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Subject:Re: question on removing the teacher/trainer From:Bill Swallow <bill_swallow -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:02:46 -0800 (PST)
> In other words, does anyone really learn anything
> this way? Can you
> get rid of the human teacher if you have good enough
> courseware, or
> do you always need a human to go with it? If so, how
> much human
> interaction?
It really depends on what you're teaching. If you are
teaching someone how to use some basic software, or
how to do basic things on a computer, I think a CBT is
fine (see Windows Me's tutorials). If you are getting
into more complex business applications, then having a
human there who knows the software, the industry, the
business needs, and the training plan is very
desirable. Likewise, the CBT has to be geared for the
right audience. I don't think it'd be a good vehicle
for auto repair, but for using MS Outlook or
Dreamweaver 4, sure.
One thing to remember about CBT: you can only cover so
much in the actual lesson, else you risk going over
people's heads. Keep it simple and link out to
supplemental documentation and/or CBT when appropriate.
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Bill Swallow
Technical Writer
PowerAdz.com
518.687.6107
bswallow -at- poweradz -dot- com
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