Just in time atomic training
Hi All,
Most of the time when a person needs help with a piece of software it is a very specific request about a function they are using at that moment. For example, you might have forgotten how to insert an image or how to rotate it. When this happens you generally are sans-nerd. (They are probably with me at the nearest Star Trek convention. BTW- Live long and prosper!) This is a problem!
That's why I like the atomiclearning.com web page.
For $79 a year, a very modest fee when you consider the equivalent cost in books , you get access to all of their quicktime movie tutorials on OODLES of software titles.
How would this work? Well, let's say you wanted to learn the basics of powerpoint and you own a computer with Windows XP. You would go to their home page, log-in, and select Windows Tutorials from the top menu bar. From the Microsoft column you then select your version of Powerpoint. Let's say Powerpoint 2002 for XP. Up will come a long list of topics you can click on for a mini-tutorial. When you select one (the top few are available for a free trial) a small movie window will open and you can follow along. You can pause and re-play the movie as often as you like!
Are there any downsides? Well, it won't be totally comprehensive, it is impersonal and the sound quality is not great (although, as a CT Yankee I like the mid-western accent). It may be best used as a refresher tool.
The upside is that you can have access to very specific help in a very cost effective way whenever you want it!
I hope you find this useful!
Jim :-)
Most of the time when a person needs help with a piece of software it is a very specific request about a function they are using at that moment. For example, you might have forgotten how to insert an image or how to rotate it. When this happens you generally are sans-nerd. (They are probably with me at the nearest Star Trek convention. BTW- Live long and prosper!) This is a problem!
That's why I like the atomiclearning.com web page.
For $79 a year, a very modest fee when you consider the equivalent cost in books , you get access to all of their quicktime movie tutorials on OODLES of software titles.
How would this work? Well, let's say you wanted to learn the basics of powerpoint and you own a computer with Windows XP. You would go to their home page, log-in, and select Windows Tutorials from the top menu bar. From the Microsoft column you then select your version of Powerpoint. Let's say Powerpoint 2002 for XP. Up will come a long list of topics you can click on for a mini-tutorial. When you select one (the top few are available for a free trial) a small movie window will open and you can follow along. You can pause and re-play the movie as often as you like!
Are there any downsides? Well, it won't be totally comprehensive, it is impersonal and the sound quality is not great (although, as a CT Yankee I like the mid-western accent). It may be best used as a refresher tool.
The upside is that you can have access to very specific help in a very cost effective way whenever you want it!
I hope you find this useful!
Jim :-)
posted by Jim Forde at 11:24 AM
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