Ok.. So I go back to my first question...
When are you coming out here to So.Cal to make that happen? ;)
Lee
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:36 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Announcement: CF/IIS/Windows security class
>
>
> > 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
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