Orienting Your Online
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First Week
Decisions |
- Your Course Web
Site
The schedule of classes directs all students to the Distance Learning
Web site:
Your First Step … After you register for your online course, you
should visit the Distance Learning Web page at http://www.pgcconline.com for information
you need to get started in your online course. From the Distance
Learning home page:
Click on Online Courses. - Click on the list of Fall
2003, Credit Courses. - Locate your course. - Click on the
Course Title of your course to link to specific information about
contacting your instructor, course requirements, textbooks, and login
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2. Your Welcome
Letter
What it should include When should you send it See
examples in - Professor Robert
Wiedefeld's Online Course
- Dr. Andrew
Habermacher's Web Page |
3. Attend On-Campus Orientation-7 pm,
August 22, 2003
The Distance Learning Staff is asking all Fall online
instructors to be present on campus on Thursday, August 22, from 7 pm to
9 pm to meet with those online students who have questions, need help
navigating your course, or have problems logging in. This is during the
time period that students enrolled in telecourses will be on-campus for
their required orientations. You may choose to have this as either a
mandatory or an optional meeting for your online students
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First Week
Activities |
Major
Functions |
Possible
Activities |
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1. Login To Blackboard |
- Refer students to PGCC Online web page for specific login
instructions
- Include information in your Welcome Letter
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2. Locate the "Announcement" area |
- In your Welcome Letter, refer students to the Announcement area in
Blackboard. Tell them they will find a "to-do" list for the first
week (or some other important information that requires them to
act)
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3. Read Content |
- Put something in the "Course Documents" area (or wherever your
content resides) that requires the students to locate and act on
information. For example, you could post a brief article related
to the course. Ask students read the content and post a
summary to the Discussion Board or complete a survey or complete a short
quiz.
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4. Locate Assignments |
- If you are going to use the Assignments section, post an
"Introduction" assignment that requires students to interview each other
and write a brief introduction that includes such information as:
- Interviewee's Name
- Interviewee's Current Job or Job Title
- Interviewee's Reason for Taking This Course
- Interviewee's Dream Vacation
- Something the class would not be likely to discover about the
Interviewee during this online course
- Students should post their introduction of their classmate to the
Discussion Board labeled "Introductions." You can assign students
to their interviewees or you can let them find their own partners by
sending an email to the group.
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5. Send/Receive email |
- Send a group email to classmates inviting someone in class to be
partner for "Introductions" assignment
- Send instructor a private email listing contact information (phone
number, FAX number, mailing address). Emphasize that students
should NOT send this information to the entire group but should be
careful to select only the instructor.
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6. Read/Post To Discussion Board |
- Create an "Introductions" Forum on the Discussion Board. Ask
students to post their introductions to this Forum. Assign points
for this first assignment.
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7. Attach File |
- Ask students to send you a copy of their "Introduction" assignment
as a Word attachment to an email message.
- If you prefer to use the Digital Drop box, direct students to the
Tools Bar and the Digital Drop box.
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8. Take Quiz |
- Create an Orientation Quiz that highlights important information
from your syllabus and Blackboard 5 site.
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9. Checking Your Grades |
- After students take the Quiz, direct them to the Tools Bar so they
can see how grades are posted.
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10. Others?????? |
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