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Orientation for DVM 0030 Online will be held on Wednesday, January 20th, 7:30 -
8:30 pm in Bladen Hall Room 207 at the Largo Campus. If this is your first online course,
then you should also attend the Distance Learning Orientation at 6:00
pm in the Rennie Forum (next to the College Bookstore).
The following items
should be completed before the orientation session if possible.
- Purchase your text or courseware and register online
for the online courseware.
Pre-Algebra, 6th edition, by Sharma and King, published by EDUCO
International, with an online registration code, is available in the
college bookstore. If you choose to work entirely online, using the
animated version of the textbook online, then you can go directly to www.educosoft.com and purchase the
online courseware only. The e-book is not needed.
Guided Notes for Pre-Algebra, 5th Edition, available
in the college bookstore.
- Obtain
your student ID and password for OwlLink. Click here.
This ID is also used for Blackboard in online courses.
- You will need an student email account (Owl Mail) in order to
register for EDUCOsoft. If
you do not have one, you can get one at http://live.pgcc.edu/.
- Verify that you have high speed internet access: DSL, cable
or fiber optic. The
courseware will not work on slow speed internet connections. You will
need to be able to use the courseware everyday for 1.5 - 2.5 hours
(13-15 hours each week). For most students that many hours online is
impossible if campus computers need to be used. (Computer labs are
located in Marlboro 2129, in Bladen Hall, and in the Center for
Advanced Technology.)
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| All exams for this course will be taken in the Student
Assessment Services Center, Bladen Hall Room 100. Homework,
quizzes, tests and other work are all online.
Homework will be due weekly and should be a daily learning activity.
You should expect approximately 1.5 to 2.5 hours of homework each
day, including review activities, in order to be successful in the
course.
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Online courses are not easier. In a
typical math class, the instructor demonstrates a process. In this
online course, you must read, work through guided problems online, and
watch animated and video lectures in order to understand the process.
The burden is on you to determine when you understand and to find
help if you don't. Because so much reading is involved, it is very
important to stay on task. It is very hard to catch up if you fall
behind.
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Register to use the online courseware at
EDUCO Online. Follow the directions found under Getting Started at www.educosoft.com .You will
probably want to open a second window containing your internet browser
so that you can read the directions in one window and register in the
other or you may want to print out the directions. If you register
after purchasing the book, you will need the registration code provided
with the book. If you do not purchase the book, you can still register
online using a major credit card. If you do not have a credit card, you
can register online, but registration will not be confirmed until your
mailed payment is received by EDUCO. Also, during orientation, all
students unable to immediately register will be able to register as
guests, with 15 days to purchase the text or online courseware.
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