well I was happier than a pig in **** with it, we did get a router for the course though so that was good with the physical router in hand
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Butch Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > On 02/01/2015 10:08 AM, That One Guy wrote: > >> The Imagestream course you did was like 5 days online, I thought it was >> really good format, is there a reason to not do it online for a full class >> > > This is a very good question. There are a couple of reasons for this. The > first, and most important, reason is that the satisfaction from customers > is not as high as I would like. In my live and in person trainings, those > who have returned satisfaction surveys show about 98% satisfaction with the > events (facility + instructor + materials). For the online, when I did > them before for more than just the one day courses, the satisfaction with > materials + instructor remains high, but the online format is only rated at > around 80% satisfaction. For the one day classes, it is around 88%. For > me, that is WAY to low. There are 3 things that people dislike about the > online classes (primarily): > > 1. Labs - While they labs are similar to the live classes, people do not > seem to get as much out of the courses, if they do not have the physical > gear in front of them. > > 2. Interruptions - These have little to do with me, but when people are in > the office, they get interrupted. > > 3. Webinar Software - It is simply a fact, that ALL online meeting places > have some drawbacks. Some are better in some areas than others and finding > one that fills ALL needs is nearly impossible. > > For myself, it is MUCH more difficult to control and manage the classroom > with online trainings. I can deal with one and maybe two day events, but I > doubt I will ever offer another 5 day training online. It is too stressful > for me to do, especially knowing that people will not be as happy with my > service as I like. > > > > -- > Butch Evans > 702-537-0979 > Network Support and Engineering > http://store.wispgear.net/ > http://www.butchevans.com/ > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
