Speaking of online courses, I direct folks that have basic computer knowledge and want a place to start getting more technical about TCP/IP and the ins-and-outs of the internet to this free site. It's a bit dated now (April '97), but still a great start for free and about the level of the course mentioned: http://freesoft.org/CIE/ It's useful for even CCxA types that have some Cisco experience and/or book knowledge, but not necessarily a lot of internet-related experience. It's amazing how many people only know how to verify that DNS is working by changing the DNS setting to a specific server and using 'ping' to resolve. Of course, M$ GUI makes it all too easy, but at least they include nslookup on NT/2k, even if finding the CMD prompt is hard for some folks. Ok, a little back on topic (and I think the original post wasn't totally off-topic, especially as we'll see how it relates to study methods): I've had to do 2 online courses before I took 2 online tests for our Cisco AVVID (IP Telephony) partner certification. I was bored out of my mind. I think part of it was that I wasn't necessarily interested in learning about legacy PBX equipment (one of the killer tests for most folks), but just that sitting in front of a steaming video for 8 hours is just boring as can be. I've been to a ton of Cisco partner training and pre-public training for most of their products (like CIPT, EVVOD and the 7750), and I'd much rather sit and listen to a live person and be able to interact and ask questions. I guess so long as you had an interactive (via chat) forum, I'd be more apt to go for such a thing. The other thing I've run across that I work well with (I recall this from studying for my Novell NetWare Admin cert), is a mix of Instruction, followed by Hands-On, and then a short Quiz and Review. That way a person isn't able to go into a long trance and stop absorbing info. Rather, they know they'll soon be having to perform with the info they just heard, and then answer questions on it. I taught a Network+ course for two weeks, and that's the sort of thing that kept the students alive and on their toes. Online, it's even more necessary because of the ease of distraction. -- Jason Roysdon, CCNP+Security/CCDP, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ ""Dr Rita Puzmanova"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi all, > > The discussion on this group concerning learning resources is mostly > about self-study (books and other vast - not only Cisco - resources, > including the group postings), or instructor-led courses provided by > Cisco Training/Learning partners. > > I wonder whether someone has ever taken an on-line (web-based, > asynchronous) course in IT (even not specifically by Cisco or > Cisco-oriented) and what the experience has been. > > I would appreciate your input (off-mailing list due to the off-topic > nature), as I am myself exploring the on-line education possibilities > and will run a 12-week course on TCP/IP through UCLA, starting shortly. > For those interested in more info use the following link (TCP/IP > Specialist): > > http://www.onlineLearning.net/CourseCatalog/CourseDetail.cfm?s=527.5080w012n .034z215s30&CID=1001380240 > > Rita > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=576&t=576 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
