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So, it is almost the end of
February and no one has any word on computer-based training at UNT! Does
it still exist? Why, of course it does, but like all new things there
have been a few....er....BUMPS on the road to completion.
Good News and Bad News
First, the 'not-so-good-yet' news: SkillSoft has been slow to
implement our new online website. It has not yet been completed in their
web shop. Once it is completed a login interface to the site will be
created. Students, faculty, and staff will enter the site with their
EUID and iServices password. The SkillSoft site will offer training in
Linux, UNIX, Oracle, and Adobe and Macromedia products. It
just.....doesn't....yet....
Our supplementary courses for Microsoft Office training from
KnowledgeNet have arrived. I am currently building the server on which
they will be housed. They will also be accessible via EUID and iServices
password to the UNT community.
Expected launch date for both SkillSoft and KnowledgeNet is March
1.
However, there is some GOOD news and some new online learning
resources available for faculty and staff. Under our Microsoft Campus
licensing agreement, UNT fulltime faculty and staff can use Windows and
Office training direct from Microsoft. This elearning software is now
available and can be requested from your network managers. The remainder
of this article gives complete instructions to network managers on the
installation of these products. It also gives a complete table of
contents for these courses.
Updates regarding SkillSoft and KnowledgeNet elearning availability
will be posted to all network managers and to the UNT community via
GroupWise and EagleMail. Additional information will be in Benchmarks.
A comprehensive website similar to the one used for the old SmartForce
system will also be posted.
Thank you for your patience and in the meantime, read more about
Microsoft elearning......
CD Contents and Installation Instructions for the Microsoft
e-learning benefit for UNT Faculty and Staff
The Microsoft e-learning library of courses is available for UNT
faculty and staff members under our Microsoft Campus license agreement.
These courses are best delivered via individual desktop installation,
though if Network Managers are interested in setting up a server-based
system for their areas (The advantage to this is that progress reports
can be run; progress reports cannot be run from individual
installations. The server version MUST be installed on a Microsoft
Internet Information Server [IIS]) they can contact
ehinkle@unt.edu for instructions.
Please note that Microsoft itself recommends the individual workstation
installations for ease-of-use.
Installation can be done from CD-Rom or from the location:
\\CC2\Software\Microsoft_elearning\:
Interested faculty and staff are asked
to
consult their network manager about performing an installation.
Please note that these materials only work on Windows machines using
Internet Explorer 5.5 and above. The applications do not run reliably on
Netscape and even if Netscape is set as the default browser, the courses
will seek and find Internet Explorer and run from that application.
There are three sets of instructions for the elearning content
because each course group is installed slightly differently(!)
1.
Installation of Microsoft Server Training Materials Instruction Manual
is found here.
CD contents:
- 1572 - Implementing and Managing Microsoft® Exchange 2000
- 2072 - Administering a Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000 Database
- 2073 - Programming a Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000 Database
- 2151 - Microsoft Windows® 2000 Network and Operating System
Essentials
- 2152 - Implementing Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional and
Server
- 2153 - Implementing a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network
Infrastructure
- 2154 - Implementing and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000
Directory Services
- 2159 - Deploying and Managing Microsoft Internet Security and
Acceleration Server 2000
- 2270 - Updating Support Skills from Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 to
the Windows Server™ 2003 Family
2.
Installation of Office 2000 Training Materials Instruction Manual is
found here.
CD contents:
- Core Training for Microsoft® Access 2000
- Core Training for Microsoft® Excel 2000
- Core Training for Microsoft® FrontPage® 2000
- Core Training for Microsoft® Outlook® 2000
- Core Training for Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2000
- Core Training for Microsoft® Word 2000
3.
Installation of Office XP Training Materials Instruction Manual is found
here.
CD contents:
- Advanced Training for Microsoft® Excel 2002
- Advanced Training for Microsoft® Outlook® 2002 Advanced Training
for Microsoft® Word 2002
- Deploying Microsoft® Office XP
- Core Training for Microsoft® FrontPage® 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Project 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Visio® Standard 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Access 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Excel 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Outlook® 2002 Core Training for
Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Word 2002
- Core Training for Microsoft® Office XP
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