A few months back I posted about a new training product that was in the works from Microsoft. This was geared toward end users and in place of having formal training on hand the end user would be able to simply go through the modules at there leisure. Im happy to announce that
We have launched the Collaboration module of the end-user Office SharePoint Server Training as a preview on MSConnect. This first module will be followed by five more pillars that offer training on Business Process and Forms, Enterprise Content Management, Search, Business Intelligence, and Portals and Personalization. The training helps information workers become productive using Office SharePoint Server and WSS. The Office SharePoint Server Training will make it easy for IT departments to help their internal customers adopt and use Office SharePoint Server.
"The training, written by the Office Online User Assistance group, includes a video, interactive tutorials, and articles. It is built on the Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit, which makes it SCORM compliant. It includes a reporting function that allows an administrator/trainer to track learners' completed training topics. The training can be customized to fit the look and feel of your own Office SharePoint Server site. You can also add custom training and remove training topics."
I installed this onto one of my lab machines and within minutes I was browsing through the module. I must say that compared to what I was testing earlier this year this has come a long way.
How do I plan to use this?
Great question. One thing I do like to do for my clients during an implementation is provide resources to further guide them in the use of MOSS. This application fits nicely in this plan and it slips in easily into a web application. Setting up a learning team site using the Training Application was very simple.
Currently there is a Collaboration module only but November promises new modules that can be snapped in.
So get over to the Connect site and sign up for the preview.
How do you connect to Connect?
Access the training
The preview is available to all registered users of MSConnect. You will need to register using a Windows Live ID. Please follow these instructions to access the training module:
1. Navigate to http://connect.microsoft.com.
2. Register on MSConnect by clicking the Sign-in button at the top of the page.
3. Click on the Sign Up Now button in the text box titled ‘New to Microsoft Connect?’
4. Once you have registered on MSConnect, you should see Welcome <your name> at the top left side of the screen. If you see ‘Welcome Guest,’ then you need to click the Manage Your Connect Profile link at the bottom (footer) of the MSConnect home page. After filling out the information, you can sign in with your Windows Live ID.
5. Click on Available Connections in the left hand navigation.
6. Click the Available Connections link at the top of the page.
7. Select the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training from the list of connections. You will need to scroll down the page to see the connection for the training.
Note: Once you have registered on MSConnect, you can also navigate directly to the site. You’ll be asked to login with your Windows Live ID before accessing the site. If you have trouble signing in to this page, return to the home page and select the training from the list of available connections.
Site URL: https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=479
8. Read the Install Guides and User Guide in the Articles section before downloading the file.
Note: The Install Guide and User Guide will be available as a download the week of 10/08.
9. Select Download on the left navigation.
10. Select the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training file and download according to instructions.
11. Follow the Install Guide instructions (on the MSConnect site) to deploy the training.
12. After deploying and using the training, please return to the site and complete the survey.
Enjoy!