The only way to teach this is, in my experience by example. Though in most courses you will not have a chance to implement this strategy. I remember one time where we faced a problem during a week of training, and even after some time of digging i could not find an awnser. So i did what i preached an posted two messages a forum and a mailing list. The results were positive and the crowd was impressed. I really think they will try it themselves in a similar situation.
Lutz Am Mittwoch, den 17.05.2006, 13:39 -0500 schrieb Danny R. Faught: > 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.
