What is ActivLearning?
ActivLearning is a portfolio of courses designed to support the ActivClassroom. It includes a range of training options, both face-to-face workshops and online, which can be tailored to suit specific professional development programs.
What are the Benefits?
Flexible: Allows you to work either at your own pace or attend a classroom style session.
Relevant: All courses stay up-to-date, ensuring that the most accurate, relevant information reaches trainees.
Affordable: All courses are free or competitively priced.
Where Can I Find Out More Details?
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ActivInspire Online Courses
An Introduction to ActivInspire
The tutorials in this course demonstrate the main features of ActivInspire and are designed to act as a basic introduction to ActivInspire for beginners.
About the Course
Participants on this course will learn to:
- Use the functions of the ActivPen
- Calibrate the Activboard
- Customize the interface
- Insert resources
- Manipulate objects
- Add and format text
- Use the Spotlight and Reveal Tools
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ActivInspire Online Courses
Migration to ActivInspire
For users of earlier versions of our software, as well as SMART Notebook users, we offer the following tutorials to make the upgrade process easier.
About the Course
Participants of the course will learn about:
- The new interface
- What's new in the Main Toolbox
- New ways of editing objects
- New Browser interface
- New tools
- Inserting media
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ActivInspire Online Course
Level 1 - Skills Course
This course covers the main features of ActivInspire V1.2 in more detail, including some of the advanced features of the software. This course leads to the award of an ActivInspire Core Skills Certificate and optionally, and Advanced Skills Certificate.
About the Course
Participants of this course will learn how to:
- Create lessons using resources & shapes
- Work with text
- Work with pages
- Use presentation tools
- Use the internet with flipcharts
- Incorporate Advanced Skills including containers, restrictors and actions
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ActivInspire Online Course
Level 2 - Curriculum Developer
Learn to create interactive and pedagogically sound flipcharts appropriate to your curriculum. Teaching and learning, as well as activities and “good practice” discussions will aid the user in successfully achieving personal and professional development goals.
A self paced course allows teachers to work at times convenient for them, while mentor and peer support enhance the course objectives.
About the Course
Participants of this course will learn how to:
- Use advanced techniques to prepare lessons
- Create an engaging flipchart
- Effective lesson planning
- Effective lesson evaluation
- Improvement review
- Simplify teacher tasks with the use of the ActivClassroom
- Improve teaching practices with the use of the ActivClassroom
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Level 3 - Training & Resources Developer
For the more advanced user, this course leads to the award of a Level 3 Training & Resources Developer certificate.
About the Course
Participants of this course will learn to:
- Focus on key lesson building skills
- Focus on best practice when creating flipcharts
- Submit resources
- Take part in training in action
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- Although this course is not yet available, teachers can still participate in the Level 3 course for Version 3 software.
NEW! Earn graduate/continuing education credits while participating in ActivLearning online and face-to-face courses, for only $50 per quarter credit hour. Download your Registration Form today.
For a list of Professional Development ActivInspire course offerings, please download this PDF
For further information on our partnership with Seattle Pacific University, please download the FAQ's.
Course Prerequisites
Either Introduction to ActivInspire or Migrating to ActivInspire (online via ActivLearning) is required for any ActivInspire training.
Course Requirements
- Registration must be submitted to Seattle Pacific University within three business days from the date of your course.
- Face-to-Face Workshop assignments must be submitted within 30 days from your registration date. Review the workshop document for assignment directions.
- Online courses require completion of all course activities and tutorials (will be verified through the activity report). Please also attempt to adhere to a 30 day time-frame.
- For further information please visit Seattle Pacific University's 'Continuing Education' partner site.