Gabor Szabo wrote:
Usually I explain them about the forums and mailing lists but usually I have a feeling of lack of interest or lack of trust or similar.
This is a tough one. To these folks, broadcasting a question on a mailing list is probably equivalent to walking to the front of a large crowd uninvited and asking the question into a microphone.
I think the best option is for the students to adopt a mentor they can talk to individually. The mentor can send questions to a mailing list on their behalf when they can't answer the question, and perhaps help the student eventually build up the confidence to do this themselves.
In practice, mentors are difficult to find, except for the instructor herself. I've tried to provide paid mentoring services for a team as an alternative to consulting but haven't yet sold anyone on the concept.
-- Danny R. Faught Tejas Software Consulting http://tejasconsulting.com/
