Training-the-trainer in Tele-instruction on Collaborative Physical Tasks

Functionality in remote instructional technologies, such as telepointing and remote annotation tools, were designed to support distributed collaboration on physical tasks. Unfortunately, these functionalities have introduced new challenges in effectively conveying instructions and knowledge. Challenges in the use of remote instructional technologies are important as they directly relate to the learning outcomes of training a worker for future real-world practice. My research emphasizes the systematic investigation of the socio-technical challenges in distributed collaboration and the benefits of training-the-trainer in how to effectively use functionality to convey knowledge to a local worker.