To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "University Office of Human Resources" <ulc@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: ulc@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - XtremeLearning: A Unique Training Opportunity

February 27, 2000

To: All University of Illinois Employees

From: Robert K. Todd
          Associate Vice President for 
          Administration and Human Resources

Re: XtremeLearning - a unique training opportunity for U of I employees!

http://www.uillinois.edu/xtremelearning/ 

Last November, the XtremeLearning technology based training program was 
introduced to faculty, staff, and students of the three University of 
Illinois campuses.  Since that time, thousands of University employees have 
accessed XtremeLearning training courses and taken advantage of the 
hundreds of offerings available for professional skills development, 
computer programming, and desktop applications.  XtremeLearning courses are 
available free of charge to University of Illinois faculty, students, and 
staff.  If you have not yet registered for access to XtremeLearning 
Courses, please take a few minutes to access the XtremeLearning Website to 
learn more about career development opportunities. 

Did you know XtremeLearning offers some of the most in-demand information 
technology courses, including Oracle, C Programming, C++, HTML, Cisco, 
Java, and Novell to name a few?  Many XtremeLearning courses have received 
approval from Microsoft and Oracle as "Official Study Guides" for 
certification exams.  For developing technical skills and preparing for 
certification, XtremeLearning is a no-cost option for increasing skills and 
gaining technical competencies.  

XtremeLearning also offers training in the desktop applications that many 
University employees use everyday, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, 
PowerPoint, and Project.  Additionally, XtremeLearning provides 
professional development courses to help you gain important skills in 
topics like Decision Making, Essentials of Management, Employee 
Performance, Leadership Development, Conducting Meetings, Interviewing 
Skills, and Project Management.

Here's how to register to begin using XtremeLearning.

1.	Open your Internet browser and access 
http://www.uillinois.edu/xtremelearning/.  The first time you visit the 
site, you must self-register before you can login.  Self-register using the 
following temporary registration ID and password - Self-registration ID: 
COUILLINOIS, Password: 2registeru2.

2.	The self-registration process will ask you to provide a personal 
username and password.  To help ensure your username is unique, use your 
University Net ID.  Provide your university email address so your username, 
password, and a "company name" generated by the system can be emailed to 
you.

3.	After you self-register, continue to the login screen.  Login using 
the new "company name", username, and password created during registration. 
 

4.	Once you have logged in, select "First Time Users" from the menu of 
options on the left side of your screen.  The First Time Users feature 
guides you on a step-by-step walk through of how to use XtremeLearning, 
including how to set up a training plan.


Instructions, Tips, Help Desk information, and a list of Frequently Asked 
Questions can all be found on the University of Illinois XtremeLearning 
home page.  We hope you'll set aside some time soon to take advantage of 
this new training opportunity.  Watch your mail this month - we'll be 
sending University employees a special guide to help you get the most out 
of your XtremeLearning experience.


University Office of Human Resources
University Learning Connection
Connecting you, your career, your University

ulc@uillinois.edu
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration & HR

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