Online
Classes
virtual classroom on your
computer
PTI
ONLINE CLASSES:
C1/C2 Basic Airsmith
C6 Field Operations
Business & Marketing
Single Certifications
New ONLINE Classes
Sponsored by
PTI Online
classes are designed to offer a
virtual classroom experience for
the students. These are
not canned classes on a DVD.
They are actual live attended
sessions where the teachers and
students interact with each
other, almost as if they were in
the same room. You must prepare
yourself and your computer in
advance of the class, and you
must arrive at class on time,
with your class manual
downloaded and in front of you.
You must have a webcam and
microphone in front of you, so
we can see and hear you
constantly during the class.
Audio feedback from a standalone
microphone may require us to
turn down your volume, so
comfortable headsets of the type
used by online gamers are
recommended.
At the start of the class, each
student is presented on screen,
to introduce themselves to the
other students. Throughout the
class, every student and
teacher will have a live
microphone and video feed, and
each student will have direct
feedback controls and question
forms enabling them to instantly
communicate with the teachers
without interrupting the class
with their voice. These
features can be compared to
"holding up your hand" in class.
The actual experience is
amazing. One of the students in
our first online class had
previously attended a class in
person at our school in
Tennessee, and he said it was a
comparable experience.
During the class, teachers will
be presenting the same materials
that we use in the Tennessee
classroom... Power Point
presentations, video, and live
demonstrations. Students must
have working webcams, and will
sometimes be shown on screen to
the other students. Students can
actually engage each other
directly, in private chats that
really are private.
Following any of the
certification classes, there is
an online written exam (open
book) which is instantly graded
upon completion. The exam
requires an understanding of the
course content, even beyond what
is included in the course
manual. Students are encouraged
to take notes during class.
Tuition for online
classes is somewhat higher than
for the Tennessee school
because our costs will be
significantly higher than for
classroom courses taught at our
school. Tuition is typically
$150 per class day, and includes
the additional set-up sessions
and all of the certificates.
PTI Students who have
paid tuition will be given a
special link and password to
sign in to a Microsoft server. The classes will start
at 9 AM Eastern, and students are
required to check in at least 10
minutes prior to the start of
class, in order for us to
properly initialize their video
links. In addition, each student
must log in online a few days
prior to the class, in order for
us to set up their video stream
and iron out any problems.
This initial set up should only
take about 10 minutes.
Students taking the C1/C2 Online
Class will be required to work
on a Piranha GTI marker and a
Halo Loader (with Rip Drive).
These products are available
direct from the Distributor (KEE
Action Sports) at a very special
price of $100, including
shipping. Students will
keep the marker and loader
following class. These
products will be purchased and
shipped directly from Kee Action
Sports to the students.
ONLINE students at home can
participate in classroom
sessions. Shown here during a
concurrent online/classroom
C1/C2 certification class,
students at home talk to the
teacher and classroom students
just as if they are in the same
room. Teachers can see close up
live video of the students as
they work on markers at home,
and the home students can see
close up views of the teachers
working on the same equipment.
Home students can be brought on
screen at any time when they
want to talk to the
class. Remote control cameras in
the classroom send high quality
video live to students at home.
Power point presentations are
also shown on the home computers
just as they appear
simultaneously in the classroom.
This is a LIVE class setting.
Online
classes are expected to fill up,
so early registration is
recommended. Some future classes
will be
broken up into multiple 2-hour
scheduled evening sessions.
Students who want
additional information about
online classes should
e-mail PTI:
info@paintball-PTI.com
 C1/C2
Students will keep the new
marker and Halo Loader that
they use in the online
class.
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