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Date: Monday, August 20, 2012
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: Natural Science Center
Open Lab for DL assistance: 7:00 - 8:00 PM in Webber Hall Rm 311
If you are a student who has never taken a distance learning course, it is highly recommended that you attend an orientation session on the VWCC campus or complete the online general distance learning orientation session. You will find a link named Orientation on your Blackboard course to complete the online course orientation for your instructor. Each instructor determines how the completed online orientation will be recorded and evaluated but the requirement should be met either by attending the campus orientation or completing the online orientation.
Note: For detailed information about the Distance Learning Orientation, please review the Distance Learning Student Letter which will be sent out to you by mail and emailed in early August 2012.
Distance Learning Fall 2012 Campus Orientation: August 20, 2012 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM in Natural Science Center.
| Date | Time | Location - Campus |
| Monday, August 20, 2012 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM | All students will meet in the Whitman Theater for the general orientation. The presentation will acquaint students with Blackboard and how to begin a distance learning course. Critical information will be presented about course deadlines and distance learning policies. |
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Assistance in W311 computer lab (Webber Hall) for anyone who wishes instruction on getting into Blackboard or locating a username and password. |
Students who register for Fall 2012 classes may not have immediate access to their courses in Blackboard. Students will be able to access all distance learning Blackboard courses on or before August 22, 2012. You can confirm that you are registered for a class by checking your SIS/Peoplesoft information. You can find your textbook information on the VWCC Course Schedule page or VWCC Bookstore site or by contacting your instructor.
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