Online Orientation
The Online Orientation involves a series of three (3) steps and covers the following information:
Step 1: How to be a successful online student AND instructor expectations
Step 2: How to use the online library
Step 3: How to set up your Owl Link account and access Blackboard
Learn how to be a successful online student and about instructor expectations by viewing the Online Orientation presentation, which contains the following information:
- Introduction to online learning @ PGCC
- Library Resources
- Instructor Tips for Success
- Description of the online learning experience
- Information about your Online Classroom
- eLearning Services Contacts
- How to get help
Click on this link to learn how to use the online library.
then learn how to set up your Owl Link account and access Blackboard for your online course. View each of the following video tutorials below:
Understanding the Blackboard Welcome Page
Verify my email address in Blackboard
Navigating my course from the Announcements page
Understanding Online Exams and how they work
Using the online Discussion Board
How to send emails from Blackboard
Viewing your grades in Blackboard
Congratulations!
You have completed the Online Orientation. Are you ready to begin your online course?
Need to get an Owl Link account? Click here to setup your Owl Link account
Already have your Owl Link account? Then you are ready to start your class. To begin, click this link to Blackboard.
