Section outline

  • Welcome to our introductory skills course for learners!

    This course covers many of the common features you'll use as a learner.

    Course Objectives:

    • Practice using course features you may encounter in your courses.
    • Identify tools such as URLs, files, videos, and audio files.
    • Demonstrate 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.

    • Announcements Forum

      The Announcements forum is where your instructor may post general news and announcements. Only instructors can make posts 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 forum notification emails, 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 each notification. To do this:

      1. Click your name in the top-right corner
      2. Select "Preferences"
      3. Select "Forum Preferences" (under User Account)
      4. Set your Email Digest Type to either Complete or Subjects
      5. Click the "Save Changes" button
    • New to You in Our Latest Update! Book
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      Mark as done

      Did you take an older version of this course? This Book highlights the new features you can expect to see in this version. This upgrade includes:

      • Clearer descriptions for what you need to do to complete an activity
      • Viewing passing grades for Quizzes
      • Controlling audio and video playback speeds
      • Essay word limits