3 years ago
I signed up for the Oracle 12c SQL Fundamentals 5-...
I signed up for the Oracle 12c SQL Fundamentals 5-day online course with my co-workers and we decided to use the HDL (hosted distance learning) option because trying to take this course at our work stations or at home would be too distracting.
The New Horizons Center basically gave us a computer workstation to take our online course - there were no instructors physically present at this location. We had our online instructor, whom we could interact with and ask him questions. There were other people at the New Horizons location taking different courses, and everyone is provided a headset/mic. So the person sitting next to you might be taking a totally different online class.
We had a total of three scheduled breaks: a 15-minute break after the first two hours of class, a 1-hour lunchbreak, then another afternoon 15-minute break... but this may be up to the instructor. New Horizons DOES NOT provide lunch (which was a little annoying since the course is not cheap!), however, they do have a breakroom with a refrigerator, microwave, sink, toaster, and free coffee/tea, so I brought my own lunch. They also let you eat and drink in the labs as long as you have a lid on your drink. There's a little cafe (Creekside Cafe) in the building open from 7:30am-4pm (closed weekends), which sells sandwiches, soups, salads, burgers, hot dogs, breakfast burritos, muffins, bagels, and coffee, if you don't want to bring your own lunch. They also have a small outdoor sitting area.
The course itself was amazing! I learned so much. Our online instructor was John Geiger (who was hosting the course from another state) and I HIGHLY recommend him! One of the most patient instructors I have ever had the pleasure of (virtually) meeting. His speed was just fast enough to cover A LOT of good material in the 5 days, but slow enough to where everyone could keep up. He also answered everyone's questions very thoughtfully.
Would highly recommend!