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Navigating Your Online Course


Once you are in the course site you will see the navigation area on the left side of the screen. Clicking any of these links will take you to the corresponding area of the course site. The following table summarizes the most common buttons in the navigation area

screenshot of announcement button

This area is used to display announcements, updates, and reminders. This area appears in the main course window each time you enter a course.

screenshot of course information  button

This area is used to display general information about the course. Typically, this contains the syllabus and schedule.

screenhot of staff information

This area contains specific information about instructors that are teaching the course.

screenshot of course documents button

This content-specific area is used to hold the majority of information that will be delivered online such as course outlines, handouts, lecture materials, and related readings. This area also holds course assignments, tests, quizzes, and surveys.

screenshot of communication button

This area holds communication tools, such as student homepages and group pages. You will be able to find email addresses for others in the class here. This area also holds the Virtual Classroom and Chat. Some communication tools may not appear occasionally because your instructor chooses not to use them.

screenshot of discussion board button

Online threaded discussions are located here.

screenshot of websites button

This area lists helpful URLs (web site addresses) you can use to view related course material.

screenshot of tools button

This area holds the tools needed to check your grades, and manage your personal page.

screenshot of SPU library button
This is a link to the SPU Library.

This is a link to Online Learning documentation for faculty and students.

 
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