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I wanted to blog about our new Extended Learning Pages, but Larry LaRusso beat me to it in the latest issue of SAS Training Report. Larry is a fantastic story-teller, so instead of trying to come up with something original, I decided to share his story with you:
For most school age children, summer is a carefree time filled with lazy days of fun in the sun. As I was growing up, though, summers were largely a continuation of the school year, not because of summer remediation but because of a driven older sister who knew she was going to be a teacher from the moment she started talking.
For me and my twin brother (and any of our friends Roseann could trick into joining us), hours of baseball and pool time were replaced by workbooks and blackboards. And, Roseann took her job seriously; her “school” came complete with homework, picture day and regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences. In fact, I still have a report card from those days. Though the grades were good, Roseann pulled no punches, telling our parents: “Larry should spend less time socializing and more time on task if he hopes to reach his full potential.” Nice, huh?
Anyway, though I lament the lost play time, I realize it was this extra learning, learning after the “official” learning had concluded, that probably steered my academic career in the right direction.
This past month SAS Education launched its own version of Roseann’s Summer School with the release of Extended Learning Pages. Extended Learning Pages provide our students access to all the course content they encountered in class, combined with additional learning tools to create a richer learning experience that extends well beyond the last day of class.
Here’s to sisters and aspiring teachers.
While I can’t give away free access to an Extended Learning Page (because it’s for SAS training students only), I will share with you the types of material you can expect to receive on an Extended Learning Page. Each page is specifically tailored for the course you have taken, but in the example below, I’ve provided links to content that, A) I thought all blog readers would find useful and, B) is free to access.
Extended Learning — Statistics 1: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression
Thank you for taking the Statistics 1: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression course. You are invited to extend your learning experience by using the resources listed below. Download Course Data
Download all course data used in Statistics 1: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression for after-class practice, including data used for demonstrations, exercises, and student activities.
Learn More on Course Topics
Recommended Reading:
Technical Papers
SAS Publishing books and documentation
Frequently Asked Questions
Live Web Question and Answer Files
Technical Support Frequently Asked Questions
Technical Support Frequently Asked-For Statistics
Recommended Next Steps
Learning Paths
e-Lectures
Find Additional Resources
Product Documentation
SAS Technical Support
User Groups
SAS Global Forum Papers
Downloads and Hot Fixes
SAS Discussion Forums
support.sas.com
Now your learning doesn’t have to end once your SAS training class is over. Have you taken a course recently and accessed the Extended Learning Page? If so, tell us about it!
Oh, and P.S. Larry’s sister Roseann did grow up to be a teacher.
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