Dear All,
Thank you to all for the Ivan meetings.
We’ve had our facility up and running for a while, but one aspect is still unsolved.
New User Training
Previously we use one-on-one with new users for several hours at a spectrometer with full facility walkthrough, then have a final review (1/2 hour), and last a quiz (minor).
As SARS-CoV-2 is most commonly transmitted by extended and/or short distance personal contact, this of course isn’t an option any more.
Question:
What have all of you found that works effectively for training, and ….what doesn’t work in our present situation?
Note: I’m focusing on effectively not necessarily efficiently as I’m not worried about time/cost, more about getting new users not to break stuff (old spectrometers don’t like rough/impatient treatment)
As one faculty member put it when I told him we couldn’t train people right now: “I understand, I wouldn’t let someone drive my vintage car without training either”
Best wishes,
Ryan
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Ryan T. McKay, Ph.D.
NMR Facility Supervisor
Room E3-17A Email: ryan.mckay_at_ualberta.ca <mailto:ryan_at_nanuc.ca>
Department of Chemistry Phone: 780.492.9950
University of Alberta Cell: 780.920.8871
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2G2
Website: uab.ca/nmr
Received on Wed Jul 08 2020 - 05:46:57 MST