Hello everyone,
I’ve decided to go to an aircraft dispatch school in Florida near where I live. So, it’s not a question of which school should I attend.
The school offers:
(A) a 5-week in-person, face-to-face training course;
and, as an alternative to the 5-week face-to face course, they also offer:
(B) an online distance education course that takes anywhere from 2-4 months to complete (they call this ‘Phase I’ of the entire course) followed up by a one-week residency course (they call this ‘Phase II’ of the entire course) where you go to the facility for a week of face-to-face training once you complete the ‘Phase I’ online, distance education part of the entire course.
So, here’s my question/inquiry: I’m wondering if a dispatcher course that incorporates distance education (plus the one-week residency) can measure up to a 5-week face-to-face to course. Can I learn as much? (Also, let’s assume the distance learning course is put together well.)
It’s not about disciplining myself for the online course and meeting the timelines. This I can do. I’ve taken online courses before. I have a Ph.D. in another field, and actually currently teach online courses (again, in a completely different field) for a university.
I don’t know what kind of ‘hands on’ experience one might have in the first 4 weeks of a 5-week face-to-face dispatcher course that might be lost if that 4-week content was essentially taken online.
Is there anyone who can answer my question(s) based on experience (not based on speculation, please)?
Thanks,
JJ
I’ve decided to go to an aircraft dispatch school in Florida near where I live. So, it’s not a question of which school should I attend.
The school offers:
(A) a 5-week in-person, face-to-face training course;
and, as an alternative to the 5-week face-to face course, they also offer:
(B) an online distance education course that takes anywhere from 2-4 months to complete (they call this ‘Phase I’ of the entire course) followed up by a one-week residency course (they call this ‘Phase II’ of the entire course) where you go to the facility for a week of face-to-face training once you complete the ‘Phase I’ online, distance education part of the entire course.
So, here’s my question/inquiry: I’m wondering if a dispatcher course that incorporates distance education (plus the one-week residency) can measure up to a 5-week face-to-face to course. Can I learn as much? (Also, let’s assume the distance learning course is put together well.)
It’s not about disciplining myself for the online course and meeting the timelines. This I can do. I’ve taken online courses before. I have a Ph.D. in another field, and actually currently teach online courses (again, in a completely different field) for a university.
I don’t know what kind of ‘hands on’ experience one might have in the first 4 weeks of a 5-week face-to-face dispatcher course that might be lost if that 4-week content was essentially taken online.
Is there anyone who can answer my question(s) based on experience (not based on speculation, please)?
Thanks,
JJ