Murray Goldberg

Industry Transformation with Maritime Training Practices

Jan 16, 2019 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog eLearning, Maritime Training, MarTID, Simulator Training The following blog post has been adapted from an article written by Murray Goldberg for the Maritime Reporter on December 12, 2018. I hope you are all well and enjoying the New Year! As you may know, the 2019 Maritime Insights Database (MarTID) survey is currently ongoing and open for [...] READ MORE

Do we need to regulate training for maritime trainers?

Mar 15, 2018 Murray Goldberg 1 Blog Maritime Training, Teaching Introduction Operations and training is highly regulated in the maritime industry. Yet there is comparatively little regulation in the amount and type of training which maritime instructors must have. Is this a fundamental flaw? Maritime trainers help ensure the successful transfer of the skills and knowledge needed for safe operations. Then why [...] READ MORE

Online Trainer Community for Maritime Organizations

Mar 1, 2018 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog Maritime Training, Mentorship, Teaching Introduction An issue with maritime training in large organizations is that trainers and assessors often operate in isolation. They work in different vessels and locations, and lack the opportunity to discuss training with one another. This reduces standardization across the company as practices diverge. In addition, the difficulty in sharing best practices [...] READ MORE

The “Flipped Classroom” and Maritime Training

Dec 7, 2017 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog Maritime Training, Student-Centered Training Introduction Every once in a while a new idea on how to improve learning makes the rounds in education circles. Although these ideas are not typically born of the maritime industry, they almost all have implications within it, and trainers should be on top of them. The subject of this [...] READ MORE

Maritime Safety Culture and the Broken Windows Theory

Nov 23, 2017 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog maritime safety, Safety Culture Introduction The human element as it relates to safety culture is both fascinating and important. Anyone involved in maritime safety needs to have a basic understanding of how human nature influences organizational safety attitudes and performance. This article looks at one important aspect which explains why it is difficult to [...] READ MORE

Does eLearning Work in the Maritime Sector?

Oct 25, 2017 Murray Goldberg 0 Blog eLearning, Maritime Training Knowledge is Power (and Progress) As a former academic, I have always been taught to look at any new information with a critical eye. Critical in the sense that it is important to question everything. However, once a question has been carefully analysed and a reliable answer has been found, [...] READ MORE