Comments on: Which is Best Classroom vs Online Training?

By: Jayakumar Sundaram

Jayakumar Sundaram — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:41:00 +0000

eLearning allows to learn independently. It allows lot of teachers who are passionate about teaching, but cannot afford real estate prices or do not want to be part of restricting authorities. eLearning is a great gift to physically challenged both students and teachers. Hit and miss amidst a group in classroom resolved by repeating till understood. Parents often under impression that youth misusing computers, the day will come they realise the social media and eLearning put together encourage learning too.

By: Brother Andrew

Brother Andrew — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:28:59 +0000

Here’s a great article that I ran across:

Training Can Make a Difference
“Twelve Tips for Training Transfer to the Workplace”
By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide

“Can you turn your training participants into learning magnets who canâ€™t wait to attend their next training opportunity? ”

http://humanresources.about.com/od/trainingtransfer/a/trningtrasnfer.htm

By: Vandana

Vandana — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:55:04 +0000

What about pyschomotor skills?? Is online learning helpful for that?

By: George Manka

George Manka — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:45 +0000

I think it also depends on learning outcomes and content. A course on How to Design in AutoCAD lends itself better to online learning than a course on Leadership. Although, there are many things that can be done online in a leadership programme as well, such as simulations, and assessments.

By: Darren Lott

Darren Lott — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:26:40 +0000

I think the key here is both. Offer both options, face to face and elearning. Accept that some will take one option or the other and that some will like both. But the key concept is do both well. Many mixed mode courses offer an excellent face to face experience but the elearning aspect is poor and vice versa. An example of this type of approach is to have an online learning group who meets physically once a month. This works really well for me.

By: Brother Andrew

Brother Andrew — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:58:41 +0000

Good point Dee. We need to figure out ways to keep the learning alive. How can a user move beyond at one-time event and continue learning? I like how you mentioned “a community”. It’s a lot easier to stay motivated when you have a group.

By: Dee Parker

Dee Parker — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:47 +0000

How about the benefit of Endless Learning? An online event can ignite a community of learners that can continue to use the forum to develop robust user-generated content which keeps the learning current and goes beyond the formal delivery.