Dear Ann,

I offer internet classes here, and get around the scheduling issues by
offering classes at the following times:

for Medical Staff: Saturdays from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
                   evenings at 6:30 or 7:00 for 1.5 to 2 hours.

for hospital staff I schedule the class to begin a half hour after a
shift ends, or at 8:00 am or 4:00 pm.  These also run from 1.5 to 2
hours.  I also run one at 1:30 in the afternoon for those not limited by
shift times.

We have a computer classroom with 14 PCs, although I prefer to limit the
class to no more than 8 people. I find that it helps to have a second
person in the room with me either as a floater to help those people who
are not particularly computer-literate and get stuck, or to do the
keying on the PC attached to the projector so that I can be the
floater.  Otherwise you can lose precious time getting slowed down by
one or two people who can't keep up as easily.  I also encourage people
to just watch the projection screen and take notes rather than try to
keep up with keying along on their PC.

Hope this helps.


Susan Ulrich, MSLS, MA
Medical Librarian
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
PO Box HH
Monterey, CA  93942

phone: (831) 625-4550
fax:  (831) 625-4937

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