Online Learning Orientation

Catalog description

The Online Learning Orientation is required for all students taking an online course at Danville Area Community College for the first time, or using Blackboard Learn for the first time. The orientation is free; students will not be charged any fees for the orientation. The orientation focuses on technical and practical preparations for the virtual classroom. Within the hands-on modules of the orientation, students will practice common online course activities including attaching files and submitting assignments, posting and responding in a discussion forum, sending e-mail, and navigating within a course. Activities and quizzes/exams will help students check their progress throughout the orientation. Students completing all activities will be eligible to print a Certificate of Completion.