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What Now?
I'm enrolled in a distance learning class. What do I do
now?
Follow these steps:
- Print out the distance learning checksheet
- Get oriented.
- Find your distance learning course online.
- Set up MCC Gmail.
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Complete the distance learning checksheet.
NOTE: E-mail your instructor(s) through your MCC Gmail should you not be able to find the class information or any information on how to get started.
Getting Started With Your Distance Learning Class -- Details
Once you've enrolled in your class, follow these
steps to get started.
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Print the distance learning checksheet
Print out the student checklist and use it to navigate your distance learning course
- After you have found your distance learning course, print out a copy of the student checklist. It is available in 3 formats: Microsoft Word (doc), Portable Document Format (pdf), and Rich Text Format (rtf)
DOC -- PDF -- RTF
- Use the checklist to help acquaint yourself with the information you will need to successfully complete the distance learning course. You should know all the information contained in the checklist within three days after the course starts. See the checklist for more details.
- Unless you register late, you should know your instructor's e-mail address and the location of your course no later than Monday of the first week of classes. If you have not heard back from your instructor and/or do not know how to access your course by the first week of class, see Getting Help for instructions on what to do next.
- Be sure to check your MCC Gmail account regularly. Most instructors will send course information to that address.
- Complete the tutorial. If you haven't already done so, have a look at
the distance learning tutorial and the orientation.
(You don't need to do them again for each class,
but they may provide useful reminders.
- Locate your course
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To locate your course, log on to the MyMCC portal. If you see a "WebCT" link in the left column, click on it. In all likelihood that is an access point to your online class and contains information on what you should do next.
- If you don't see a WebCT link in the portal, go to the Faculty and Staff Directory, look up your instructor by last name and see if he or she has a homepage listed. If so, click on the homepage link. In all likelihood, your instructor has a link on his or her homepage that will take you to the internet course.
If you still can't find your class, wait until the start date of your course. Some instructors do not activate the class website until the official start date. If you can't find your course after that date, be sure to contact your instructor.
NOTE: Do not delay in communicating with your instructor your instructor is the key person in making sure you have all the necessary information to getting started.
4. Set up an MCC Gmail account
Once you are registered, set up your MCC Gmail
account. Many distance learning instructors will
require you to use your MCC Gmail account for
all course communications. In addition, the userid
and password you set up for the Portal, will be the same username and password that will allow you to login to your MCC Gmail.
The MyMCC portal is an "in-house" interface
that allows authorized users* access to class
schedules, a web-based email system, and
many web-based tools - including WebCT.
Set up an MCC G-mail account by visiting the MCC Homepage http://www.mc.maricopa.edu and clicking on the MyMCC link at the top of the page in the blue banner. Select "Create an Account" just right of the submit button.
Math and open-entry distance learning courses
have specific instructions. After you set up your
MCC account, do the following:
If you are taking a Math course,
go to the math department's information portal
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d25/mathonline .
If you are taking an open-entry (OE/OE) course,
go to the open entry
home page .
5. E-Mail your instructor
Solid communication between student and instructor
is essential to a successful distance learning
experience. You should e-mail your instructor as
soon as possible after registering for the course.
You can find your instructor's e-mail address
on the MCC faculty/staff directory page by last name at: http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/directories/
There, you will find an alphabetical listing of all MCC faculty that includes their e-mail addresses, and if applicable, a faculty homepage.
If you do not know your instructor's name, try looking for it in the MyMCC Portal under the "MyClasses" tab.
If you cannot find your instructor's e-mail address, you must contact the relevant department
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
for information on how to e-mail your instructor. NOTE: -- see the list of academic departments.
Log into your MyMCC Portal and click onto the MCC Gmail link found in the left column: https://sso.mc.maricopa.edu/portal/
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