title: Self-paced: the right pace for staff development.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Limited budgets and increasing training demands on staff development educators require creativity and innovation in providing cost-effective training alternatives. Self-paced learning modules meet these criteria and minimize use of staff time.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article presents a step-by-step guide for the design and implementation of self-paced learning modules.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By following the suggested guidelines, even novice staff development educators can assess, design, and implement cost-effective training alternatives for their organizations.
authors.affiliation: Staff Education and Training Department, United States Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: O'Very
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*