Taking an online class? Here's what you need to know to get started.
- Log in to Canvas and follow your professor's instructions within the first week of classes.
- Review the course syllabus.
- Review instructor overviews and course expectations in the Online Course Information Guide.
- Check for any messages in your Stumail from both 赌钱app可以微信提现 and your instructor.
- Learn more about Canvas by attending an Online Student Seminar or enroll for a free Student Tutorial Course in Canvas.
- Contact your course instructor if you have any questions. Use the search function on the 赌钱app可以微信提现 home page to search for faculty by name.
Tips for Success
(Online does not mean an easier way to learn!)
- Whether you are working alone, or in a group, contribute your ideas, perspective and comments on the subject you are studying, and read about those of your classmates. Your instructor is not the only source of information in your course.
- You can gain great insight from your peers and they can learn from you as well.
- One of the biggest advantages of the online format is that you can pursue your studies without the judgments typical in a traditional classroom. Unless you are using video conferencing, no one can see you. There are no stereotypes, and you don't have to be affected by raised eyebrows, rolled eyeballs, other students stealing your thunder, or people making other non-verbal reactions to your contributions.
- You don't have to feel intimidated or upstaged by students who can speak faster than you because you can take all of the time you need to think your ideas through and compose a response before posting your comments to your class.
- Just because you are anonymous, doesn't mean you should let yourself go.
- Remember, you are dealing with real people on the other end of the Internet.
- Being polite and respectful is not only common sense, it is absolutely required for a productive and supportive online environment. In a positive online environment, you will feel valued by your instructor, valued by your classmates and your own work will have greater value as well.
- Remember your professor cannot see you, so you must be absolutely explicit with your comments and requests. If you are having technical difficulties, or problems understanding something about the course, you MUST speak up otherwise there is no way that anyone will know that something is wrong.
- Also, if you don't understand something, chances are several people have the same question. If another student is able to help you, he/she probably will. And if you are able to explain something to your classmates, you will not only help them out, but also reinforce your own knowledge about the subject.
- Apply everything you learn as you learn it and you will remember it more readily.
- If it is possible, take the things you learn in your online course today and use them in your home or work tomorrow. Also, try to make connections between what you are learning and what you do or will do in your job. Contributing advice or ideas about the real world as it applies to the subject matter helps you to internalize what you are learning, and gives valuable insight to your classmates who will benefit from your experience.