Thanks for all of the input. We have opted to send the dev to the 3 day training at EchoEleven. As well as beginning to participate in groups like this, CFMeetup, and other online resources.
-Rudi On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Steve Drucker <[email protected]> wrote: > From my perspective as the manager of an Adobe authorized training center, > course author, and certified instructor - > > There are 3 principal benefits to taking an instructor-led training course: > > 1) It gets you out of the office so that you can actually FOCUS on learning > 2) Vendor-authorized courseware focuses on specific functionality that is > CORE to the product as well as BEST-PRACTICES > 3) Instructors from authorized training program usually have an insane > amount of expertise. For example, the least amount of practical experience > that any of Fig Leaf's ColdFusion instructors have is 10 years. This means > that they can articulate how information presented in the course maps to > your specific application requirements. > > For anyone considering taking an instructor-led course, I strongly advise > the following: > > 1) When you get to the training center, turn off your cell phone and don't > check your email. Focus solely on learning. > 2) Understand the project requirements that you've been assigned to work > on. Describe this project to your instructor and ask him/her about their > suggested approach and to specifically call out items in the class that > would specifically apply to this scenario. > 3) Briefly review the product that you're being trained on before coming to > class. It's best not to walk into a class completely "cold" > 4) Make sure you meet ALL the course pre-requisites. > 5) Ask lots of questions during the class about practical applications of > the material. If you feel like there's something you don't quite understand, > ask the instructor to repeat the point, or come up with a different > illustrative example. > 6) If there is a topic that you'd like to see covered that is not part of > the official courseware, ask the instructor if he/she can cover it > informally either during lunch or after normal course hours. > > Instructors HATE quite classes. We want there to be an interactive > discussion of the points and like the challenge of answering student > questions. > > And now...a brief plug: > > Fig Leaf Software offers the most comprehensive ColdFusion curriculum of > any training partner. We wrote the official "Advanced ColdFusion" course > under contract to Adobe and have since released the following courses: > > Administering ColdFusion 8 (The only hands-on, instructor-led CF admin > course available on the planet) > http://training.figleaf.com/Courses/Administering_ColdFusion.cfm > > Moving to ColdFusion 8 (upgrading from a prior version of CF? This is your > class!) > http://training.figleaf.com/Courses/movingtocoldfusion8.cfm > > Fast Track to AJAX with ColdFusion (the only CF-centric AJAX class > available anywhere - now includes jQuery!) > http://training.figleaf.com/Courses/ajax.cfm > > > > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Rudi Shumpert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is all great info! Thanks again! >> >> -Rudi >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Mark Richards <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I sent a 3 of my developers to training at Sterling Ledet. They're an >>> Adobe certified training center and my crew said that it was a good class >>> with a good instructor. >>> >>> http://www.ledet.com/ >>> >>> Here are some other good online resources if you want them to learn on >>> their own as well: >>> >>> http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=432 >>> http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=433 >>> http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=426 >>> http://www.adobe.com/support/coldfusion/ >>> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/ >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Mark Richards >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Mary Spencer <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Dear mason: >>>> >>>> I agree! >>>> >>>> Mary Spencer >>>> >>>> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:09:46 -0400 >>>> > From: [email protected] >>>> > To: [email protected] >>>> > Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Intro CF Training >>>> >>>> > >>>> > That's probably how most of us learn. I frankly I like to see people >>>> > teach themselves. It shows determination and dedication. It can be >>>> > painful though and you might learn some bad habits along the way. Bare >>>> >>>> > in mind the books are gear to demo an operation and so they don't hit >>>> OO >>>> > principles and code separation as much. Lots of bad habits can >>>> develop. >>>> > >>>> > I taught myself Flash several years back (around version 3 and 4) but >>>> a >>>> > couple years ago took some Adobe Flash classes. It was pretty amazing >>>> > all the little things I was doing wrong or not in an efficient way. >>>> Self >>>> > teaching is great but some classroom time should always be attached to >>>> it. >>>> > >>>> > John >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > John Youngman wrote: >>>> > > Hi Rudi, >>>> > > >>>> > > I've always found the best training to be a reference book and a >>>> small >>>> > > little project. >>>> > > (That's how I did learned anyways).. >>>> > > >>>> > > Does your dev have any previous web programming experience? >>>> > > >>>> > > -John >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > *From:* Rudi Shumpert <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:34 PM >>>> > > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> > > *Subject:* [ACFUG Discuss] Intro CF Training >>>> > > >>>> > > Hey folks, >>>> > > >>>> > > We have a new dev starting out fresh in CF with a background in php. >>>> > > >>>> > > Any suggestions on where to send the dev for some CF training here >>>> in >>>> > > the ATL? >>>> > > >>>> > > -Rudi >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ >>>> > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform >>>> > > >>>> > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists >>>> > > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ >>>> > > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> >>>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ >>>> > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform >>>> > >>>> > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists >>>> > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ >>>> > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! 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