The Application of Virtual Presence Technology to Team Training

Knowledge about what to teach teams to improve team-related performance has increased. However, the techniques available to conduct team training are still relatively limited. The most common and most effective form of team training has been to provide teams with an opportunity to practice and receive feedback in realistic simulated team problems. Experience with these methods has increased awareness of the limitations associated with current team-training exercises. Specifically, the feedback provided tends to be over-generalized, and does not sufficiently involve the team members themselves in the process. One possible solution is the application of distributed training technologies that increases the ability of trainers and team members to share, inspect, analyze, and communicate during and after a team exercise.