How do I enroll in EduMine?
Click on Enroll in the left-hand sidebar menu on any of the Campus pages. This takes you to the enroll information page. Select the Standard, Institutional or Corporate enrollment option, whichever is appropriate to your situation, and follow the enrollment instructions.
What are the benefits of enrollment?
Unlimited access to all available EduMine courses and tools.Opportunities for certification and meeting your professional development commitments.Access to a large and growing resource of technical information, including more than 2000 technical papers from InfoMine Publications.Access to InfoMine Events.
What is the fee for EduMine enrollment?
As of June 01 2003, the standard fee for EduMine enrollment is Can$33 per month, or Can$363 per year, plus Can$20 activation fee(see enrollment for more information).
Are there any special enrollment rates?
If you are a member of the CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum), you can benefit from the Institutional rate, which offers a 10% discount on the standard rates.
Is there a corporate enrollment rate?
There are several corporate options, both of which offer significant group discounts on individual enrollment rates, as well as other benefits.
The Corporate enrollment rate is tailored to geographically broad-based companies (see enrollment options). The Site enrollment rate is tailored to mine site, head office, or university enrollment (see site enrollment).
What are the benefits of certification?
Certification confirms your achievement of intended learning outcomes for a course.
CEUs (or PDHs) (see below) provide formal recognition of your professional development.
What are CEUs and PDHs?
CEU is short for Continuing Education Unit. EduMine can award CEUs for successful completion of a course under approval from the IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training).
PDH is short for Professional Development Hour. One CEU is equivalent to 10 PDHs. PDHs are recognized as formal units of measurement for professional development by many US state professional boards.
How do I register for certification?
Select a course in the course catalog for which certification is available and click the Log On or Register for Course Certification link.
Complete the displayed registration forms and follow instructions.
Why is access to the EduMine courses restricted to XML-compliant browsers?
EduMine courses are based on the XML Internet standard. Microsoft Internet Explorer has been XML-compliant since 1999.
What are the advantages of using XML for the EduMine courses?
XML provides reduced bandwidth (smaller files), intelligent processing of content, greater client-side interactivity, and efficient content management.
Why does my browser "Back" function work differently in the courses?
Use of the browser "Back" function within a course will typically take you back to the course introduction rather than the previous course session. We recommend you use the template navigation functions, such as Previous, Next, Last Visited or Course Map, instead.
Which browser and plug-ins are required and where do I download them?
To view any of the courses, Internet Explorer 6.x (or higher) is required,To view PDF reference files, the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in is required,To view interactive examples and tools, the Adobe SVG Viewer plug-in required.
All items are freely available. Click on the appropriate download links in the left-hand sidebar to initiate download of the relevant item.
Can I adjust the font size within the courses?
You can adjust the font size within a course by clicking Text Size in the Internet Explorer View menu. This may be useful when you are viewing a course on a large screen.
I am enrolled in EduMine, yet when I attempt to access a  link, access is denied?
Ensure that the link you are attempting to access is included in your EduMine enrollment package.
Why do I have problems viewing the courses?
EduMine courses are designed to work with MS IE6 (or higher) with default security settings. Most of the problems experienced by viewers are caused by either cookies or scripting being restricted or disabled.
Your browser must be MS IE6 (or higher) … in the Help menu, click About Internet Explorer and verify the version number.
(note: for your own security you should no longer be using IE5 ... to upgrade to IE6 use the download link in the left side-bar)
Your operating system must be MS Windows ... 98, NT, 2000 or XP
Cookies must be enabled in your browser ... in the Tools menu, click Internet Options, select the Privacy tab, click the Advanced button, enable Overide Automatic Cookie Handling, enable Always Allow Session Cookies.
Scripting must be enabled in your browser … in the Tools menu, click Internet Options, select the Security tab, click the Custom Level button, scroll down to Scripting, enable the available scripting options.
If you have a firewall installed on your workstation or server … check that it does not prevent cookies or scripting or popup windows … if you are on a corporate intranet then you may have to check firewall (and other) security restrictions with your systems manager.
(note: Windows XP has built-in firewall functionality that you may not be aware of ... consult Help for information on how to adjust your firewall settings)
If you conform to all of the above but are still experiencing problems then clear your browser cache ... in the Tools menu, click Internet Options, click the Delete Files button, set the Delete all offline content check box, click OK, click OK ... then close your browser and restart it.
If you have any further questions, please contact us by email at EduMine Support or call us at (604) 683 2037.
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