Innovation in IT Education:
Comparison of Delivery Modalities
While “traditional” training has all of the benefits of being delivered in a live, classroom setting, face-to-face, other training modalities make some trade-offs in order to be more efficient. Remote classroom instruction is the only alternative training delivery method that retains two of those benefits, sacrificing only the “face-to-face” component of the traditional training experience.
Comparison of Delivery Modalities
TRADITIONAL
Instructor-led
Face-to-Face
Training
E-LEARNING Example:
Mentored
Learning
PURE VIRTUAL
Example:
Learning Tree
AnyWhere
RCI™
Remote
Classroom Instruction
Classroom
Setting
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Live, Interactive
Instruction
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Face-to-Face with Instructor
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CBT or “e-Learning” events such as New Horizon’s “Mentored Learning®” solution are recorded events. Although they may take place in a shared classroom setting, the events are not live and the student is not face-to-face with the instructor who is presenting the material.
Many training companies have adopted a “Pure Virtual” delivery model where participants take training from their home or office. Learning Tree is one noteworthy example in this category with its “AnyWare®” solution. Pure Virtual training solutions provide a live training experience, but because they are not delivered in a classroom, they’ve had to come up with a solution for the audio that was a “lowest common denominator” compromise—using VOIP and headsets. VOIP headsets can deliver variable quality audio depending on the participant’s bandwidth. In addition, these wired devices tether the participant to their computer and are cumbersome and potentially uncomfortable, especially if used during a multi-day event.
RCI can deliver classes to the home or office similarly to a pure virtual solution, but ONLC prefers to offer events in our over 200 facilities from coast to coast. We do this because we believe in the importance of the classroom in the training experience—even if the student is not face-to-face with an instructor. These classrooms provide an interruption-free environment that contains all of the hardware, software, and data and telephony connections required for a class. Participants can show up on the day of class and they can hit the ground running without having to worry about computer setup or VOIP connections. RCI events are just like traditional classes, except that the instructor is teaching from another location.
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•U.S. Locations
Over 250 sites across North America...
Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Huntsville, AL
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Arkansas
Bentonville, AR
Little Rock, AR
California
Bakersfield, CA
El Segundo, CA
Elk Grove, CA
Fresno, CA
Glendale, CA
Irvine, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Orange, CA
Pleasanton, CA
Redwood City, CA
Riverside, CA
Sacramento, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Walnut Creek, CA
Colorado
Boulder, CO
Centennial, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Grand Junction, CO
Loveland, CO
Massachusetts
Andover, MA
Beverly, MA
Boston, MA
Braintree, MA
Mansfield, MA
Norewell, MA
Springfield, MA
Taunton, MA
Waltham, MA
Westborough, MA
Woburn, MA
Worcester, MA
Michigan
Detroit, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
Kalamazoo / Portage, MI
Lansing, MI
Novi, MI
Troy, MI
New Jersey
Bridgewater, NJ
Iselin, NJ
Jersey City, NJ
Morristown, NJ
Mt. Laurel, NJ
Paramus, NJ
Princeton, NJ
Red Bank, NJ
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
New York
Albany, NY
Bohemia, NY
Buffalo, NY
Harrison / Rye, NY
Manhattan, NY
Mt. Kisco, NY
New York City, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
Rochester, NY
Syracuse, NY
Uniondale, NY
Oregon
Beaverton, OR
Bend, OR
Eugene, OR
Medford, OR
Portland, OR
Roseburg, OR
Salem, OR
Pennsylvania
Allentown, PA
Erie, PA
Exton, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Lancaster, PA
Malvern, PA
Mechanicsburg, PA
Monroeville, PA
Morgantown, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
State College, PA
Wayne, PA
Wexford, PA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
York, PA
Rhode Island
Warwick / Providence, RI
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Columbia, SC
Greenville, SC
South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN
Franklin, TN
Johnson City, TN
Knoxville, TN
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Texas
Abilene, TX
Addison, TX
Amarillo, TX
Austin, TX
Bryan / College Station, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Irving, TX
League City, TX
Midland, TX
Plano / Frisco, TX
Round Rock, TX
San Antonio, TX
Spring / The Woodlands, TX
Sugar Land, TX
Trophy Club, TX
Waco, TX
Wichita Falls, TX
Utah
Provo, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont
Burlington/Shelburne, VT
Virginia
Alexandria, VA
Arlington, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Fairfax, VA
Fredericksburg, VA
Glen Allen, VA
Lynchburg, VA
Manassas, VA
McLean, VA
Newport News, VA
Norfolk, VA
Reston, VA
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington
Bellevue, WA
Bellingham, WA
Bothell / Redmond, WA
Kennewick / Pasco, WA
Mukilteo / Everett, WA
Olympia / Lacey, WA
Puyallup, WA
Seattle, WA
Tacoma / Federal Way, WA
Spokane, WA
West Virginia
Martinsburg, WV
Wisconsin
Brookfield, WI
Glendale, WI
Green Bay, WI
Madison, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Wyoming
Casper, WY
Cheyenne, WY
•U.S. Locations by City
Attend hands on, instructor-led computer classes at our more than 250 classroom locations in these cities...
Abilene, TX
Addison, TX
Akron, OH
Albany, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Alexandria, LA
Alexandria, VA
Allentown, PA
Alpharetta, GA
Amarillo, TX
Andover, MA
Annapolis, MD
Arlington, VA
Atlanta, GA
Auburn, AL
Austin, TX
Bakersfield, CA
Baltimore, MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Beachwood, OH
Beaverton, OR
Bend, OR
Bedford, NH
Bellevue, WA
Bellingham, WA
Bentonville, AR
Bethesda, MD
Bettendorf, IA
Beverly, MA
Birmingham, AL
Boca Raton, FL
Bohemia, NY
Boise, ID
Boston, MA
Boulder, CO
Bradenton / Sarasota, FL
Braintree, MA
Bridgewater, NJ
Brookfield, WI
Bryan / College Station, TX
Buckhead, GA
Buffalo, NY
Canton, OH
Casper, WY
Cedar Rapids, IA
Champlin, MN
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Chattanooga, TN
Centennial, CO
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbia, MD
Columbia, MO
Columbia, SC
Columbus, GA
Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX
Danbury, CT
Dayton, OH
Deerfield, IL
Des Moines, IA
District of Columbia
Dublin, OH
Duluth, GA
Dunwoody, GA
Edina, MN
El Paso, TX
El Segundo, CA
Elk Grove, CA
Erie, PA
Erlanger, KY
Eugene, OR
Evansville, IN
Exton, PA
Fairfax, VA
Fayetteville, NC
Folsom, CA
Fort Worth, TX
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Wayne, IN
Franklin, TN
Frederick, MD
Fredericksburg, VA
Fresno, CA
Frisco, TX
Glendale, CA
Glendale, WI
Grand Junction
Grand Forks, ND
Grand Rapids, MI
Great Falls, MT
Green Bay, WI
Greenbelt, MD
Greensboro, NC
Greenville, SC
Gurnee, IL
Harrisburg, PA
Harrison, NY
Hartford, CT
Henderson, NV
Hickory, NC
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Independence, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Irvine, CA
Irving, TX
Iselin, NJ
Jackson, MS
Jacksonville, FL
Jersey City, NJ
Johnson City, TN
Joliet, IL
Kalamazoo / Portage, MI
Kansas City, MO
Kearney, MO
Kennesaw, GA
Kennewick, WA
Kissimmee, FL
Knoxville, TN
Lafayette, LA
Lancaster, PA
Las Vegas, NV
League City, TX
Lee's Summit, MO
Lenexa, KS
Lexington, KY
Lincoln, NE
Little Rock, AR
Londonderry, NH
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Loveland, CO
Lynchburg, VA
Macon, GA
Madison, WI
Manchester, NH
Mandeville, LA
Manhattan, NY
Mansfield, MA
Martinez, GA
Martinsburg, WV
McAllen, TX
McLean, VA
Medford, OR
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Midland, TX
Milford, CT
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Miramar Beach, FL
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
Monroeville, PA
Morristown, NJ
Mount Laurel, NJ
Mukilteo, WA
Naperville, IL
Naples, FL
Nashua, NH
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
New York City, NY
Newington, CT
Newport News, VA
Norfolk, VA
Norwell, MA
Novi, MI
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Oklahoma City, OK
Olympia / Lacey, WA
Omaha, NE
Orange, CA
Orlando, FL
Overland Park, KS
Owings Mills, MD
Palm Beach, FL
Paramus, NJ
Peoria, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Plano, TX
Plantation, FL
Pleasanton, CA
Portland, ME
Portland, OR
Poughkeepsie, NY
Princeton, NJ
Provo, UT
Puyallup, WA
Quad Cities, IA IL
Raleigh, NC
Red Bank, NJ
Redmond, WA
Redwood City, CA
Reno, NV
Reston, VA
Richmond, VA
Riverside, CA
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, NH
Rochester, MN
Rochester, NY
Rockford, IL
Rockville, MD
Rolling Hills, CA
Roseburg, OR
Rosemont, IL
Round Rock, TX
Ruston /Grambling, LA
Rye, NY
Sacramento, CA
Salem, OR
Salt Lake City, UT
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Sarasota / Bradenton, FL
Savannah, GA
Schaumburg, IL
Scottsdale, AZ
Seattle, WA
Shelburne, VT
Shelton, CT
Shreveport, LA
Sioux Falls, SD
South Bend, IN
South Burlington, VT
St. Louis, MO
St. Paul, MN
St. Petersburg, FL
Spokane, WA
Spring / The Woodlands, TX
Springfield, MA
Springfield, MO
Stamford, CT
State College, PA
Sugar Land, TX
Syracuse, NY
Tacoma / Federal Way, WA
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa, FL
Taunton, MA
Toledo, OH
Troy, MI
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Uniondale, NY
Virginia Beach, VA
Wallingford, CT
Walnut Creek, CA
Waltham, MA
Warrenville, IL
Warwick / Providence, RI
Washington, DC
Waterbury / Cheshire, CT
Wayne, PA
West Dundee
Westborough, MA
Wexford, PA
Wichita, KS
Wichita Falls, TX
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Williston, ND
Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, NC
Woburn, MA
Worcester, MA
Youngstown, OH
•Canada Locations
You can attend any ONLC class right from your PC via RCI™ including these areas in Canada...
Alberta
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Grande Prairie, AB
Lethbridge, AB
Lloydminster, AB
Medicine Hat, AB
Red Deer, AB
Wood Buffalo, AB
British Columbia
Abbotsford, BC
Burnaby, BC
Campbell River, BC
Chilliwack, BC
Clayoquot, BC
Coldstream, BC
Comox, BC
Courtenay, BC
Cranbrook, BC
Duncan, BC
East Kootenay, BC
Fort St. John, BC
Kamloops, BC
Kelowna, BC
Maple Ridge, BC
Nanaimo, BC
New Westminster
North Cowichan, BC
Okanagan, BC
Parksville, BC
Peace River, BC
Penticton, BC
Port Alberni, BC
Port Coquitlam
Prince George, BC
Qualicum Beach, BC
Richmond, BC
Saanich, BC
Strathcona, BC
Surrey, BC
Vancouver, BC
Vernon, BC
Victoria, BC
Manitoba
Brandon, MB
Winnipeg, MB
New Brunswick
Bathurst, NB
Beresford, NB
Dieppe, NB
Fredericton, NB
Miramichi, NB
Moncton, NB
North Esk, NB
Quispamsis, NB
Riverview, NB
Saint John, NB
Newfoundland & Labrador
Conception Bay, NL
Corner Brook, NL
Mount Pearl, NL
St. John's, NL
Ontario
Augusta, ON
Barrie, ON
Belleville, ON
Brampton, ON
Brant, ON
Brantford, ON
Brockville, ON
Burlington, ON
Cambridge, ON
Centre, ON
Chatham, ON
Clarington, ON
Cornwall, ON
Elizabethtown, ON
Ennismore, ON
Frontenac, ON
Georgian Bluffs, ON
Guelph, ON
Hamilton, ON
Innisfil, ON
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Kent, ON
Kingston, ON
Kingsville, ON
Kitchener, ON
Kitley, ON
Lakefield, ON
Lakeshore, ON
LaSalle, ON
Leamington, ON
London, ON
Laurentian Valley, ON
Midland, ON
Mississauga, ON
Niagara, ON
Niagara Falls, ON
Norfolk, ON
North Bay, ON
Orillia, ON
Oshawa, ON
Ottawa, ON
Owen Sound, ON
Pembroke, ON
Penetanguishene, ON
Peterborough, ON
Quinte, ON
Ramara, ON
Sarnia, ON
St. Catharines, ON
St. Clair, ON
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Smith, ON
South Stormont, ON
Stratford, ON
Sudbury, ON
Tay, ON
Tecumseh, ON
Thunder Bay, ON
Timmins, ON
Toronto, ON
Vaughan, ON
Waterloo, ON
Welland, ON
Wellington, ON
Whitby, ON
Windsor, ON
Woodstock, ON
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, PE
Stratford, PE
