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IT Academy Benefit Overview. e-learning. IT Academy Benefits. e-learning. Free online courses that reinforce skills and concepts while providing hands-on learning. What is e-learning?. e-learning.
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IT Academy Benefit Overview e-learning
IT Academy Benefits e-learning Free online courses that reinforce skills and concepts while providing hands-on learning.
What is e-learning? e-learning Gives students a chance to try out concepts on their own, and repeat them as much as they want
Read Watch Play Try Interact e-learning Pedagogy E-learning enhances learning by providing a varied and interactive experience. Users can choose a standard linear progression through topics, or use the “wheel” to select various learning styles. Interactivities • Drag and drop • Formula box • Job aid • Cause and effect: screenshot • Cause and effect: radio button • Simulations Graphics • Static graphics • Graphics with rollovers • Graphics with “click-to-views” Games • Tile flip game • “Legos” building games Animations • Passive animations • Interactive animations Note: The Office 2003 courses are different, as they are built on an earlier version of the e-learning platform.
e-learning demo Check it out! There are a number of free courses you can demo online at https://www.microsoftelearning.com/catalog/default.aspx
Instructor Portal Instructors can… • Provision e-learning access to students • Set up classrooms as “groups” • Send group e-mails, e.g. assignment notifications • Access reporting on student use and assessment scores
Instructor Portal Instructor Steps • Enroll in e-learning benefit via your ITA administrator • Receive admin key • Log on to itacademyinstructor.microsoftelearning.com • Sign in with your Windows Live ID and admin key • Select “ Access Codes” under “Administer Content”
Instructor Portal Steps • Create ID • Single or Multi-Use • Set number of codes • Select expiration • Choose Group (optional) • Pick Course(s) • Create Access Code
Student Access Steps • Log on to itacademy.microsoftlearning.com • Sign in with your Windows Live ID • Check the End User License Agreement box • Enter Access code: 6561-ITAROCKS-8105 • Now you have access for 150 days
Student Experience Courses are added to student My Learning page. New courses populate here as well. Tracks progress and expiration. Clicking link launches course
Localized Student Portal Sites Platforms English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Simplified Chinese, and Korean URLS itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/germany itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/france itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/japan itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/brasil itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/spain itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/italy itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/china itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/korea
e-learning Portfolio: Essentials Essentials • Offers 60 courses • Covers • Windows XP • Window Vista • Office 2003 • Office 2007 Languages * Course available in English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, German, French, and Italian.
e-learning Portfolio: Advanced Advanced • Offers over 200 courses • Covers Windows XP Pro, Server 2003, and Vista…
e-learning Portfolio: Advanced Advanced PLUS Exchange 2003 and 2007, ISA 2004, SQL Server 2005…
e-learning Portfolio: Advanced Advanced PLUS ASP.NET and ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Studio.NET and 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0