What is Online Training? (part 1)
15 September 2007Lately my post popular questions are:
What is Online Training?
Is it as effective as In Person Training, is it possibly as good as College?
What is “After Market Training”?
Who is an xPert with xTrain?
Well today I want to start with my philosophy of online training. There are many professors, many xPerts many reports on the subject and all of wich are great… but… can be a bit over informative. So let’s get started. I like the KISS method: Keep It Simple Stupid.
What is Online Training, with xTrain.com?
- Easy. The best thing about online training with xTrain, is that there are 3 basic steps:
- Enroll
- Attend + Participate (Learning isn’t one with out the other)
- Take the quiz for our Certificate
- Learn at your pace. We’ve hand selected Xperts to teach you. Now, with the internet you can learn at home, at work, on the road, in your pajamas and at YOUR pace. Each of our classes are broken down in to small segments, small enough to complete a concept, but large enough to keep you interested.
- Show off your talent. With the age of interactive media upon us, we have set a high standard of participation.
- Profiles announce who you are, and what you are doing with xTrain.
- Exercises are custom designed for your interactivity with the class. We want to see what your work is!
- Peers, Faculty & Guru Reviews of exercises are a vital part of our community. This not only facilitates the feedback process but also opens up dialogs between users across the room, state, country, and world!
- Portfolios are for your polished work. We know how important it is to show off your talents - whether for personal respect, job changes, or project bids. Use our portfolio section for peer, guru and faculty reviews, revisions and respect! Oh - and I have a secret…. Portfolios are SOOOO important to our creatives we’re going to be vamping & setting a cutting edge pace for portfolios in the near future!
- Oh - and may I please ask a favor? As tempting as it may be to be harsh to your fellow learner because you are not face to face - please don’t use the commenting features to be mean! We love you guys, and want our community to be fun and friendly!