My Self-Paced Learning

Self-Paced offerings allow you to learn at your own pace and are available as eStudy, eSeminar and Offline events:

• eStudy: computer based training designed for self-study.
• eSeminar: a recording of a live brodcasted event.
• Offline: learning conducted using downloaded materials and other resources.

Some Self-Paced offerings may also include collaboration events such as Chats and Forums to supplement your learning. Chats are on-line discussions held in chatrooms with other classmates enrolled in the same offering. The Forum, also associated with the offering, is a web-based bulletin board, used to post discussion topics and messages.

When you enroll in a Self-Paced offering you are automatically subscribed to any Chats and Forums tied to that offering. Once enrolled, click the Title to view the details of the offering and to launch the content. While you can launch your enrolled offering at any time, Chats and Forums may only be available on certain times and days. The Self-Paced offerings you enroll in are displayed on your Self-Paced Learning page with the most recently accessed offering also listed on the Overview page.

Click the Play button to automatically launch the offering into the player. The player uses streaming video, audio and other web playable media. If you log-out of a session before completion, a marker will indicate where you left off. Click the Play button to resume, and the player will launch into the same topic you were viewing when you exited.

When you have completed the offering and any related assessments you can print a certificate of completion from the Transcripts page. To search and enroll in other offerings select the Catalog tab to access the Search and Browse Catalog or theAdvanced Search feature.

Taking Action

	Play.	Click the Play button to launch/resume the offering.
	Title	Click the title to view the details of the offering such as the description, outline, and information about Chats or Forums tied to the offering.
	Enrolled	Notes the day you enrolled into the offering.
	Collaboration	Click the collaboration icon when active, to enter into any Chats or Forums tied to this offering.
	Enrollment Status and Player Status	Indicates the player status and enrollment status of the offering as not attempted, number of topics completed, and completed. Depending on the setting defined by the site administrator, you view the player status or enrollment status or both statuses for offerings . Information on the statuses of this offering is also available from the Transcript page.
	Unenroll	Click to unenroll in the offering and remove from My Self-Paced Learning page.

Picture

You can view your picture on this page, if you upload it as part of your profile. See:User Information.

Announcements

Periodically, you may see announcements displayed in the announcements bin. These announcements are intended to communicate time sensitive information to you and other learners in your learning community and may include news such as system updates, new offerings, or changes in the schedule.

Quick Links

You can use the Quick Links bin to navigate to different learning resources outside iLearning.

My Scheduled Learning

My Scheduled Learning

Scheduled offerings are live, instructor led events held in a physical or virtual classroom. Types of Scheduled offerings include:

• eClass: held in a virtual classroom.
• inClass: held in a physical classroom.
• eSeminar: a live broadcasted event.

Some Scheduled offerings may also include collaboration events such as Chats and Forums to supplement the curriculum. Chats are on-line discussions held in chat rooms with other classmates enrolled in the same offering. The Forum, also associated with the offering, is a web-based bulletin board, used to post discussion topics and messages.

When you enroll in a Scheduled offering you are automatically subscribed to any Chats or Forums tied to that offering. Once enrolled, click the Title to view the details of the offering such as the description, content outline and information about the instructor, schedule, or location.

All Scheduled offerings you enroll in are scheduled into your Calendar on the correct time and day and are also listed on your Scheduled Learning page. The day the offering is scheduled to be delivered, the offering is also displayed on the To Do List of theOverview page.

Click the Play button to begin your eClass or eSeminar or click the collaboration icon to enter into a Chat or Forum. Note the beginning and end times of the Scheduled offering and the collaboration events.

When you have completed the offering and any related assessments you can print a certificate of completion from the Transcripts page. To search and enroll in other offerings select the Catalog tab to access the Search and Browse Catalog or theAdvanced Search feature.

Search and Browse Catalog

Use the Search and Browse Catalog to search for learning events. Only those events to which you have access are displayed in the search results. Select the Search Catalog when you have some general information about the title or topic of the learning event you want to locate. Use the Browse Catalog to browse through events by category.

Search Catalog

To use the Search Catalog, follow the instructions below:

Taking Action

	1.	Enter the keywords or text string into the Search For field. Check 'Exact phrase' to search on a specific word or phrase.
	2.	Click Go.
	3.	Locate the section for your desired learning method, such as Self-Paced or Scheduled learning.

The search results display a list of titles matching your search criteria. From there, you can click any title in the results to view the event details page, where you can enroll and play the event, or view the schedule and details of the offering.

The search results return only those offerings that are in the same language as your preferred language in your learner profile. If you want to search for offerings in different languages, use the Advanced Search.

If no search results are found, check for spelling errors or typos in your search text, check for case sensitive words, or try browsing for events using Advanced Search or the Browse Catalog feature.

Browse Catalog

The Browse Catalog allows you to browse through offerings according to categories set up by your learning community. Click the category heading to view the events listed for that category or to browse related subcategories.

Some sites may also use this page to feature specific events, or to display the most popular events, in separate bins. Click the links in the bins to learn more, or to enroll or subscribe in an event.

My Wish List

Wish List

The Wish List is a holding place for learning events you may want to take in the future. The highlights of your Wish List are posted on the Overview page, while the details are posted on the Wish List page.

 The Wish List automatically places your events into folders depending upon the category of the event. Folder categories include Offerings, Chats and Forums. 

To Enroll/Subscribe 

When you are ready to enroll into an offering or subscribe to an Open Chat or Forum on your Wish List, click the Enroll/Subscribe icon. Then click the title and go right into theOffering Details page to begin your learning. 

To review the event details prior to enrolling, click the title first. You can then look at the schedule, description, outline and reviews from other learners. Still want to enroll? Click the Enroll button.

Unenroll/Remove

If you want to unenroll and keep the event on your Wish List, click the Enroll/Subscribe icon again. To permanently remove the event from your Wish List, click the Remove icon. 

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Overview

The Overview page is the first page displayed on your Home tab, and contains a summary of your enrolled learning activities.

At the top is a To Do list, highlighting your scheduled events and pending notificationsfor the day.

My Learning Table

The table shows your current offerings, both self-paced and scheduled. The table displays five rows at one time. To see more rows in the table, click Next or choose a range from the dropdown list.

By default, the Home page does not include offerings that you have already completed, since completed offerings appear in the relevant offering style subtabs and on the Transcript page. To see completed offerings in the list on your Home page, click Include Completed Offerings and click Go.

To find specific offerings in the list, enter the full or partial offering name in the Filter field and click Go. The filter restricts the list of offerings to those that contain the text string you enter.

Offerings are delivered using a variety of learning methods. Enroll in the offering that works best with your learning style and schedule, or add the event to your Wishlist. To search for and enroll in offerings, or to subscribe to and participate in Open Chats and Forum discussions, use the Search and Browse Catalog, or Advanced Search features.

Once enrolled, your learning event is displayed under the subtab corresponding to how the event is delivered. Click a specific subtab in the header bar to gain quick access into your enrolled Self-Paced, Scheduled, and Integrated Learning offerings, or to participate in any subscribed Chats and Forum discussions. Click the Play button to begin or resume an offering or click the collaboration icon, if active, to enter into a Chat or Forum. Depending on the setting defined by the site administrator, you view the player status or enrollment status or both statuses for offerings.

My Learning Paths Table

If your site supports Learning Paths, this table show the learning paths to which you are subscribed. A manager can subscribe a learning path to you, or you create your own. To create a learning path, click Full List, or click the Learning Paths subtab in the header bar, then click Create Personal Learning Path.

My Requested Learning Bin

The requested learning bin is displayed on the Overview page under the following conditions:.

• The requested learning bin feature is enabled for your site, and
• You are waitlisted for a course, or
• You have an enrollment request that is pending approval, or
• You have an enrollment request that was not approved or rejected within six days

For waitlisted courses, the bin shows your current position in the waitlist, and provides a link to each waitlisted course, so that you can review current enrollment details.

For enrollment requests pending approval, the bin provides the date the request was made, the status of the request, and a link to each requested course, so that you can review the course details.

If you requested an enrollment, but the approver did not approve or reject the request within six days, you must resubmit the enrollment request.

Picture

You can view your picture on this page, if you upload it as part of your profile. See:User Information.

Announcements

Periodically, you may see announcements displayed in the announcements bin. These announcements are intended to communicate time sensitive information to you and other learners in your learning community and may include news such as system updates, new offerings, or changes in the schedule.

Quick Links

You can use the Quick Links bin to navigate to different learning resources outside iLearning.

Other Tabs Accessible from the Home Page

In addition to the Home tab, the Catalog and Profile tabs are available to help you search for new courses and track the status of your learning.

Other tabs may appear if you have access to them. The Calendar tab shows your scheduled events, the Competencies tab enables you to view your competency profile and perform job role analysis, and the Manager tab appears only if you are a manager, to enable you to review your employees' enrollments and transcripts.

My Profile Information

Information

The Profile tab offers several options to help you update, organize and track information related to your learning. Depending on your site setup, options may include: User Information, Transcripts, Reports, Requested Learning, Wish List, and Orders.

The User Information page is the initial page displayed on the Profile tab. Use this page to update or modify your registration information.

Fields that are prefixed by a blue asterisk(*) are required fields.

Below are instructions on how to complete each of the data fields. Click Update when you are satisfied with your entries. However, each learning community may set up these fields differently, and may not allow you to update your own information.

Taking Action

Username	Your Username is created during Self-Registration or by the Site Administrator. You cannot change this field.
First Name	Enter your first name.
Last Name	Enter your last name.
Email	Enter the email address where you wish to be contacted by other users in your learning community.
Hide Email	Select this option to opt out of receiving emails from enrolled users.
Nickname	Enter the name you want to use during the Chat sessions.
Password	Enter a new password of any length.
Confirm Password	Re-enter the same password.
Password Challenge	The Password Challenge is used to prevent others from resetting your password through the Forgotten Password link, and entering into the system under your name. Enter a question only you can answer. If you do not enter a question, the system will ask you for your email id as a default question if you forget your password.
Password Response	Enter your answer to the question above.
Preferred Language	You can change the preferred language for your user. This language setting overrides your browser language setting next time you log in to the application. If the Preferred Language field is blank, your browser setting determines the language that is used when you next log in. The available languages in the dropdown list are defined by a site administrator for your site. A language with an asterisk(*) suffix indicates that the application supports that language.
Address,City, State, County, Zip	Enter your work address, city, state, country or zipcode.
Other fields	Each learning community may set up additional fields to facilitate enrolling you into offerings or for reporting purposes. For example, you may be requested to enter your job title or passwords into other distance learning technologies.

Uploading Picture

You can upload your picture to appear in iLearning. If you have enrolled in an offering, then other learners can view your picture before or after their enrollment in that offering, (if this feature is activated by the administrator). Your picture appears in the Enrolled Learners region of the Offering Details page.

The format of the picture must be in JPG, GIF or PNG format and the file size must not be bigger than 1 MB. No graphic work or editing must be done to the picture. If you try to upload a picture larger than 1MB or if the picture is not in the recommended format, then iLearning displays an error.

Transcripts - Profile

Transcripts

The Transcripts pages maintain a record of all your completed, expired, and unenrolled events.

Depending on the features enabled for your site, the dropdown list at the top of the screen enables you to display the following events:

• Non-Certification Offerings
• Certification Offerings
• Learning Paths
• External Learning Events

Event Type - Non-Certification or Certification Offerings

Information contained in the offerings sections include the enrollment date, the date you last accessed an offering, the total time spent on your learning, status of completion and your certificates.

Completed: 

Once you have completed the offering, click the Certificate icon to view and print your certificate of learning. The certificate states you have successfully met the completion requirements for the offering and lists the titles of the topics covered as well as any test scores. To print the certificate, click the print icon in the upper right hand corner of the page. Attachments would be visible if the administrator has attached any document for a completed learning and enabled the learner to view the attachments. You can view and print the attachments.

The completed offering includes assessment tests that you have failed as well as those you have passed.

Expired:

 If the offering has expired before you have completed all of the topics, contact your Site Administrator if you are still interested in enrolling in the offering again.

Unenrolled: 

Any offerings you have unenrolled from will also appear on this page. If you are interested in enrolling again in the offering, first check to see if the offering is still available.

Event Type - Learning Paths

Completed:

 Similar to offerings, you can view and print a certificate of completion for a learning path.

Unsubscribed:

 Shows any learning paths from which you have unsubscribed, or your manager has unsubscribed on your behalf.

Event Type - External Learning Events

This event type has one section that displays the external learning events that either you or your manager have recorded.

External learning events enable you to record learning accomplishments for which you did not enroll through this system, such as external conferences, classes, or reading. These additional records enable you to maintain a more complete picture of your educational history.

Click Add External Learning to add a new record. You can also update or delete your existing records