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Getting Started with Online Learning

This resource site has been compiled to support 麻豆传媒内幕students with the primary tools provided and supported by 麻豆传媒内幕. It may not include every听technology that your instructor might choose to use.听 If you do not see a help resource listed here that covers your needs, consider searching tutorials for that resource on听Google and YouTube or request additional information from your instructor.听

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Getting Started
Technology Support
Technology Specifications for Online Students
Study Skills Resources for Online Students
Western Online (D2L Brightspace)
Zoom
Google Workspace (Formerly Google Apps for Education)
Microsoft Office 365
Taking Online Exams
Online Course Evaluation System

听 Getting Started

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Visit our Technology Specifications for Online Students website to ensure that you have all necesary technology and skills.听

Confirm that your browser will support Western Online with this听听

Register to complete the self-paced Western Online Student Orientation.

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University Technology Support Center听 |309.298.TECH (8324)|support@wiu.edu

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(Respondus, TurnItIn, Cengage, McGraw Hill, Pearson, etc.)

Note: Instructors may use course specific technology that is not supported by these resources.听 If there is a course specific technology that you are having difficulty using, please review your course syllabus for more information or contact your instructor.听

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Studying Online Content - Engaging with Online Course Contents and Materials

Review the links below to learn how to engage with and learn from the types of content you will be studying throughout your online courses at WIU.

Video Content: This guide includes information on engagin with and studing video content. Ideas discussed include but are not limited to engaging with the content, practicing active watching, setting goals, using the technology to adjust playback, practicing reflection, and much more! Get started by reviewing the in Google Docs.

Text, Articles, and Documents: From initial scanning and setting your purpose to active reading techniques suchs as questioning, highlighting, annotation and summarizing and identifying tools to assist with note-taking, this guide assists you with comprehension, post reading review, and application! Get started by reviewing the听 in Google Docs.

Slide Presentations and Intructor Lectures: This guide includes information on identifying key sections, actively engaging with content and taking notes, visual analysis, post-lecture review, and much more! Get started by reviewing the听in Google Docs.听

Websites: From familiarizing yourself with a website's layout and navigation, to active reading and viewing, critical thinking and questioning, to interactive learning and much more, this guide will assist you in deepening your understanding of and applying the content you have been given. Get started by reviewing the听听in Google Docs.听

Applying Your Knowledge - Completing Course Activities

In your course, you will find activities to assess our understanding of the course content. As you complete these activities, reflect on your expereinces, educaon, and professional goal. The more you can make your studeis relevant to your life, the more you will be able to benefit from your work! The following links will provide tips on complting various types of cours activites.听

Asignments and Projects: Review the听 听in Google Docs.

Discussions: Review the (guide link coming soon)听in Google Docs.

Quizzes and Exams: Review the (guide link coming soon)听in Google Docs.

Surveys: Review the (guide link coming soon)听in Google Docs.

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听 Western Online (D2L Brightspace)

Western Online (powered by听 ) is the course management system used at Western to provide online courses, hybrid courses, and supplements to face-to-face courses. Login to Western Online (using your 麻豆传媒内幕ecom username and password) by choosing Western Online under the portal link on the 麻豆传媒内幕Homepage.听 听When you get logged in you will see your homepage with a listing of courses that you are enrolled in for the semester.听 Your professor should indicate in their syllabus if they will be using Western Online.听 We recommend that all new students register for and complete the Western Online Student Orientation to familiarize themselves with using Western Online prior to classes.听 Information for registering and completing this orientation is available at听 .听听

Visit WIU's Western Online听 On Demand Documentation and Videos .听

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听 Zoom听

Zoom is a video conferencing tool already used by many instructors for videoconference and Live Streaming courses.听
All 麻豆传媒内幕students, faculty, and staff have an enterprise Zoom meeting account.听 Visit wiu.edu/zoom to sign in using your Ecom username and password.听

Additional information is available at the听听

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Google Apps for Education

麻豆传媒内幕 uses Google Workspace (formerly G Suite).听 In addition to email, all 麻豆传媒内幕students have access to a multitude of Google Apps, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and more!听听

To log in, visit the 麻豆传媒内幕Homepage, then click on the myWiu drop-down menu at the top of the page, then choose Email. Log in with your 麻豆传媒内幕ECom username and password.听

Additional information is available at the .

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Microsoft Office 365

Every student at 麻豆传媒内幕 has a Microsoft 365 account that can be downloaded and installed on their Windows or Mac OSX computers. 听Included apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and various other tools for Windows users.听

To log in visit , and log in with your 麻豆传媒内幕Email address and ECom password.听

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Training on additional applications can be found at the website.听

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Taking Online Exams

Some of your instructors may decide to use Respondus Lockdown Browser and/or Monitor to administer exams.听 If your instructor decides to use this tool refer to the resources below.

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Online Course Evaluation System

麻豆传媒内幕students have the same opportunity to evaluate online courses as their face-to-face courses.听 The听听System may also be accessed from within Western Online.

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