Eliminate Errors from Your Business’s Database with Microsoft Access

May 19, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategiescorporate trainer materials, corporate training software, Microsoft Access 2013kwalker

Does your company realize the benefits of using Microsoft Access? Whether you’re a corporate trainer, or a computer instructor who works with business professionals, it’s important to understand the ways Microsoft Access can eliminate errors from your business’ and streamline the data entry process. Many companies rely on Microsoft Excel to keep track of customers, … Continue reading Eliminate Errors from Your Business’s Database with Microsoft Access →

Computer Literacy Essential for Job Seekers

May 17, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategiescomputer literacy, teaching computer literacy, tips for teaching computer skillskwalker

Many adult students take classes to improve computer literacy in an effort to boost their resume power. What many job seekers don’t realize is that, in most cases, you have to be computer literate just to find or apply for jobs. With so much hiring being done through computers these days, computers have become a … Continue reading Computer Literacy Essential for Job Seekers →

Keyboard Shortcuts Every Excel User Should Know

May 15, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & StrategiesExcel course materials, Excel keyboard shortcuts, Microsoft Excel 2013kwalker

When you are dealing with a spreadsheet all day, you have to deal with hundreds of calculations, thousands of cells and dozens of pages. Throughout the day clicking through a series of menus and finding the right buttons can add up to a lot of extra time. Luckily all of your common productivity programs have … Continue reading Keyboard Shortcuts Every Excel User Should Know →

The Importance of Learning PowerPoint

May 8, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & StrategiesPowerPoint, PowerPoint learning, teaching PowerPointkwalker

When is the last time you attended a meeting or presentation that didn’t include some form of a PowerPoint presentation? Microsoft PowerPoint is the go-to source for business professionals, students, and professors who want the audience to benefit from an engaged presentation. Students – Ideally, students would learn Microsoft PowerPoint by the time they reached high school. … Continue reading The Importance of Learning PowerPoint →

Tips for Teaching Adult Learners

April 12, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategiesadult learner, educational software for adults, teaching adult studentskwalker

Teaching is not a one-style-fits-all profession. Different learning populations have different wants, needs, and learning styles. As teachers, we have to determine which teaching materials are best suited for students’ needs and teaching adult learners poses its own set of challenges. These tips can help you reach adult learners at their level. Know Why. Teachers … Continue reading Tips for Teaching Adult Learners →

Suggestions for Perfecting Your Corporate Training Approach

April 4, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategiescorporate trainer materials, corporate training software, PowerPoint learningkwalker

As a computer teacher or adult education instructor, you may find yourself working as a corporate trainer. Professionals seeking to stay on top in today’s corporate world can benefit from regularly refreshing their technology skills. Your job is to provide the knowledge and practical know-how to take their computer skills to the next level. In … Continue reading Suggestions for Perfecting Your Corporate Training Approach →

Self-Paced Learning vs. Cohort Learning

April 2, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategieseducational software for adults, self-paced learningkwalker

Distance and online learning programs provide the opportunity for students to take control of their own learning process, timing, and progress. As such, many educators argue it’s time to branch out from the traditional cohort learning paradigm and create programs that support self-paced learning. There are several advantages to self-paced learning. Complete Control. While it’s … Continue reading Self-Paced Learning vs. Cohort Learning →

8 New Ways to Integrate Technology Education Into the Classroom

March 31, 2013Teaching Tips & StrategiesCourse management programs, PowerPoint learning, teaching tips for adult studentskwalker

Today’s high school students graduate with a whole new level of computer literacy and technological know-how. This is because teachers are using technology in the classroom more than ever. In order to continue this trend, and help adult students catch up, college and adult educators should implement “technology education” in their classrooms as well. Here’s … Continue reading 8 New Ways to Integrate Technology Education Into the Classroom →

Challenges (and Benefits) of Teaching in a Computer Lab

March 29, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategiesteaching adult students, teaching computer literacy, teaching in a computer labkwalker

The computer lab, like any classroom, has its own set of unique challenges. However, at the end of the school day, teaching in a computer lab is incredibly rewarding. Here are some suggestions for working with the challenges of computer labs. Increase Collaborative Learning. As Mary Beth Hertz points out in her article, The Pros … Continue reading Challenges (and Benefits) of Teaching in a Computer Lab →

Helping Adult Learners Overcome Stress to Achieve Goals

March 27, 2013Featured, Teaching Tips & Strategiese-learning resources, teaching tipskwalker

As educators of adult learners, it is important to understand the effect stress has on their ability to achieve academic goals. The more you can help to reduce student stress and provide textbooks and learning tools that are aligned with your students’ needs, the better your students will perform. Here are ways you can help … Continue reading Helping Adult Learners Overcome Stress to Achieve Goals →