Online Training is an incredible, effective, Internet-based training solution offered by MindLeaders. These online learning subscriptions are perfect for training in your home, your office or remote locations. In fact, the online courses are available in any location where you have Internet access.
What are the system requirements to run an online course?
Generally the courses at a minimum require: 200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 800 x 600 minimum screen resolution. Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, or Vista. 56K minimum connection speed, broadband (256 kbps or greater) connection recommended. Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher required. Flash Player 7.0 or higher required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape, Firefox and AOL browsers not supported.
Since Internet Explorer for Windows is the only browser which supports all of the technology in the courses, Mac and Linux operating systems will have problems unless Virtual PC or other Windows simulation programs are used.
Can I access the online courses using Firefox or Netscape?
Generally the courses at a minimum require: 200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 800 x 600 minimum screen resolution. Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP. 56K minimum connection speed, broadband (256 kbps or greater) connection recommended. Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher required. Flash Player 7.0 or higher required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape, Firefox and AOL browsers not supported.
Since Internet Explorer for Windows is the only browser which supports all of the technology in the courses, Mac and Linux operating systems will have problems unless Virtual PC or other Windows simulation program is used.
How do I order an online training subscription?
If you have a credit card or paypal, you can always place an order for any online course yourself. However, if you do not have a credit card, a Paypal account, or you would rather not use your credit card for payments, you can pay cash directly (USD only) into the bank account provided. After reading the detailed information about every course, simply choose the payment option you prefer. You can choose from Self payment or Assisted Payments options.
How long would I have to wait to get my login instruction?
This depends on the payment option selected. If you choose the self payment option, you should get your login instruction within 24 hours. However, if you choose the assisted payment option, you should get your login within 2 business days.
Can I share my User name and Password with anyone?
No! you cannot. This is against the terms of the service. Furthermore, these are likely consequences of sharing your user name and Password. First, your online study would be interrupted. You might not be able to continue from where you stopped. Second, there is just one and ONLY ONE certificate for every course. If it happens that the person who shares your user name and password finishes the course before you, that person gets the certificate of completion. I shall not be responsible for that, and neither can I offer any help on that.
Can anyone take an online course?
The online training courses are open to anyone with Internet access, anywhere in the world.
Where do classes take place?
Online training courses take place wherever your computer is: at home, at work, on the road — anywhere you can connect to the Internet.
When does my class meet?
Technically there are no class times. You can log onto the system whenever it is convenient for you, at any time, day or night, to take a course, or just part of a course. You don’t have to be online at a set time of day.
How do I return to my place in the course after leaving?
Every course has an automatic bookmarking feature which will return you to the last place you exited from in the course. Just remember to click the “Exit” button when closing down the course. This will mark your place in the course.
Will you send me books, CDs, DVDs, or PDF files?
All training materials are online, web-based courses which are only available through the Internet. We do not have any material that we can send to you by postal mail or by e-mail. The courses are not available on CD or DVD and cannot be downloaded and taken offline.
Can I download the courses and take them offline?
All training materials are online, web-based courses which are only available through the Internet. The courses cannot be downloaded and taken offline. They are not available in any offline format.
Will I need to buy and learn to use complicated software?
These courses are completely web-based. There is no additional software that you need to buy. The courses are designed for online learning and allow anyone with even basic computer skills to be taking courses in minutes.
How much time do I get to complete a course?
Start with any course you want to start with, and take as long as you need to complete the course within the one year subscription period. You may also complete the course as quickly as you want to also, or skip sections of courses where you are already proficient.
Do I need to buy a textbook?
There are no books to buy, and no classes to attend.
Who will help me if I run into a technical problem?
Please refer to the browser settings page, linked here, to ensure that your browser is set up properly to access the courses. If you continue to have problems, please contact me with all technical problems related to the online training.
Will I receive a certificate of completion for taking these courses?
*Yes, you can download and print out a certificate of completion for each course completed. The certificate is professionally designed, you can use high quality paper, and it is personalized with your name, the title of the course, the date the course was completed, and signed by the president of the training provider.
Do I get any kind of credit for taking these courses?
You can receive CEU’s – Continuing Education Units – for every course you complete through. All MindLeader’s courses now offer you the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units from accredited universities for successfully completing any of the courses.
CEUs are currently awarded by both Ohio University and Otterbein College, also in Ohio. You can also receive a Certificate of Completion for every course you complete to show your employer (or future employer) the steps you are taking to improve your skills.
Do I need to download a plug-in?
Only the Flash web player which is already in wide use and probably already on your computer.
Will there be more courses available in the future?
New courses are being added all the time. As these courses are added, many are added to existing subscriptions and packs automatically, at no additional cost to the student whatsoever.
What is a skill assessment?
Each course includes a 30-question Skill Assessment, which evaluates your knowledge of the course material. The Skill Assessment can be used for pre and post-testing. Both your first and best scores are recorded for your viewing. While you may EXIT the Skill Assessment at any time, you must complete it at one sitting to receive a score.
What can I do to improve my scores?
Once you have completed a Unit within a Course, go back and re-answer every question in that Unit. Your improved score for that Unit will then be recorded.
How do I see my scores?
Both Skill Assessment scores and Course scores are available through the My Transcripts screen, which you access from the Course Tools tab at the left of the course window.
How do I take a course?
After your subscription is set up, a link to our login web site will be e-mailed to you. Click on student login icon, sign-in, and begin taking courses. Specific instructions will be e-mailed to you after your payment is processed.
Can I return directly to my last page completed the next time I login?
Yes, in two ways:
The courses automatically use a global bookmark to mark the last page you were working on. This happens automatically when you click the EXIT button in the toolbar. Then the next time you sign on with your UserID and Password and select that course, you will be taken to the marked location where you left off. This global bookmarking feature works even if your next log in is from another computer.
You can also bookmark the last page worked on by adding it to your Bookmarks or Favourites on your individual browser. However this type of bookmark would not take you to where you last left off if your next log in is on a different computer, hence a different browser. And you will still need to go to the Training section front page first to log-in.
What do I need to do to get full course completion credit?
To get full credit for completing a course, you must answer every “Think About It” question. You get credit for completing a Unit when you answer every question in that Unit. The course is completed when you have answered every question, in every Unit of that course.
Where do I get the student guide?
If the course has a student guide, go to the Table of Contents to download. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required, which can also be downloaded for free from within the course. The student guide is not required to take the course. In addition, the courses have a print mode which allows you to print out the course content for your personal use.
Can I run the courses on a Mac?
Since Internet Explorer for Windows is the only browser which supports all of the technology in the courses, Mac and Linux operating systems will have problems unless Virtual PC or other Windows simulation program is used.
Can I access your courses from AOL?
All of the most recent versions of AOL work with no problems whatsoever.
What makes these online courses high quality?
The courses are based on sound principles, from extensive research in instructional design, adult learning and information processing. All online training courses are designed so that new knowledge and skills will be remembered and retrieved for future use.
Each subscription is divided into courses. Courses are divided into units. Each unit consists of:
- A well-defined set of learning objectives.
- A series of interactions that teach the stated objectives.
- A means for evaluating whether the learning objectives have been met.
Where can I sit for my professional exams?
You can find your nearest testing center through any of the two sites linked below:
If you still aren’t sure that distance learning is right for you, take a look at what some of our clients have to say
* There are no Certificates of completion for European Computer Driving License (ECDL) and International Computer Driving License (ICDL). However, you can still take the courses.
