Choosing Training Methods Depending on organizational needs, a wide variety of training options are available today. While the overwhelming choice for most organizations is still the instructor-led classroom, computer-based methods as well as other more interactive methods are gaining in popularity. The choice of methods will depend on a number of variables, including objectives to be achieved, types and location of employees that need to be trained, and the learning abilities of the participants. Classroom instruction now includes distance learning, whereby trainees at different locations use online programs to view lectures and participate in discussions. Although cost-efficient, interaction between the trainer and audience may be limited. E-Learning has gained in rapid popularity with participants receiving information over the Internet or through a company's intranet. Trainees can work independently using course material supplemented with presentations, video clips, podcasts, and other audiovisual formats accessible for many types of mobile devices. Further applications of this training include electronic performance support systems (EPSSs), simulations or virtual reality, and a movement toward the use of wearable technology. Read the case below and answer the questions that follow. Juanita is the training director for a large hospital that saw its nurses become unionized several years ago after a contentious battle. Consequently, she is somewhat hesitant to introduce new programs and must carefully consider the expectations placed upon this group. Recently, the hospital has experienced some mistakes in the proper handling of medical waste. Management has decided to increase the training required of all medical personnel from annual sessions delivered in a classroom setting to semiannual training sessions in order to reduce these critical mistakes. Training for the nursing staff has been a challenge for Juanita in the past because many nurses continually rescheduled their annual training sessions. In addition, Juanita discovered that some managers signed off on their nurses' training sessions-even though the training had not occurred-in an effort to comply with the hospital's recordkeeping requirements. Juanita is hearing grumbling about the need for additional training and wants to make the process both successful and painless. Which of the following would be the best training method for offering the new semiannual training? Multiple Choice behavior modeling online learning training on-the-job training distance learning instructor-led classroom O