Atomic Learning has plenty to teach us

Count down to the holidays with 12 Atomic Learning articles. (Find the articles online.)

by Randy Hollowell, information technology services

Have you checked out Atomic Learning lately? Miami’s online training and professional development tool is free for all faculty, staff and students. Offering nearly 50,000 step-by-step tutorials on topics such as Microsoft Office 2016, Mac OS X, and Google Apps, Atomic Learning offers short video “atoms” of learning, making it easy to develop skills whenever you have a few minutes to spare.

The iPad app makes it even easier to grab a few moments to learn something new when you’re away from the office. The ability to track, assign and report progress on an individual or group level makes Atomic Learning particularly well-suited for classroom use. Instructors can embed videos within Canvas course sites, and trainers can include Atomic Learning videos to enhance in-house training modules.by Randy Hollowell, information technology services

Have you checked out Atomic Learning lately? Miami’s online training and professional development tool is free for all faculty, staff and students.

Offering nearly 50,000 step-by-step tutorials on topics such as Microsoft Office 2016, Mac OS X, and Google Apps, Atomic Learning offers short video “atoms” of learning, making it easy to develop skills whenever you have a few minutes to spare. The iPad app makes it even easier to grab a few moments to learn something new when you’re away from the office.

The ability to track, assign and report progress on an individual or group level makes Atomic Learning particularly well-suited for classroom use. Instructors can embed videos within Canvas course sites, and trainers can include Atomic Learning videos to enhance in-house training modules.

More Atomic Learning resources are available in the IT services knowledge base. Or if time is of the essence, just log in with your Miami credentials at MiamiOH.edu/atomiclearning to see what Atomic Learning can do for you.

If you are familiar with Atomic Learning but haven’t visited the site in a while, click on the link above and check out the changes that happened this fall. You now have access to the new way to experience learning: The Hoonuit Online Learning Framework.

Centered around the fact that learning is not a linear path and that each individual learns differently, the framework seeks to both enhance and personalize online learning using four components: