The Right Training? - The Classroom vs. the Computer Mandan ND

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I read your article on IT training. Which studies are you referring when you state that "students who interact with their teachers and other students tend to retain more than those who don't."?

My experience and education have taught me that adults learn by doing. Whether they acquire knowledge alone or in an open forum means nothing unless it can be readily applied in a real-world situation.

I would agree that communicating face-to-face is the preferred method for many, but that can be attributed to habit. Online learning can transfer knowledge successfully if the student can apply the learning immediately. Not only is it cost-effective, but the student also can learn asynchronously due to scheduling issues and simple work-life complications.

Many companies today have extensive online learning repositories where workers can improve their skills whenever and wherever. My opinion and research lead me to believe that online learning will be a widely used tool in the future regardless of personal preference.

Thank for writing about such a thought-provoking issue.

Claire Beguin-Bennett, MA

BearingPoint Inc.

Atlanta

claire.bennett@bearingpoint.com

Get to Class

I just wanted to respond to your "Class Warfare" article and say how much I enjoyed it. As an educator myself who teaches in both of those formats, I am familiar with these pros and cons. And as a student who has taken classes in both of these formats, I have seen things from th...

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