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Monday, March 03, 2008

Atomic Learning is here!!

The University has purchased access to Atomic Learning for this semester—from now to May 31, 2008—to test its usefulness to our instructors, students, and staff.

Atomic Learning provides training on over 110 of the most commonly used software applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and many more for either the Mac or PC platform. Atomic Learning delivers a library of thousands of short, easy-to-view-and-understand tutorial movies.

How to access Atomic Learning:

OIT and Library staff have worked with Atomic Learning to allow both on and off campus access from all UMass Amherst students, staff and instructors.

When on campus [or dialing in to campus with a modem] using UMass Amherst internet access:

The standard url for connecting is -- http://www.atomiclearning.com/highed

When off campus using other internet
access:http://silk.library.umass.edu:2048/login/atomiclearning

You will be prompted for your UMass NetID and password, then after a brief redirect which happens automatically and should take only a few seconds you should be at Atomic Learning’s home page for the University of Massachusetts.

Questions:

See Atomic Learning’s support page for the Atomic Toolkit and getting started tutorials.Atomic Learning will field questions from end-users on using Atomic Learning and troubles with Atomic Learning, via online form, email and phone support (9 am to 6 pm EDT).

From their support page:Email us at cs@atomiclearning.com

During the pilot test of this resource, Atomic Learning will be the official support provider for this learning tool, but the Learning Commons and Technical Support Desk located on the Lower Level of the W. E. B. DuBois Library will also try to assist patrons with the software packages that we do support.

Feel free to try it out, and let a supervisor know what you think!

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