October 28th, 2009The Learning Curve and The Classroom
As a child, I used to sit at the back of the class and will the teacher not to ask me the answer to any questions. This wasn’t because I couldn’t answer them, or at least have a stab at them. I likened it to going on a TV quiz show, where answering on-time and in front of other people is not always as easy as it might seem.
This didn’t mean I was unable to learn the subject matter – but simply that I couldn’t learn it in that environment.
Because of this, I greatly support and believe in a new era of training being offered, as it clearly supports alternative ways of learning.
A strategy being employed within the IT industry has to be one of the best examples of this. As might be expected, it’s leading the way using the latest technological assets to teach complex skills and techniques, and it’s enjoying a good deal of success.
With the option of on-line and multimedia lessons, taught by leaders in their respective fields, students have high grade access to a vast array of learning material – whenever they want, and wherever they want it. True 24×7 learning and the option to choose absolutely anywhere to study; all contributes to the learning experience and ultimately improves learning success.
A world away from the sterile, intimidating experience of the classroom of youth.
Other benefits clearly become apparent: The ability to carry on studying regardless of the weather outside, and the ability to study in the security of one’s own home. Training schemes are available to all, including those with disabilities who find it difficult to study at a centralised centre. The ability to carry on study when the student may not feel wholly well, or during incapacitation.
There are other additional advantages. These include less cost and ‘down-time’; in terms of the time it takes to travel to the teaching centre and back, the issue of having to be there at a specific time, and the cost of travel to and from the centre. This all supports the strategy of ’smart study’ – studying in a cost effective manner, when you want, what you want, and where it suits you best.
This type of training isn’t dependent upon the revisions or slow upgrades of books and reading material. Students will be more likely to be studying the latest skills and concepts available, giving them an edge over others.
That’s not to say you’re forced to study in isolation though. This new training philosophy recognises that some people need to have human communication built into their study program. To this end, a truly effective plan includes ‘interactive’ on-line support with real people. Many students also set up their own study-buddy network, where they can exchange their ideas in a relaxed environment and discuss the concepts they’re studying.
There has been incredible development in the field of IT and educational strategies. It seems natural that these two disciplines would come together to the advantage of the student, and create a training environment where the student is more in-control, making it more pleasurable overall. Surely that is one of the basic tenets of learning?
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