Software learning and training tutorials, a form of computer
based training or CBT, provide a convenient and effective method by which
to learn new skills or reinforce those skills you have already acquired.
Software tutorials are typically delivered on CD-ROM disks; CBT may
also be provided as online learning courses over the internet. eBooks
represent a third computer learning alternative.
Many software tutorials rely upon interactive learning,
enabling the student to actually perform tasks being taught as the material
is presented. Some software learning and training tutorials,
especially those for children, can react dynamically, altering their
responses and teaching paths based upon choices selected by the student.
Interactive learning through use of a software tutorial you have installed
on your computer is effective because you can execute commands and
immediately see the results as you receive instruction.
Software tutorials and software learning and 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. We highly recommend these convenient
learning tools. Most software tutorials are relatively inexpensive,
equivalent to or cheaper than a textbook or comparable learning course at
a community college.
Video
Professor®, whose software 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 software learning tutorials for
Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese and even Latin!
If you are seeking to enhance your knowledge and improve your skills, check
out software learning tutorials today!
Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 23 June 2003, updated 18 January
2006.
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