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Subject:Re: CBT vs. Training - my thoughts From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:42:40 -0600
> > Stand-up training is always better.
> > That's my opinion. But I am a realist. Companies are going to "follow
> > the money," and CBTs are much cheaper than stand-up.
>
> Ridiculous statement. Stand-up training is the
> worst way to learn anything, particularly any kind of training that takes
> place on a computer.
The "worst way to learn anything?" I don't agree with the poster who
said stand-up training is always better, but if one extreme is
ridiculous, so is the other. And because of your last statement, I
assume you are not speaking strictly about software training.
> Think about something you are good at. Did you learn it all from
> listening to someone tell you what to do? You probably took their
> suggestions yes, but then you went off and taught yourself, coming back
> and getting feedback every once and while from someone.
Have you ever had a urinary catheter inserted, Scott? Have you ever had
your blood drawn? Would you want a nurse who listened to an instructor,
or a self-taught nurse who got feedback every once in a while?
There is no one best way to teach everything.
Tracy
Who just found out that if you pay your STC dues before the deadline,
you get to vote! How long has that been going on? ;-)
