[Recap] The Modern Educational Journey: Key Insights from Our Webinar

In today's rapidly changing and dynamic technical landscape, the world of education has undergone a significant transformation, embracing a variety of methods to meet the needs of technical learners. Our recent webinar, “The Modern Educational Journey and the Important Role of Instructor-Led Training in a Comprehensive Training Program,” dives into the crucial role of instructor-led training in a multifaceted training program.

Jam-packed with insightful discussions on enhancing educational strategies, the session covers the evolution of Harness University, shares best practices in instructional design, and showcases an engaging demo. 

Here's a recap of the key takeaways:

Meet the Speakers

• TJ Randall - Customer Success Leader at Instruqt
• Ravi Lachmman - Senior Manager of Product Education at Harness
• Harsh Vyas - Solutions Architect at Harness

Webinar Agenda

• About Harness
• The evolution of Harness University
• Guided discussion on best practices
• Live demo

About Harness 

‍Harness is a modern software delivery platform designed to simplify and accelerate the entire software development and deployment process. It offers a suite of tools that automate Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and Feature Flags, among other functionalities, ensuring that enterprises can efficiently manage and deploy their applications. By providing robust solutions for automated code deployment, cloud cost management, and security, Harness enables engineering teams to focus more on innovation and less on the intricacies of software delivery.

The Evolution of Harness University

Harness stands out for its engineering-centric approach, delivering high-quality, scalable, and user-friendly educational programs through Harness University. This includes comprehensive training and certification programs that blend instructional design with practical, hands-on experience, empowering users to maximize the platform's capabilities and achieve seamless, reliable software delivery.

The program first began with certifications and eventually expanded to offer instructor-led and self-paced training for learners. Given the success of the initial learning tracks, Harness University expanded internally across the sales engineering and developer relations teams. 

Guided Discussion on Best Practices

TJ and Ravi spent a large portion of the webinar sharing insights on such topics and questions as: 

• Keys to Success - How did Harness successfully expand Instruqt labs across additional teams?

• Learner Data & Feedback - How does Harness leverage Instruqt’s analytics?

• Investment - Can you speak to the level of internal investment in developing Harness University using Instruqt, and how you measure ROI?

• Results - What results have you seen in helping customers onboard more quickly on Harness with Instruqt labs?

Live Demo

Harsh demonstrated the powerful capabilities of the Instruqt platform and how it enhances the training experience for Harness users. He touched on key features and benefits of the Instruqt platform and gave attendees a view into a real-life GitOps training learning experience during his live demo.

Instruqt Platform Features

• Ephemeral accounts: Users get temporary accounts for hands-on practice, simulating real-world scenarios.

• Integrated tools: The platform includes all necessary tools (e.g., code editor, terminal) within a single interface, providing a seamless learning experience.

Example: GitOps Training

• Step-by-step guidance: Users follow detailed instructions to understand and implement GitOps agents.

• Automation with Terraform: The platform supports automated provisioning, allowing users to experience both manual and automated setups.

Conclusion

The webinar underscored the critical role of instructor-led training in the modern educational journey. By blending practical engineering insights with structured instructional design, Harness offers a comprehensive and scalable training program that meets the needs of its learners through learning tracks powered by Instruqt.

Watch the Full Webinar

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your understanding of effective educational strategies! To dive deeper into these topics and see the live demo in action, watch the full webinar replay here.