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Skills based learning such as Information Technology (IT) instruction has traditionally been delivered through a combination of classroom instruction (lecture) combined with hands-on (lab) implementation of the new concepts. The emergence of the Internet promised broader and more efficient distribution of all types of instruction through online channels of communication. The results, however, have been disappointing in efficiency, effectiveness and results.
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Many online solutions simply post content and provide no hands-on lab component that is so critical to skills based IT training. So-called "advanced" solutions try to address this deficit through simulations, streaming video and text. And more recently, completely separate lab environments have been offered in addition to the online lecture (content) components of online solutions. These solutions have many issues, however, including cost and technical complexity including complex software downloads and installation, utilizing different operating environments, etc.
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Useractive's next generation web-based approach to learning combines the accessibility and convenience of online instruction with the effectiveness of hands-on lab tools and personal coaching.
The IT Sandbox merges online content with a virtual lab environment in a single web browser interface where users learn by doing.
The result is an online learning solution that is easy, convenient and effective.
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Get past the initial apprehension right away. - The best way to get over the initial apprehension of learning something new is to get started, by trying some experiments right away. In our Learning Sandbox students begin applying new skills within minutes of starting our courses
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The IT Sandbox. 2.0 virtual lab is delivered via any web browser.
Application environments (including HTML, XML, PERL, Windows, Unix, Siebel, Cisco) reside on Useractive's server infrastructure and are delivered to end-learners via their web browsers.
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Avoid technical problems - Unrelated Technical problems, such as installing and configuring software, can be the biggest threat to learning a new skill. Many people give up early because of these frustrations. UserActive's methods involve eliminating these obstacles by providing you with a web-enabled Learning Sandbox Environment. We'll take care of the technical back-end.
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Students have no confusing or complex software downloads or installations to figure out. Students begin learning immediately without the technical roadblocks or costs associated with software installation and licenses. A Microsoft Windows user, for example, can learn Unix administration and management in an actual real-time Unix environment through their Web browser.
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Learn where ever you want and whenever you want - Experience the real advantage of learning online - dependency on classrooms and predetermined time commitments associated with synchronous learning solutions are removed.
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The Useractive IT Sandbox is available and accessible through any web browser. Users learn online without sacrificing the critical lecture-lab combination needed for skills based training.
Instruction is both location and time independent.
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- Students learn at their own pace and practicing concepts in a browser-based, real-time virtual lab environment.
- Projects and quizzes are submitted to Useractive coaches for review and feedback.
- The browser access means course work can be completed from ANY computer with Internet access.
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The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign IL certifies all Useractive courses and course series.
Practice concepts in the IT Learning Sandbox as they are presented - In order to understand a complex problem, the simpler pieces must be mastered first. As new concepts and skills are added, they build upon and compliment the existing, already mastered, toolset.
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Useractive learners step through course content and practice concepts in an adjacent window that provides access to real software programming environments on the Useractive servers.
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Experiment with new ideas and questions - Frequently wandering from the path to see what's possible is a key component of skills-based learning.
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No syllabus can possibly anticipate all questions and ideas, so students are encouraged to experiment and create.
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Do REAL projects - real and live projects as opposed to simulations have more meaning and are more rewarding to complete. They also insure that students learn all that is involved in real world situations.
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The IT Learning Sandbox is a real-time software development environment for doing real jobs. Through this integrated approach learners gain the critical hands-on component to skills-based IT training.
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Keep applying skills long after completing the formal course - Too many students spend valuable time learning a new skill only to lose the valuable knowledge in the weeks and months following the course because they have not been able to apply the knowledge.
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Live classroom instruction is both expensive and inconvenient. Key personnel must travel to central locations for in classroom training and lab access. When they return key concepts are quickly lost or forgotten without access to the in-class lab tools. The IT Sandbox provides a persistent, always-available lab environment for students to experiment and apply what they have learned long after the formal instruction has been completed.
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The IT Sandbox. 2.0 virtual lab is delivered via any web browser as a simple plug in. Application environments (including Windows, Unix, Siebel, Cisco) reside on Useractive's back-end serve infrastructure and are delivered to end-users via their web browsers.
For users there are no software downloads or complex client components to install and manage. Students can begin learning immediately without the technical roadblocks or costs associated with application installation and licenses. A Microsoft Windows user, for example, can learn Unix administration and management in an actual real-time Unix environment through their Internet Explorer browser.
For Online Learning Solution Providers and Learning Management Systems the IT Sandbox provides a virtual lab environment to compliment existing content, course offerings and instruction alternatives. Useractive's proprietary technology is extremely cost effective compared to traditional terminal server approaches to remote lab instruction. Systems administration, cost and complexity are minimized through a highly scalable hosted solution.
Convenient
The Useractive IT Sandbox delivers on the promise of the Internet. Accessible through any web browser, users can now learn online without sacrificing the critical lecture-lab combination needed for skills based training. Instruction is both location and time independent with users learning at there own pace in a real-time virtual lab environment.
Effective
The Useractive IT Sandbox provides a truly unique integrated lecture-lab environment where students implement new concepts real-time as they learn about them. The virtual lab environment and tools are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing online learning and LMS solutions.
For corporations, live classroom instruction is both expensive and inconvenient. Key personnel must travel to central locations for in classroom training and lab access. When they return key concepts are quickly lost or forgotten without access to the in-class lab tools. The IT Sandbox provides a persistent, always-available lab environment for students to experiment and apply what they have learned long after the formal instruction has been completed.
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