What will help you be a successful student.
In order to be successful in your time participating in Distance Learning, you may need to take on new habits that you wouldn’t otherwise need for an in-person class. You will need to keep up-to-date with your coursework and communicate with your professor as well as the rest of your class, all while possibly never seeing any of them in person.
Below is a list of helpful behaviors that will aid you during an Online Class.
Keeping in contact with your professor and your peers is an important part of any class, and especially so in an online class. It will be important that you both check your student email account and the announcements within your Canvas course daily to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information from your professor.
Participants should possess a firm command of written communication skills, including the mechanics of writing and grammar, the ability to organize thoughts, and the ability to demonstrate those skills in all written work. Observation of "Netiquette" means that ALL your online communications need to be composed with fairness, honesty, and tact. Spelling and grammar are very important in an online course. What you put into an online course reflects your level of professionalism. You will want to participate in the Discussion Boards within your Canvas course in order to communicate with your fellow students in the class.
When taking an online class, you may not have the benefit of lectures helping you understand the material and to announce when assignments are due. You will need to employ self-teaching skills in order to ensure that you understand the course materials as well as organizational skills to ensure that you are completing all of your assignments on time. To help you know where you should be in your course materials as well as keep track of when all of your assignments are due, it is recommended that you always keep an up-to-date copy of your course syllabus on hand. Tips on Time Management: https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/time-management-tips-online-students/
Even as a Distance Learning student away from our campus, you still have access to a number of resources to help you along the way. All of these resources are provided to you as tools to help you succeed as a student.
Technical items needed for distance learning.
Recommended hardware: |
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Note: Other software or hardware may be required for individual courses of study. Please refer to your course outlines for these requirements. |
Minimum System Requirements:
Windows
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Mac OS X
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Windows 7 or 8 or 10 | 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 | |
Processor | Intel or AMD (233 or higher MHz speed) |
PowerPC or Intel (400 or higher MHz speed) |
Memory (RAM) | 1 GB or higher | 1 GB |
JavaScript | JavaScript and cookies enabled | JavaScript and cookies enabled |
Java 2 | Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | Java for Mac OS X |
CHECK your computer for readiness:
https://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/tools/computer-readiness.html
CANVAS basic requirements: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10721-67952720328
Recommended Browsers: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10720
Additional Browser Check: https://www.whatismybrowser.com/
Acceptable Browsers:
Other settings:
Browser settings |
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Plug-Ins | Multimedia files may require plug-ins to run properly. Plug-ins are software programs that extend the capabilities of your browser so it can handle certain types of content that you might encounter. |
Internet |
You must have access to a reliable, preferably high-speed, Internet connection. You can check the speed of your connection. |
A few ideas that will make you successful online.
Steps for how to connect and login to Canvas.
1. Go to the campus web page: https://danville.edu/
2. Click on the MyDCC link at the top of the page:
3. Enter credentials at the DCC Login Portal.
4. Once logged in, the portal will display the Canvas button on the page. Select that icon.
5. Click on Dashboard inside of Canvas. You should see a course card list. (If you do not see the course card view, contact us for how to change it.)
6. Then click on a course card to open a course. Like the one below.
Instructional videos for students.
There are other Documentation / Guides available.
There are a whole list of Additional videos about all the features of Canvas. (click on students)
Overview video below gets you started.
Access it online or in person.
Contact our Tutoring Center!
Use BrainFuse for study helps and online tutoring.
For all registered students.
Go to: http://office.vccs.edu
REQUIREMENTS:
MOBILE DEVICES:
For any Canvas course using Zoom instruction.
REMINDER!
You will find the recordings from each of your classes inside of Canvas, inside of each course. (they are not located under the ZOOM tile in your MyDCC portal) Your instructor may have also put them inside of a module.
First click the zoom link in the left side course navigation menu to see if they are there.
Then click on the Cloud Recordings tab at the top to see if there are any listed.
Finally you can click on the recording title to view it.