I get offers to attend various computer courses in the mail at my office.

One that often surprises me is an offer to learn Excel, but the one day seminar is "hands off". They say you can learn more with the dynamic hands off teaching approach, and the workbook will provide all the info to try everything learned in the class, at a later date.

I don't know. I took an Excel course last year (several weeks) I don't think I would have learned much at all, if I had not had the opportunity to utilize the program with someone who knew what he/she was doing.

So, have any of you ever attended this kind of course?

 

I don't see that working very well at all.

Lainey, I am in a class right now that teaches advanced aspects of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access. The workbook for it is outstanding and is all step by step. It is for Office 2007 though.

If you are interested, I can let you borrow the book for a few months to do the course on your own. The instructor basically just has us do the assignements straight from the book.

I can give you all the needed sample files and I even have a copy of Office 2007 for you.

 

Thanks, Jeff. I'm good for now.

I find new uses for Excel at the office, which gives me some practice. I think the course I took at NB Voke was really good. I learned a lot.

Not using Power point or Access, but I think they have courses for those too. The same teacher I had for Excel teaches Access, but right now I don't have the need for either.

I'll keep your offer in mind.

 

OK, and I will offer free online help via chat

 

Just stop by with the cruiser....I'll have the donuts ready.

Actually, I'm much better at stuff when I'm shown how to do something than leaving me to figure it out from a workbook, even if the examples are good. Maybe a touch of ADD?

I use Word at the office, but really have only scratched the surface with that program too. I thought of taking that course, but I hate going out in the cold at night, once I'm home from work.

 

That's just dumb. Book learnin' is for philosophy and theory. You can learn a lot that way, but if you're actually learning to DO something, you're better off learning as you go.

 

I can remember drivers ED classes that did not involve driving.
10 hours of crap.

 

True, those were pretty boring, maybe they could bring the PS3 to the class so the students could simulate driving?

 

I had 30 and 6 driving hours. Final year before they started some "graduated licensing" for teenagers. Which I don't support.

Frankly, it amazes me how everyone I've ever talked to admits to learning jack squat in drivers ed, yet most lawmakers and voters seem to think that age is the only reason the majority of the public drive like morons. The young folk just learn by making mistakes because of a lack of proper instruction, not 'cause they're young. The hurdle is simply too low on driver's education and testing requirements. Too much book learnin, not enough parking lot tire sqealin' and cone-smashing.

You gotta learn by doing!

 

I just drove like my mom and dad did.

Dad would drive fast and mom would drive slow.

Grampa would smoke the tires, drive fast, jack up on the brakes, and even do wheelies on his dirt bike. I thought that was kewl for an old guy.

I still drive like grampa though.