Intro to online learning

Here’s a list of tasks for Friday & the week ahead to get you familiar with online learning. Some of you are bound to find it a little difficult getting your head around RSS feeds & blogging, but hang in there. It gets easier.

Task 1 – Setting up your browser

Set up your browser homepages. This video will show you how to set up your browser homepage to include

• Google reader
• Your blog dashboard
• Course timetable - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg6fsk9v_101ghk7r8cr
  
• Programme page - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgk7h5t6_0v7tdc4hb
  

Task 2 – Subscribe to your classmates blogs

If you haven't already, subscribe to your classmates blogs and set them up within a folder in Google reader.

Task 3 – Read & comment on your classmates blogs

If you can relate to something that your classmates have posted in their introductory blog posts, scroll down to the bottom of the post, and click on comment. Then make a comment. :-)

Task 4 - Get familiar with the programme page

Have a good look at the programme page for the part-time Certificate (should by now be one of the pages in your browser if you've followed the steps above). Notice that there are some active links (blue) and some non-active links. Familiarise yourself with the types of information that are accessible through this page.

The Learning support page is particularly useful for you at this stage of study. It's designed to help you identify where to go if you need to get support for academic or computer-related difficulties.

Task 5 - Get familiar with the student portal

Have a look around the student portal. Remember to add it to your favourites (Internet Explorer), or bookmark it (Mozilla Firefox) so that if you need to get here again, it'll be saved for you.


Task 6 - OP IT Induction

Early next week we will give you some information on how you can continue progressing through the OP IT Induction course. Over the next week I suggest that you put some time into this.


Task 7 - Getting prepared for elluminate

We do not have any elluminate sessions this week, however please make it a priority to prepare yourself for getting started in elluminate next week by working through the learning module - Your first elluminate session.

Once you've done this, please try to log into the massage common room (you can find it on the programme page). If you have any connection problems remember that you can ring the OP student services desk on 0800 Poly IT (0800 765 948).


Phew! That was a long post.

Remember that you can get in touch with Felicity or I anytime that you have a question through email or on the phone.