Computer training, computer-based training (CBT), online computer
training and computer learning tutorials provide convenient and effective
methods by which to learn new skills or reinforce those skills you have
already acquired. Computer learning tutorials are typically delivered
on CD-ROM disks similar to music CDs. When a tutorial disk is placed in
the tray of your computer’s CD-ROM drive, the computer tutorial will
load automatically or by simple command; you will then participate in
computer-based training as it instructs you in the subject you have chosen.
Computer-based training, while a popular way to learn about computers
or the software programs that run on them, has been extended to a wide
variety of topics. An area in which computer-based training has proven
especially successful is in teaching children. Kids love games and are
naturally attracted to video displays; these two media have merged as
educators, entertainment and media experts and computer professionals have
worked cooperatively to develop educational games that can be used to
engage children in the computer learning process.
Many computer learning tutorials rely upon interactive learning,
enabling the student to actually perform tasks being taught as the material
is presented. Some computer learning tutorials and other forms of
online computer training can react dynamically, altering their responses
and teaching paths based upon choices selected by the student. Interactive
learning through use of a software learning tool you have installed on your
computer is effective because you can execute commands and immediately see
the results as you receive instruction.
Computer learning tutorials and online computer training are great ways to
learn because you can truly learn at your own pace, with the ability
to pause, return to a previous topic, or even stop for a while if you
develop information overload. If you have purchased a computer
learning tutorial on CD-ROM, you can use it as a refresher course whenever
you like. We highly recommend these convenient computer learning tools.
Most computer learning tutorials are relatively inexpensive —
equivalent to or cheaper than a textbook or comparable course at a
community college.
Video
Professor®, whose computer tutorials are designed for those
seeking to learn new computer skills, will provide you with a first tutorial
of your choice for free — just to get you started and show you how
easy it is!
The Newbie Club™,
another excellent source for tuning your computer skills, provides a wealth
of free information on their website in addition to their
tutorials; better yet, their content is free of geek-speak,
so even the most inexperienced computer novice can easily learn.
If you would like to study a foreign language, we recommend
Power-Glide,
a leader in home and self-education language training. Power-Glide,
fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools, Colleges and
Universities (NASCU), offers language skill computer learning tutorials for
Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese — even Latin!
If you are seeking to enhance your knowledge and improve your skills, check
out computer-based training and computer learning tutorials today!
Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 23 June 2003, updated 29 September
2005.
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