Welcome to Insider Learning Center, the online learning community where students receive
training in the hottest topics in the computing industry today.
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Choose from hundreds of courses, divided into 11 departments:
- Business
- Databases
- Design
- Desktop
- Internetworking
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- Net User and E-Business
- Networking
- Programming
- Project Management
- Webmaster
- Workplace Safety
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Being a part of Insider Learning Center means you're part of a community with others
who have the same computing interests.
Different ways to learn at Insider Learning Center
Insider Learning Center is an online community where students receive training in the
hottest topics in the computing industry today. We offer both
online instructor-led courses and self-study courses to meet your training needs
and support your learning style.
Online instructor-led courses
We offer two types of online instructor-led courses: online instructor-led
classes and online instructor-led workshops. Any books needed for a
course are sold separately (see
course materials).
- An online instructor-led course is led by an industry expert, pertains to a specific computing topic, and generally runs from 4 to 8 weeks in length. Online instructor-led courses are held on the Insider Learning Center Student Site. You can log into Insider Learning Center and go to the course message board anytime to read lectures and assignments, post questions, and discuss coursework. In addition, these courses often include office hour chats with instructors and other class activities.
Online Instructor-led Workshops, like full-length online instructor-led
classes, are led by industry experts and taught online using a message
board. Workshops, however, focus on a specific skill in one or two concentrated
weeks. There is a workshop "home page" where the central
information about the workshop is gathered. The actual lessons and
assignments are linked from this page and are outside the message boards. Students
are sent into the message boards at the end of a lesson for interaction.
No books or other materials are generally required for workshops. If a workshop
does require a book, the requirements will be displayed when you register
for the workshop.
Self-study Courses
A self-study course is taken at the student's convenience, where students can choose their own pace. Most self-study courses display information in small sections which allow students to learn the material incrementally. In this way, they progress through the course at a rate most suited to their needs. In addition, they can repeat lessons as many times as they want, reinforcing the material until it is fully understood.
- QuickSkill
gives you hands-on, interactive training as if you were actually in the real
desktop application. There is no instructor or message board. Easy navigation
tools let you control the pace of your learning experience by repeating a
particular page as often as you choose, and moving ahead only when you’re
ready. If you perform a hands-on task incorrectly, you’ll be prompted to try the
task again, or let the task be done for you.
- Seminars are a
combination of audio and video presentations, but the majority
of the content in each seminar is supplied via audio. Each seminar is
approximately 10 to 15 minutes in length. Understanding that training
needs vary, we’ve created an Executive Series and a
Technical Series to meet those needs.
- TechExpert
provides a mix of conceptual and procedural learning through online reading and
interactivity. Our lessons begin with the “big picture” by
introducing a concept through background information. We then present
details and procedures in small, easy-to-understand segments, with
a mix of interactive components.
- Business and Management Skills courses feature our Harvard Business School and QuicKnowledge online learning series. Each course is divided into separate lesson
tutorials that use a well-structured approach to explain concepts and
procedures. Many courses provide check quizzes that help to summarize
what has been covered during the education process. You’ll find that every lesson
provides helpful information that you can put to use immediately in your own office environment.
- Innovative Learning Method
courses put you in control by providing the option to select the information you need,
and to skip what you do not need. The content is organized based on how a job or task should be performed.
Interactive media is used to effectively and efficiently support the subject at hand. Optional
activities are provided in varying degrees of complexity to provide practice and feedback on the presented material.
