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Getting Started with Online Learning

This resource site has been compiled to support 澳门六合彩历史记录 students with the primary tools provided and supported by 澳门六合彩历史记录. It may not include every听technology that your instructor might choose to use.听 If you do not see a help resource listed here that covers your needs, consider searching tutorials for that resource on听Google and YouTube or request additional information from your instructor.听

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Getting Started
Technology Support
Technology Specifications for Online Students
Western Online (D2L Brightspace)
Zoom
Google Workspace (Formerly Google Apps for Education)
Microsoft Office 365
Taking Online Exams
Online Course Evaluation System



听 Getting Started

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Visit our Technology Specifications for Online Students website to ensure that you have all necesary technology and skills.听

Confirm that your browser will support Western Online with this听听

Register to complete the self-paced Western Online Student Orientation.

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Western Online VIrtual Assistant 听(for all questions regarding Western Online/D2L Brightspace)

University Technology Support Center听 |309.298.TECH (8324)|support@wiu.edu
(For all questions not related to Western Online and Western Online enrollment issues only)

Third-Party Application Support Contacts听
(Respondus, TurnItIn, Cnegage, McGraw Hill, Pearson, etc.)

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听 Western Online (D2L Brightspace)

Western Online (powered by听 ) is the course management system used at Western to provide online courses, hybrid courses, and supplements to face-to-face courses. Login to Western Online (using your 澳门六合彩历史记录 ecom username and password) by choosing Western Online under the 听portal link on the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Homepage.听 听When you get logged in you will see your homepage with a listing of courses that you are enrolled in for the semester.听 Your professor should indicate in their syllabus if they will be using Western Online.听 We recommend that all new students register for and complete the Western Online Student Orientation to familiarize themselves with using Western Online prior to classes.听 Information for registering and completing this orientation is available at听 Western Online Orientation Registration Instructions.听听

Visit 澳门六合彩历史记录's Western Online听 On Demand Documentation and Videos .听

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听 Zoom听

Zoom is a video conferencing tool already used by many instructors for videoconference and Live Streaming courses.听
All 澳门六合彩历史记录 students, faculty, and staff have an enterprise Zoom meeting account.听 Visit wiu.edu/zoom to sign in using your Ecom username and password.听

Additional information is available at the听听

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Google Apps for Education

澳门六合彩历史记录 uses Google Workspace (formerly G Suite).听 In addition to email, all 澳门六合彩历史记录 students have access to a multitude of Google Apps, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and more!听听

To log in, visit the 澳门六合彩历史记录 homepage, then click on the myWiu drop-down menu at the top of the page, then choose Email. Log in with your 澳门六合彩历史记录 ECom username and password.听

Additional information is available at the .

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Microsoft Office 365

Every student at 澳门六合彩历史记录 has a Microsoft 365 account that can be downloaded and installed on their Windows or Mac OSX computers. 听Included apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and various other tools for Windows users.听

To log in visit , and log in with your 澳门六合彩历史记录 Email address and ECom password.听

  • Microsoft Word Training (|)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint Training (|)

Training on additional applications can be found at the website.听

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Taking Online Exams

Some of your instructors may decide to use Respondus Lockdown Browser and/or Monitor to administer exams.听 If your instructor decides to use this tool refer to the resources below.

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Online Course Evaluation System

澳门六合彩历史记录 students have the same opportunity to evaluate online courses as their face-to-face courses.听 The听听System may also be accessed from within Western Online.

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