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January 28, 2011

DDT Technique?

Hello Everyone,

Can anyone please shed any light on the DDT technique for writing training? I have been asked to write a training program using this format and have never come across it before. I would be grateful for any information anyone could share on this.

Many thanks in advance!

Kirsty

Hello Everyone,

Many thanks in advance!

Kirsty

8 Responses

User deleted says:

January 28, 2011 at 5:10 pm

DDT

Kirsty

I’m a little wary of giving a definitive answer to this as some companies have there own acronyms. The only context I have come across DDT – Desktop Decision Training – design methods is in the military. I don’t know much about it but an example can be found at http://www.hfidtc.com/research/training/training-reports/phase-2/HFIDTC-2-4-6-2-1-decision-making-serious-games.pdf

If that is not the right DDT, let’s hope others can offer a suitable alternative

Graham O’Connell
Jenny James says:

January 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm

Ask?

Hi Kirsty

I would ask the person who has requested that you use this technique to explain it to you – or at least tell you what the letters stand for.

I appreciate it is sometimes difficult to admit we don’t know something, so how about saying this is a new technique for you and you would appreciate a bit of a steer in the right direction.

Good luck

Jenny
User deleted says:

January 31, 2011 at 1:45 pm

Thank you

Thank you both Jenny and Graham for your responses. I will go back and confirm with the person who asked me initially so I know I am on the right track!
SteveRobson says:

January 31, 2011 at 2:41 pm

DDT

Hi Kirsty

Could you come back and let us know what it stands for>

I’m guessing one of the D’s is Design?? Acronym geek can’t decide either so he could be making it up? http://www.acronymgeek.com/DDT

Thanks

Steve
russlater says:

January 31, 2011 at 8:13 pm

the only one/nearest I’ve come across is…

Define…the level of skill or knowledge required

Diagnose….diagnose the curren actual level knowledge/skill

Deliver….deliver an intervention to fill the gap

Test…that the intervention has filled the gap and that the defined level required is now reached

I hope that helps

Rus
SteveRobson says:

February 1, 2011 at 8:37 am

DDDDD

Hi Russ

But thats DDDT :-/
russlater says:

February 1, 2011 at 11:27 am

oh DDDDDDash it!

like I said Steve….."nearest"!
123Contracting says:

February 8, 2011 at 9:58 am

I love the acronyms club

Don’t you just love it when people use acronyms to make themselves feel more important and to put you down because you probably don’t understand – it’s like they think they’re in a select club.

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