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BENEFIT For "Transfer" Students

You have been studying Fluency with Information Technology for some time. The old "BeneFIT 100" course is closing shortly and you must transfer to the revised course to complete your studies. This page will explain important new features and improvements in the revised BENEFIT course, the process for making your completed work in the old course count towards earning an Acknowledgement of Completion in the revised course, strategies for orienting yourself toward the new course, and the process for transferring to the new course.

New Features and Improvements

Many improvements were added to enhance your online learning without the guidance of an instructor. The special features of BENEFIT are many:
  • It’s easy to use and easy to navigate the course—video demonstrations help you get started. Improved course navigation makes it easy to find your way through these rich course materials
  • An Acknowledgement of Completion can be earned for satisfactory completion of each unit and the whole course.
    • Passwords

    Passwords for access to the revised course were sent to registered students by e-mail to
    the e-mail address submitted at signup.

    If you have a new
    e-mail address or never registered for the course before beginning your studies, click on Signup to register now.

  • Quizzes provide immediate feedback and self-assessment; sample solutions to exercises and labs are provided throughout the course
  • For those who find it challenging to meet goals while studying independently online, BENEFIT provides help. You can use “My Progress Page” to create a schedule for course completion in three months, six months, or a year—and BENEFIT will structure your study at the appropriate pace. My Progress Page will help you to set a goal, track your progress and help you stay on track through due-date reminders, study prompts, a progress bar, and more.
  • For those who like the traditional classroom experience, BENEFIT brings in some of those aspects too: visit the online Discussion Forum for each lesson to post questions for other students and read previous entries. It also provides tips on study strategies such as forming your own group of co-workers or friends to go through the course together.
  • Content has been updated and new material has been added: the Metaphors assignment in Lesson One and the spreadsheet section, Lesson Eight Part 1.

Acknowledgement of Completion

An Acknowledgement of Completion is offered for successful completion of each of the three units and of the whole BENEFIT course. To make your previous work in the original Fluency course count towards an Acknowledgement, you must take the quizzes in the new BENEFIT course for each lesson completed in the old course.

Orientation

Many new materials to enhance your learning are available now. It is strongly recommended that you read through the course Introduction pages, especially the For Students page, and then start the course by going to the Getting Started section, which will give you overviews of important topics such as course navigation, keyboard shortcuts, etc.

Transferring to the New Course

The new course is available now and the old course will be shutting down within the next couple months. Because lessons in the old course match up fairly well, it is strongly recommended that you complete the current lesson you are working on before transferring to the new course.

An important difference between Fluency and the new BENEFIT course is that you must log in every time in order to access the course materials. The course materials are accessed through the Login link in the Introduction menu. The Introduction at http://www.FluencyWithInformationTechnology.org is the gateway to the course.

When you are ready to transfer to the new course, click on the Signup link in the Introduction menu. Under reasons for signing up, be sure to check the box next to " ."

BENEFIT was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and developed by University of Washington Educational Outreach.

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