Online Instructor-Led Workshops

3/15/2010 4:12:50 AM ET

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	Workshop overview How to attend a Insider Learning Center workshop
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Overview

Insider Learning Center Workshops are one or two week, online instructor-led classes that teach an applied skill in five, step-by-step lessons. They’re ideal if you don't have time to commit to Insider Learning Center's four, six or eight week classes, or if you aren't sure if you're ready to learn a particular skill or plunge into an entire curriculum path.

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Workshops generally don't require a textbook. If a textbook is required, you'll see the textbook listed in the requirements section when you register for the workshop in the Course Catalog.

Like other Insider Learning Center online instructor-led courses, Insider Learning Center Workshops are developed and taught by a subject-matter expert. A Insider Learning Center sysop is on hand to moderate the message board and answer support questions.

Insider Learning Center Workshop lessons appear each day on the Insider Learning Center Workshop home page, which exists outside the Insider Learning Center workshop message board "classroom". Students read the daily lesson, then post assignments and questions related to the daily lesson in the classroom message board for the instructor to answer and other students to comment on.

Each workshop includes:

	Five daily lessons and assignments.
	Two live chats with your class and instructor.
	A class poll.
	Instructor-recommended resources such as books, Web sites, and articles that further explore your class subject.
	A glossary of key terms related to the subject.
	Some workshops also include free downloadable files or software.

Workshops are free to all Insider Learning Center members.

How to attend a Insider Learning Center Workshop

1.	Complete today's lesson on the home page (posted daily at 12:01 a.m EST, 17:01 GMT) Each day, return to the workshop home page to read that day's lesson. You can expect to spend 30 to 60 minutes completing each day's assignment. If there are any live chats or quick polls scheduled, you'll see an announcement on the workshop home page.
2.	Post questions/comments about today's lesson in the class message board If there are any assignments, or you have a question about that day's lesson, you communicate with the instructor and other students by posting a message in the classroom message board. Please read through other student questions in the message board before posting your question, as instructor may well have already answered a student with a similar question.
3.	Check the class message board for instructor responses If you've posted a note in the classroom the day before, go to the class message board to see the instructor's response.
4.	Final two days: Review in the class message board (no daily lessons posted) The workshop lessons are complete for the final two days of class. On the final day, you can only review comments and see the final responses to your message. You shouldn't expect to get a reply from an instructor, sysop or student because the workshop classroom message board will close at midnight EST (5:00 GMT) on the final day.
5.	View instructor's resources on the home page If you like, return to the workshop home page to review other resources related to your topic (more Insider Learning Center classes, tutorials, ZDNet articles, ZD Journal articles, etc.) that your instructor has prepared for you. You can also pick up your Insider Learning Center certificate of completion.
6.	Register for more Insider Learning Center Workshops in the Course Catalog Return to Insider Learning Center's Course Catalog to see related classes, tutorials, and workshops. Most Workshops repeat frequently, so you can always take a workshop over.