UA renews contract with SkillSoft

June 13, 2011

From: Anne Sakumoto, director, faculty and staff training and development

UA has entered a three-year contract renewal with SkillSoft, Corp. for UA employee e-learning, following approval by the Business Council. The contract, supported by all of the major administrative units, is now extended until Jan. 30, 2015.

An upgrade of the UA SkillPort learning management system in June 2011 provides enhanced features for end users. Although users will see a different layout, the many SkillSoft online resources and the log-in process to access the resources have not changed. Employees will still login through UAOnline or through a campus webpage using their UA credentials (UA username and password). University employees who are familiar with the existing SkillPort system have commented favorably that the new site is easy to use.

To see and hear tips on navigating through the upgraded site, attend any of the scheduled online demonstrations:

Thursday, June 16 at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, July 20 at 10 a.m.

Friday, August 19 at 10 a.m.

To enter the demonstration session, at the scheduled time click the link below or copy the URL into your browser:
http://LIVE.skilldialogue.com/brands/WDG/WDG_WebInterpoint/join.asp?schedID=88681&sTopic=Alaska&sDateTime=12-May-2011%203%3A30%20PM

To enter this session, please use the password: Alaska

Call in number: 1-866-955-4255

Code: *7360698*

To check your browser compatibility before you join the session, click the link below or copy the URL into your browser:
http://LIVE.skilldialogue.com//webagent/webagent.asp?login_req=no&cust=&brand=WDG_WEBINTERPOINT&proxy=&oldpwdhash=&newpwdhash=&mode=&host=

Information and video clips on navigating SkillPort 7.0 are posted online. Additional demonstrations may be scheduled if needed by emailing syhrtraining@alaska.edu.