by Andrew Marshall

German Officer Education in the Interwar Years

Research Paper Title German Officer Education in the Interwar Years. Abstract This dissertation is trying to discover some of the reasons why the Germans were so successful on the tactical level during World War II. Several factors contributed to this. The dissertation however, will limit itself to focussing on the human side of it. To be… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Commanders: Leadership & Knowledge…

“To be a successful commander, one must combine the qualities of leadership with a knowledge of his profession. Either without the other is notof much avail.” Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, “Thesis on Command”U.S. Naval War College, 11 September 1926

by Andrew Marshall

Slovenian Armed Forces & Officer Career Development: Time for a Change?

Research Paper Title Future of Officer Career Development System in the Slovenian Armed Forces. Abstract The thesis describes the Officer Career Development (OCD) system in the SAF for the first ten years of the officer’s career. The main purpose of the paper is to develop a proposed OCD system for the SAF, which will provide a certain… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Beyond Stereotyping: Understanding Student Readiness for Network Centric Learning

Research Paper Title Beyond Stereotyping: Understanding Student Readiness for Network Centric Learning Abstract Many commentators and educators credit commencing university students from the ‘Net’ or ‘Y’ generation with being well versed in the use of today’s wide range of sophisticated information and communication technologies (ICT) such as the latest Web 2.0 applications and services. Yet to date few… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Making the Connection: Student Learning, Multimedia Messages & Instructor Drawn Diagrams

Research Paper Title Effects of Observing the Instructor Draw Diagrams on Learning From Multimedia Messages. Methods In 4 experiments, participants viewed a short video-based lesson about how the Doppler effect works. Some students viewed already-drawn diagrams while listening to a concurrent oral explanation, whereas other students listened to the same explanation while viewing the instructor actually draw the… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Education & Training Technology in the [US] Military

Research Paper Title Education and Training Technology in the Military. Abstract The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has contributed to the development of various education and training technologies, two of which are computer-assisted instruction and simulation-based instruction. DOD investment in computer-assisted instruction has continued from the 1950s to the present. Its contributions have ranged from drill and… Read More