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What's Your Thoughts on On-Line/E-Learning?
I'm exploring the possibility of my business delibvering on-line or e-learning in a range of topics to industry- not emergency services at this stage.
Who has had experince with them (as an end user)?
What's your thoughts?
Would you pay to undertake this type of delivery, and if so, how much would you consider reasonable?
Who has had experince with them (as an end user)?
What's your thoughts?
Would you pay to undertake this type of delivery, and if so, how much would you consider reasonable?
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Permalink Reply by debbie snacks on
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Well Lutan, we meet again.
I say, I'm in a pre-nursing program at a local community college. I'm taking my very first online courses ever. Unfortunately, my wittiness and natural beauty (KIDDING) do not make up for my ability to do any sort of math. I still add with my fingers. SO I'm taking pre-algebra for probably the third time (I always get an A I just always forget and then let it go too long and then take another placement test that says I suck at math again), but this time - I'm taking it online. I LOVE it. I'm already at the end of the second chapter and the class hasn't started yet. I can move at my own pace and use my downtime at work to get homework done. The book is online and it has little tools that walk you through any problem you want. It also lets you answer homework questions wrong three times before it actually marks t wrong.
Thumbs up from me. I love it.
OH. and my husband took the PennFoster HVAC program, finished it in 3 months, and was able to surpase the 700 hours of schooling that he needs in CT to take his HVACR license exam. 3 months @ 600 bucks vs. 700 hrs @ oh say 15,000 bucks? I'd do pennfoster.
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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OH. and my husband took the PennFoster HVAC program, finished it in 3 months, and was able to surpase the 700 hours of schooling that he needs in CT to take his HVACR license exam. 3 months @ 600 bucks vs. 700 hrs @ oh say 15,000 bucks?
I'm not familiar with the program, but do you think he came out with the same knoweldge and understanding as opposed to someone who had all the interaction in a face-to-face setting?
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For sure about the hands on- but you could do a lot of background training before hitting the tools.
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To this I can only say : he's been working in the field for four years and he already knows his shit. SO there's no real way of knowing weither or not he learned it from the book or from experience.
Personally, in my math class, I like online better.
So there.
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when i put it up to my lip i pretend like i have a french accent too. just an fyi.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Westmoreland on
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There are a number of sites that offer online classes. there are only a coulpe that the texas commission on fire protection will allow you to use for CEs. So you have to get cleared with what ever you governing agency has set for criteria. One of the sites i use i paid 50 bucks for two years of use for my fire fighter CEs. and its 100 for ems. i use other sites two. now as far as getting an actual certification like basic fireman or emt-b or hazmat tec or what ever i dont kow. i know a coulpe guy who have used online academies. But the paid dept that they were wanting to get on didnt want to recognize the training even though the state of tx did and certified this person.
My personal opinion for just keeping refreshed and CEs up they are fine. But for intial certification you cant beat good old fashion one on one learning with a Veteran fireman/instructor who can teach you from experience
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where did you take the ICS classes I need to have them
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You're spot on about the self paced thing being good.
My question I asked about the difference is a common argument that people throw up at me as an argument against it.
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But for intial certification you cant beat good old fashion one on one learning with a Veteran fireman/instructor who can teach you from experience
I think it still depends wha the subject is.
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It does depend, say smoke reading for instance. now you have programs that can bring up and given situation and so many only video on structure fire that that class could be an online class.
hazmat tech not so much its boring already and there is too much to learn and too many trick of the trade to be taught.
EMS here is a class i my self have debated on. Beucause i want to advance to intermediate and then paramedic. the problem is how effective will the initial info be pass on. if it is video with a boring narrator then it wont work. in my opinion this is one where you need an experence medic to teach you.
basic fireman. i know guys who have taken it online that are damn good firemen. I went to an academy my self and the veteran instructors help alot with experiences and classroom discussion. sure a person can get certified. but like i said their are some tricks of the trade that wont be passed on. But that isnt necessarily a total loss cause if he makes a good rookie then the vets may take him or her under there wing .
Like i said earlier i dont think its very applicable for initial certification. but for CEs and other subject matter that is just information it good....
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