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Classroom |
TLCC |
Quality |
Varies widely depending on instructor and course materials. |
Consistently very high quality; TLCC's course developers and instructors are all certified experts in their fields. |
Convenience |
Must travel to classroom at their schedule, not yours. |
Courses can be taken whenever you want on your home or office computer; there's no need to be on-line when taking the course. |
Range of topics |
Good, but slow to release new advanced topics. |
Excellent. TLCC offers a wide range of developer courses - from Beginner to Advanced, for Notes/Domino and WebSphere. User courses for Notes are also available. |
Learning effectiveness |
Can be very good, but class moves at the pace of the slowest "vocal" student . |
High retention, many real-life activities and demos. Courses are taken at yourpace and can be saved for future reference. |
Hands-on activities |
Usually has hands-on activities. |
Loads of hands-on activities. All demonstrations and activities are done using the software you are learning (Notes or WebSphere Studio.) No simulations are used. |
Instructor support |
Available during the class only. |
All courses come with on-line instructor support for up to 1 year from the start of the course. |
Cost |
Usually about $400 per training day. |
As low as $105 per training "day," TLCC's courses typically cost 50%-75% less than classroom training! |