To Make Army PME Distance Learning Work,Make It Social

摘要

The Army has always "done" social learning for PME; the vibrant discussions of formal NCO and officer development programs or informal after-hours unit calls are a persistent example. Discussions about the Army profession and its various practices in social settings have been a prominent feature of face-to-face PME for decades. If soldiers are our credentials, we owe it to ourselves to connect those soldiers in every way possible, and PME should be no exception. We have the expertise, the technology, and the imperative to do this now; seizing this opportunity could transform popular perceptions of dL PME and open new vistas of learning for the Army as a whole.