Online
GD&T training is absolutely the best and cheapest method. Train in the convenience
of your office or at home as long as one has a high speed internet
connection and a headset with a microphone using a usb connection.
You should also have an attached web cam to fully complete this online
experience. Most new laptops are equipped with a web cam and audio but
please make sure that you use a separate headset rather than use the
lap top since your voice could be muffled and we all get feedback.
There, absolutely, is full interaction between the participants and
myself and also participants and each other. More so on the online
seminars than an in person seminar at your plant.
We now will utilized our webcams and can see each other face to face. This new to GOTOMEETING and really works.
Registration
Register
online using the secure
registration site.
One may use a credit card or PayPal for
payment but payment is not taken out until one (1) week
prior to the webinar date. Your company will be sent a receipt at that time along with the training book as a pdf file attachment.
One may pull out of a seminar up to one (1) week prior to the seminar
date otherwise you are
locked in and only substitutions are permitted.
Vi
sual
- What I see is what you see!
Whatever
I have on my
computer screen, you see.
It doesn’t make any
difference about the
programme that I am
using, you see what I see.
If I
change my screen, your screen also changes.
If I
magnify the view of drawing, your screen will also change. It really
works and is quite simple.
I can
highlight an area on the screen. You also can highlight an area.
You see everything on my screen and have input.
I will present this seminar exactly as I have
for years in front of a group of participants using a computer and projector. Here, I
only use my computer.
Exercise answers from the participants will be simultaneously placed on
the computer screen using the participants computer pen. Each person
has a different color and we can evaluate each other's answers. This
interactivity enhances the learning process.
Do You
Have a Drawing that We Can Discuss
If
you have a drawing
for discussion, I will switch Moderators from myself to the individual
wanting to discuss the drawing. YOUR computer is now alive
and will be
seen by all the participants. Retrieve your drawing from your own hard
drive and present it on the screen LIVE. WE ALL SEE IT!! You control the
drawing!!
You Can Operate My Computer
Screen
We
can both operate my on screen cursor if the participant wanted to
discuss a point. Each participant can also draw on the computer screen
(similar to going to the white board in a public seminar), highlight an
area or make special notes.
On the right we have a drawing on the computer screen when I was using
GOTOMEETING. Someone
highlighted a couple of feature control frames
while someone else circled two (2) other feature control frames using
the computer pen. It does work and can be fun.
Web cam -
We now can see each other using a web cam. This was just introduced by
GOTOMEETING recently and it makes the online seminar a bit more
personal. This feature may make some particpants a little less resistant to trying this online seminar.
Connecting
to GOTOMEETING
On the
day of the seminar, the GOTOMEETING invitation will
remind you 15 minutes
prior to the seminar time. Once you click on the GOTOMEETING
invitation, it will ask you to download (or run) a file. Once
you have downloaded, it will ask for your name and e-mail address. Place your
name but don't worry about the e-mail address.
You are now in and you will be able to see my screen live and talk over the Internet using your headset.
We
will have a trial run prior to the training date to make sure that
participant is comfortable and everything functions they way it should.
Want to try the system out prior to signing up?? Just give me a call.
Training Book
I
will also send a pdf file of the training
book by e-mail attachment to each seminar
participant
that can be opened using Acrobat Reader. This is a free program. If you
don’t have it, just
go to www.acrobat.com
and download it. Please run this book off in a hard copy and have it
ready on the day of the seminar along with sharp pencils and, maybe, a bottle of water.
All answers will be sent via e-mail attachment after the seminar is
completed. The book front and rear covers will also be sent via snail mail
and it is suggested that the participant take the completed book, answers
and covers to Staples or other office supply store for cerlox binding
at a cost around $3.00. You now have the same book as
participants of any public seminar.
Want to communicate with me
or another participant privately during the seminar?
We
can communicate privately to each other by using the online
e-mail method within
GOTOMEETING. We can also talk to each other using the headset with microphone.
Participant Involvement during Training
I
would have a list of the names on a sheet of paper and would ask
each person questions during the seminar and mark a tally mark under
their name. This way, the questions are evenly distributed and it
also tells me if the training has been successful.
Need Assistance During the Training
During
a public seminar, I would walk around and review the answers while
online I would ask the group that if anyone has a problem, please
contact privately through the GOTOMEETING e-mail system. I would
then ask the group to turn off their volume with the exception of the
particular person. Now I can help this person individually without
disturbing the group.
“Certificates
of
Accomplishment”
A
certificate will be sent via mail to each person passing the test. If the webinar is
GD&T, the certificates are traceable to my ASME
GD & T Professional Certification numbers.
What do Participants who
have
taken an ONLINE training Say?
Here are a couple of comments from an
online GD&T training
"I
feel that I learned more here than going to a public seminar through
the interactivity among the participants and the trainer"
"This is great and would recommend it. We have sent people out for this
seminar in the past but in the future, we will do it online"
Advantages of ONLINE Training
- No travel costs or expenses traveling for training
- Online seminar prices are less
than a public seminar - $200 less on a 2 day seminar
- No overnight time away from home
- Comfort of your own desk and office or it could be taken at home
- Participants will place their answers on the computer screen
- Books will be sent to you via e-mail in a pdf file one week prior to the webinar
- Participate in discussions from people
all over - both verbally or written. One can contact either the trainer or any other participant privately during the webinar.
- Handle department problems prior to the
seminar, during breaks and lunch (if you want)
- Better chance of a seminar proceeding
since the minimum number required is two (2).
- Ask questions - sometimes
during a public seminar participants may not feel comfortable asking
questions.
Online it is different using your headset.
- Participant may input the computer screen
similar to placing information on a white board since each of us will
use a computer highlighter and various color computer pens.
- Want to show a drawing, then we can turn the webinar over to you and then your computer is "LIVE".
- Can now see each other using web cams
