> Even better (IMHO), why not make it an online class or tutorial? While that would be nice, there are a few reasons that come to mind.
1. Experience I've developed "regular" courses before, and I feel confident in my ability to do so. I haven't developed online courses. There are enough differences in how material is presented to make it a non-trivial task - something else I'd have to learn. There's a lot of work in course development beyond simply presenting the material itself, and I want to do it right. 2. Course flexibility and value One of the advantages of this course is that it can easily accommodate questions and answers that go beyond the stuff on the slides. In my opinion, as someone who spends a decent amount of time training others, that's the primary value of "regular" courses. The value of a good course isn't in the courseware itself - often, you'd be better off with a book on the subject. Instead, the value comes from the Socratic dialog, if you will, that can occur in a classroom. On the topic covered by this course, for example, there are quite a few books worth reading. I submit, however, that the course may still be a worthwhile undertaking for you if you'd read those books, because you could ask questions (and followup questions) in a more efficient and directed manner than you could hope to otherwise. 3. Time to market. This goes back to (1) above, but even if I did have experience developing effective online courseware, it would take significantly longer. 4. An excuse for me to get out of the office. As Lee indicated, there may be demand for this course in many places, and I wouldn't mind a bit of travel, myself. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
