Learner Orientation - v4.1
Section outline
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Welcome to our introductory skills course for learners!
This course has demos of common activities your instructors may use. The activities do have grades, but only to simulate what it'd be like to receive a grade through that activity. This course is very rarely monitored, so think of it more as a sandbox where you can test what it's like to upload an assignment, take a quiz, or post in a forum without having to worry about losing points in a course.
Course Objectives:
- Practice using course features and activities your instructor(s) may use.
- Use resources like links, files, and embedded audio and video files to see how they display in your browser and on your device.
- Check your ability to use common activities, such as forums, quizzes, and assignments.
This course will remain available for you to refer back to later if you need a refresher on how an activity or resource works.
To begin, watch the welcome video in the Getting Started section below.
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The Announcements forum is where your instructor may post general news and announcements. Only instructors can post in this forum, and any posts made here will also be delivered to the email address associated with your account.
If you feel like you're receiving too many emails about forum posts, we recommend switching to a daily digest instead. This will send you one email a day with all of your notifications instead of an email for every single notification. To do this:
- Click your name in the top-right corner
- Select "Preferences"
- Select "Forum Preferences" (under User Account)
- Set your Email Digest Type to either Complete or Subjects
- Click the "Save Changes" button
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Reviewing the materials in this course. Practice viewing and interacting with each of the resources linked in each section before continuing to the next.
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Your instructors will likely ask you to download or view different types of files, such as a syllabus, course readings, links, or videos. This is an example of an embedded audio file you may see in your courses.
Since every browser is different, and you may be using browser extensions (like an adblocker) that can impact how content loads on your site, we strongly encourage you to click on the links below to see how each resource type displays on your device.
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Though the assignment is a relatively straightforward activity, your instructor may configure it with specific requirements like a due date or a timer. Please review the content below, then try creating a practice assignment submission of your own.
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Your instructor may use the forum activity to prompt you to post your opinion on a topic, respond to a course reading, or introduce yourself to the class.
Hybrid and fully online courses usually have a discussion forum requirement.
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We can encourage all participants to download and use the Open LMS mobile app
- Download from the App Store (iOS)
- Download from Google Play (Android)
You can use the mobile app to:
- Easily access course content
- Connect with other course participants
- Receive instant notifications about course events
- Submit assignments
- Track your completion progress
- Complete activities anywhere, anytime... and more!
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Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Learner Orientation course.