Effective teachers don’t teach in just one way. Instead, they modify their style depending on numerous factors, such as the skills and knowledge of students, the subject matter and the length of the course. While there is not one teaching style that is better than another, skilled instructors use a variety of styles. These teaching styles can …
Teaching has always been in my DNA. I have been teaching for more than 20 years. About 10 of those years have been at BMC, 5 years were at HP and 5 years were in higher education. How has training delivery changed since you’ve been an instructor? When I first started teaching, there was …
I have been teaching at BMC for 17 years. Prior to BMC, teaching was part of my duties as an IT consultant in the Tulane University IT support organization. And for a year, I taught for Amoco Corporation in New Orleans. Then I started teaching with BMC at the end of 1999. How did you …
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My background is in consulting and education services for software companies. I’ve also worked as a consultant developing systems for enterprise content management. How did you become an instructor at your company? About 6 years ago, I joined education services at MarkLogic. At that time, I was the only one on the team doing training. Today, …
I have been teaching for 40 years, beginning back in high school. When my math professor was sick, the school would bring in a sub. The sub would sit down—and I taught the math course. I have been teaching ever since. How did you become an instructor? I have taught numerous courses, including Pascal, Algebra, …
I joined RES as a Support Engineer—but actually had a background working for a training company. I kept telling everyone that my passion was actually in training, so after a few years, I was offered an opportunity to become a trainer—and I took it. That was 6 years ago. How has training delivery changed since …
I have worked in the IT industry for a total of 35 years. My teaching background started in the 1980s with mainframes. I’ve been a Train the Trainer instructor for Fortune 500 companies and worked in security-related training for the past 12 years. How did you become an instructor at your company? There was a …
When I was an undergrad in college, I worked as a teaching assistant. After graduating, I got a job in online support at Hewlett Packard. I then moved to HP’s training department to design courses. About a year and a half ago, I began training at Silver Peak. How has training delivery changed since you …
How did you become an instructor at Progress? I have been teaching for more than 25 years. My teaching career began in the Air Force when I taught UNIX classes as part of my military duties. For the last 21 years, I have been teaching technical classes to Progress customers, predominantly direct users of Progress’s …
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How did you become an instructor at your company? I actually stumbled into being an instructor. I was a business and technical consultant for more than 6 years—and was growing tired of it. An opportunity opened up in the training department, and I was recruited for my product knowledge. I have been teaching ever since. …
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