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What is e-Training?
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"e-Training" describes courses
that you can take via the web, at any networked
computer, at any time. Online training
courses, such as those offered by MySkillSource,
allow you to learn at convenient times and
places. |
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Who will benefit most from online learning?
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- Those who wish to learn at their own pace.
- Those who learn through visually-presented information.
- Those whose schedules don't
permit them to attend scheduled Instructional Technology Support Services
and Human Resources training sessions.
For those who prefer to
learn by interacting with people, instructor-led
sessions may be a more effective way to
learn. |
What is
MySkillSource |
MySkillSource
is Element K training offered by Enterprise Solutions. Element K training was chosen as
the web-based training for the Boston
Consortium of Higher Education, which includes
Tufts, MIT, Harvard, and many other institutions
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| What kinds of courses
are available? |
MySkillSource offers both self-paced
courses and instructor-led courses.
Self-paced courses can be taken at any
time, and you can decide whether to complete all
or part of a course. Self-paced courses
are marked with this icon: 
Instructor-led
courses are offered over a specific period
of weeks, and may not be available at the moment
you wish to learn. These courses are led
by a human instructor, require you to purchase a
textbook, contain assigned readings and
exercises that you must complete, and feature
lots of interaction with the instructor and
other students in a threaded discussion
environment. Expect to spend 8-10 hours
per week completing the coursework in an
instructor-led online course. You can take
an Instructor-led courses as a full student or
as an auditor. Instructor-led courses
are marked with this icon:  |
| What other resources are
available on the MySkillSource
website? |
MySkillSource also features a searchable
library of online reference books, found
in the student Resource Center. To
search for material:
- Click on the Resource
Center link at the top of the My
Courses page.
- Type your search term in
the box labeled Search Reference Books at
the right of the Resource Center page, or browse
reference books by category.
- After you find books
containing the information that you want, you
can browse the results of your search and
bookmark specific pages for later
reference.
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| Will Instructional Technology Support Services charge my
department for this web-based learning
program? |
Instructional Technology Support Services
will cover all charges associated with your
web-based learning with funding provided by Vice President Robert Pignatello, Office of Academic Administrative affairs. This means that
your learning is free to you and your
department! |
