College-type courses are not conducted in two days either, and they
are structured more for people who can learn well mostly from reading,
if I'm not mistaken. The hands-on courses, not just for Window-Eyes
scripting, are specifically designed for people who want direct
instruction. Those people would choose direct instruction over an
online course anyway, I believe.
So if I may be so bold as to assert it, we're asking the wrong question.
It's not, why does GW do this instead of that, but rather, why does GW
not do that along with this. The answer, I strongly suspect, is
resources: GW does not have a huge number of employees, and every one
of them that I've met did what would normally be considered several
jobs at once - like writing Window-Eyes itself, writing scripts, and
answering tech support emails. The President of the company writes
code; how often do you find that nowadays? :) (Well ok, that's also
true in SSB BART Group, the company I work for...)
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:24:41PM -0500, donald E. Bowen, Jr. wrote:
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Problem is, your reply does not
hold water. That is, it does not seem valid as too many highly
complex courses are given by online universities all around the globe.
Again, thanks for responding though.
Donald
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From: Jeremy Curry [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:29 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Beginner/Intermediate Window-Eyes Script Writing Class in
Denver, CO
Hi Donald,
I get this question rather often, so I wanted to take this opportunity
to respond: This is a group hands-on training. Based on the enormous
amount of material that is covered and the intensity of the class, as
well as experience with other online classes, it would be a
near-impossibility to teach this class online. There are many times
in class that we have to do a lot of hand-holding, and double-check
the work of students in the class. Imagine having just 7 people in an
online class, and while typing in code, 4 of them get the code
incorrect. You then have to stop everything you are doing and fix
each student one at a time by listening to everything they have typed
in. This could take 30 minutes to solve all 4 problems in some cases,
and by that time, I am certain you have lost the other 3 students to
something else. But, you wouldn't know where they were because you
are not in the same room. These are problems that are much easier to
overcome in a real-world setting. This would be extremely difficult
to do in an online environment. If someone were to do one-on-one
training online, it might be possible, but still difficult. However,
to teach an entire group online is an entirely different story. Since
so many people want to learn the basics of scripting, we are making a
strong effort to provide these classes in various parts of the
country, and they are extremely well received.
Jeremy
From: donald E. Bowen, Jr. [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 2:56 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Beginner/Intermediate Window-Eyes Script Writing Class in
Denver, CO
Why not just offer these online?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 2:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Beginner/Intermediate Window-Eyes Script Writing Class in
Denver, CO
Greetings,
The following event has been posted to the [1]GW Micro Upcoming Events
page:
Name: Beginner/Intermediate Window-Eyes Script Writing Class in
Denver, CO
When: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 to Friday, June 24, 2011
Where: Denver, CO
What: Window-Eyes Beginner Script Writing Class
Who: Marc Solomon
Comments: [2]Click here to register for the Window-Eyes
Beginner/Intermediate Script Writing class in Denver, Colorado!
GW Micro and Beyond Sight are excited to offer our Window-Eyes script
writing class for intermediate and beginner users in Colorado!
This class is for people who have little or no script-writing
experience. You will, however, need to have a good working knowledge
of Window-Eyes. It is highly recommended that you have taken the
Window-Eyes training class within the past 12 months. The
Beginner/Intermediate script writing class offers the ability for
anyone interested in scripting to be able to come and learn how to use
scripts, configure scripts, and create scripts with no prior knowledge
of scripting required. A large focus is placed on the basics of
scripting, and how to get started creating your own scripts, as well
as how to use scripts to make applications more accessible. If you
have used scripting languages from competing screen readers in the
past, this is the perfect opportunity for you to get up to speed with
Window-Eyes scripting!
Due to the large amount of material this class covers, the training
will be a 3-day class. The class will be held on June 22, 23, and 24
at Beyond Sight, which is located at:
5650 S. Windemere Street
Littleton, CO 80120
For directions to the training location, please call Beyond Sight at
(303) 795-6455. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
The cost for this class is $895. We anticipate a very high demand for
this class, so be sure to register soon by going to
www.gwmicro.com/training. Make sure to select Denver, CO as the
training location.
If you have questions regarding the class, please call Jeremy Curry at
(260) 489-3671. Or, email Jeremy at [email protected].
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