Tag Archives: distance learning

Updated experience and work samples pages

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Bill Jackson

Trainer Bill’s World of Instruction is open for business. 🙂 Continue reading →

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Writing for the Right Community

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Bill Jackson

When developing training materials, keep in mind the skimming reader. Encourage, with both carrot and stick, to actually read the material. The carrot can be as simple as making the information engaging (incorporate the social side of training–scenarios, case studies, real life impact, etc.) or very, very direct (push this button and your entire warehouse inventory will be deleted from the system). Continue reading →

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Virtual or onsite

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Bill Jackson

But, sitting in a cubicle, conference room or over-flow space while working on client work does not, on the whole, add the value that the travel expenses raise. That is, if there is drudge work to be done (working on a class, curriculum, etc.), let me do it from home, and then come in for discussion, review, etc. Continue reading →

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Company to Watch: 2tor

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Bill Jackson

From the guy who brought you the Princeton Review (how to study for the SAT) comes 2tor. Continue reading →

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Online Identity: Avatars and Prufrock

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Bill Jackson

If you are considering online education, I would recommend you stick to “actual” identities (every encounter, when taken to the logical extreme, is an avatarian persona) with your learners. There is enough post-structural irony in everyday life without adding to the layers. Continue reading →

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