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 | | From: | Nathalie Ignacio | | Subject: | Is E-learning a real danger for computer trainers ? | | Date: | 16 Dec 2004 04:58:57 -0800 |
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 | In June 2005, I will probably become a computer trainer.
Everyday, we can read news about e-learning. For a few years,
e-learning has become a new training tool. E-learning is more and more
used by companies in order to improve employees' competences.
But I wonder if e-learning is a danger for computer trainers.
One of the advantages for e-learning is the freedom for each user to
learn as he wants. But one drawback is when the trainee meets a
problem, he has to solve by himself.
I think e-learning may be an additional way of training. I feel the
human aspect can't be ignored. Trainees need a direct relation with a
teacher in most cases.
Thank you for your help.
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| | From: | Josef Moellers | | Subject: | Re: Is E-learning a real danger for computer trainers ? | | Date: | Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:42:14 +0100 |
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| Nathalie Ignacio wrote:
> In June 2005, I will probably become a computer trainer.
> Everyday, we can read news about e-learning. For a few years,
> e-learning has become a new training tool. E-learning is more and more
> used by companies in order to improve employees' competences.
> But I wonder if e-learning is a danger for computer trainers.
> One of the advantages for e-learning is the freedom for each user to
> learn as he wants. But one drawback is when the trainee meets a
> problem, he has to solve by himself.
Just a humble opinion:
Here in Germany, at the beginning of the 60s, classrooms were equipped=20
with TV sets and everyone foresaw the end of teaching as we knew it:=20
just put your kids in front of "school-tv" and they'd be guarantted a Phd=
!
10 years later, schools were equipped with language-labs where each=20
student had a tape recorder and headphones with microphone and they'd=20
listen to language courses and repeat phrases and the teacher (yes, they =
were still there!) could listen in on the students and correct if needed.=
Today, our schools (yes, they are still there!) are equipped with PCs in =
every classroom.
Go figure.
> I think e-learning may be an additional way of training. I feel the
> human aspect can't be ignored. Trainees need a direct relation with a
> teacher in most cases.
Unfortunately this is true, but when money gets tight, people turn to=20
cheap solutions ignoring the fact that they may not be the best.
--=20
Josef M=F6llers (Pinguinpfleger bei FSC)
If failure had no penalty success would not be a prize
-- T. Pratchett
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