The Institute

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• The Institute
• The Centre for IM-IT Learning

Equipping IT Professionals through e-Learning
August 2005
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How IT Professionals Learn!

• Reference Material
• Books
• Manuals
• Reports

• Ask Others
• Experts mentors
• Managers coaches
• Peers

• Practice Use
• Practice new skills on-the-job
• Learning from experience
• refining over time

• and Formal Learning
• To pursue certification, credential
• or degree
• To learn a major new skill set

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E-Learning Benefits

• Internet access bridges distances and meets
  learners schedules
• Empowers learners to take control of their own
  development
• Spend time acquiring the knowledge that they need
  for their job
• Enhances critical professional IM/IT skills and
  personal development

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ICT e-Learning Gateway

• Provides access to
• Courses, 1,600 English and 275 French
• Tests
• Progress reporting to the learner
• Downloading of courses
• Expert Mentoring
• Prep exams for certifications

• Navigation features
• Bilingual interface
• Easy-to-use course navigation

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Solutions Areas

• Software Development
• Internet and Networking Technologies
• Operating Systems and Server Technologies
• Enterprise Database Systems
• Web Design
• Project Management
• Client Support

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Key curriculum categories

• Application Development and Programming
• Java
• E-Commerce
• LAN Technologies
• Mainframe -JCL, CICS
• COBOL
• IBM DB2 Universal Database
• Internetworking Essentials
• Internet Security
• LAN Technologies
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft SQL
• Microsoft IIS
• Microsoft XP Professional
• Microsoft.NET
• Microsoft Windows NT

• Microsoft Office Suite 2000
• Networking Essentials
• Novell NetWare
• OOAD with the UML
• Oracle
• PowerBuilder
• Project Management
• Systems and Database Design Technical Support
• Telecommunications
• UNIX
• Cold Fusion
• XML
• Web Application Developer
• Web Authoring
• Web End-user/Publisher
• Web Master

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Certifications

• Certification paths
• Oracle
• Microsoft
• Linux (level 1)
• ISC-2
• CISCO
• ITIL
• Certified Internet Webmaster
• PMI

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Home Page
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Catalogue
Expanded Catalogue View
Course Curricula View
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Taking Courses
Click this button to take a course live over the
web. This will immediately launch the course in a
separate browser window.
Click this button to add a course to your My Plan
page to take at a later time.
Click this button to download a course to your
PC, so you can take it offline. The first time
you choose this link, you will be prompted to
install the SkillSoft Course Manager (SCM) to
manage your offline course content. Once the SCM
is installed clicking this link will launch the
SCM and enable you to download content.
Click this button to display a list of related
Job Aids and SkillBriefs.
Click this button to access the online evaluation
form associated with this course. (An Evaluation
has to be created and assigned to the course(s)
in order for the link to appear)
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Interactive Courses Keep You Interested and
Entertained
Simulated Dialogs
Easy to Use
Photo-Quality Pictures
Audio Narration
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You Can Even Role Play ...
Step back one or more steps to explore how a
different response would have worked out
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Navigating a topic
Navigating a topic
Return to course map
Start topic
Exit course
Go to previous topic
Jump to the next topic
Go to next topic
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Taking a Test
Mark this question for review
Submit your answer
Display status page
End this test
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Ask My Mentor
Chat with Mentors
Send email to Mentor
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Introducing
dialogue
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What if we could use more learning assets??
Whiteboard
Word
Application Share
Excel
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Mark-up Tools

PRESENTATION
PowerPoint
LIVE Audio
Adobe PDF
Archiving
Websites
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Dialogue, Blended Learning
Slides from SkillSoft courses. Placeholder slides
for customer-specific content. Slide notes and
tips.
Skill Topic summary documents
readings. Placeholders and suggestions for
customer-specific articles/documents.
Blended Tools for on-the-job application and
practice. Tools for meetings and classes. Job
aids with tips.
Session exercises and activities with tips and
facilitation notes. Homework exercises with
guides and references
Sample Polls and Quizzes to engage the audience
and check for understanding.
In-House business materials Spreadsheets, PDF
Files, organization charts, links to web sites.
Folder of file handouts and references. Suggeste
d session preparation and follow-up materials.
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Dialogue Design Interface
Organize your session in the Content Outline view
Import existing documents and SkillSoft
resources, or create new polls and quizzes
Add presenter notes or record audio
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Partner for IT training

• Customized training and delivery on request
• TI provides a brokering service
• All courses and case studies can be adapted to
  organization-specific activities and delivered in
  any location across Canada in either official
  language.
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• Also, if your organization requires training that
  does not show on our Website, share your needs
  with us so we can help you achieve your goals.

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Additional Information and Contacts

• ICT E-Learning Gateway
• http//www.pwgsc.gc.ca/institut/text/elearning-e.h
  tml
• The Institute Website
• http//www.pwgsc.gc.ca/institute
• Alex Roussakis [phone]
• Dan Moreau [phone]