An effort is under way to roadmap for investigations aimed at developing robust and broadly-applicable methods for “accelerated learning” (Hoffman, et al., 2009). This includes methods for: (1) Facilitating the acquisition of expertise in mission or organization-critical specializations and (2) Retaining that expertise in the form of both personnel capabilities and organizational knowledge. Achievement of the objective will be made possible through a collaboration of scientists and government specialists in areas of training and expertise studies. Panelists will discuss differing perspectives on the concept of accelerated learning, highlighting prospects, issues, and methodological challenges.
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