But, we haven't heard much about the effect online training is having on trainers themselves. Looking at the typical workday of two e-trainers, it's clear that training in the online world is an entirely different animal. Here's a look at their experiences. The class is the thing Both Dodson and Bankston teach introductory and higher-level courses. Their online classes, which are conducted using an asynchronous bulletin-board approach, typically run from two to 12 weeks.
Classes begin with a series of postings to a training-site message board.
Dodson has found that she needs to tell learners up front that she's a woman. Many times, students send introductory emails back. Bankston notes that he's had as many as 100 messages per day during the opening weeks of a class. More typically, he sees around 40 questions and comments each day. Students review their assigned course materials each week, then post questions and comments to the training-site message board.