Benefits

Work and school environments are changing rapidly! The explosion of new technologies and changing human-machine interfaces promises to change the ways in which we all work and learn. In keeping up with the ever-changing field of technology and human interfacing, ALISON and Custom Typing are providing a dynamic, ever-changing training site.

In this approach, we do not only address the need for an average individual to develop typing skills on a regular keyboard: We address all aspects of text input related to methods of text input and computer use, new and different ways of entering information and increasing your speed.

Information is presented on the wide variety of rate enhancement tools and techniques to help you speed up your typing. New technologies such as speech and handwriting recognition are becoming a built-in part of operating systems, just as keyboard and mice have been standard parts of computers. ALISON and Custom Typing present ongoing information, with the possibility of software/system reviews and comparisons of methods depending on demand. Skill and performance nowadays is not measured by pure ability to perform a task.

Measurement of performance and outcomes has become an extremely important part of both school and work life. It's not enough for a worker in today's workforce or a student in school to just be 'able' to use a keyboard and type. In the current workplace and school environment, performance and real skill is measured very strictly now by overall productivity measures, which include stringent performance measures.