Academy Essentials

Meet the Instructor

Learn to understand Ian's practical teaching approach and use the academy as guided independent learning in this beginner-friendly Microsoft 365 lesson.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain how to understand Ian's practical teaching approach.
  • Complete the guided practice safely.
  • Check that you can use the academy as guided independent learning.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Open the academy page map and course controls and confirm you are using the intended account.
  2. Write one learning goal and one support question.
  3. Pause and check permissions, filenames, recipients, dates or settings that affect the task.
  4. Test the result: use the academy as guided independent learning.
  5. Record your decision or progress note before moving to the next page.
Ian's practical tip: Use sample information first. Once the workflow is correct, repeat it with approved work information and the minimum necessary access.

Practical activity

Write one learning goal and one support question. Your expected result is to use the academy as guided independent learning.

Good-practice checklist