When you set up your lunch and learn (lunch hour training) you want to select your topics carefully. There is no point in presenting something that will not be useful or desired by the audience. You also want to be careful not to discuss things that you do not want your users [...]
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Lunch and Learn - Selecting Topics
January 6th, 2008 · No Comments
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Distance Learning - from Bentley
January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
From the Bentley website…
Distance Learning
Instructor-led distance learning helps your users get training conveniently, easily, and with little disruption of their daily work routine.
Live instruction and collaboration
Train single users, host training for a group, or simultaneously train users from multiple offices
Reduce time spent away from your projects
Requires no travel
Distance learning courses are delivered over the [...]
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CAD Training - Lunch and Learn - more than just food
December 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Continuing my look at Lunch and Learns here are a few random tips to make them better:
Get good speakers.
First look around the office to see who might be a good candidate for sharing in the instruction. Ask some of the Super Users. Ask some of your CAD Staff.
Ask your reseller. [...]
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CAD Training - Getting them to come
December 16th, 2007 · 3 Comments
FREE FOOD!
The two most powerful words - when combined - even more powerful.
Offering Lunch and Learns is a very common way of getting people to come to training. It is an incentive that few people can pass up. Most will come for the food, if not for the teaching.
The trouble is that many [...]
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CAD Training Material - Free from AUGI
December 13th, 2007 · No Comments
From the AUGI site: (you must be a member to see some of this. Join for Free)
AUGI e-Learning Program
“AUGI is pleased to offer AUGI e-Learning, a [...]
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CAD Training Material - Where to get it
December 10th, 2007 · 8 Comments
There are a lot of training materials that can be used effectively.
Like I said - I like to create my own, but that is tough. Usually I start with other material that I may have used or has been used to train me. If I take a class in the latest software, I [...]
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CAD Training Material - What is Good?
December 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment
When it comes to training material, I like to develop my own. That way I can tailor it to my needs and the audience. But this takes time, a lot of time. You need to decide if it will be an outline for an instructor lead class or a handout that people [...]
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Training Time - The Whammy
December 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The triple whammy
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Super Glue AutoCAD Training
December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Let’s talk about Training…
Training budgets are difficult to get passed. Training time is difficult to justify. Training material is hard to develop. We will discuss all of these areas and give you practical tips for getting past your roadblocks. We will also discuss an option for getting your people trained by [...]
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