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

 

 

Step 1

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

 

Step 2

Click on this link to learn how to use the online library.

 

Step 3

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:

 

How to get an Owl Link login

How to login to Blackboard

Understanding the Blackboard Welcome Page

Verify my email address in Blackboard

Navigating my course from the Announcements page

Finding my Syllabus

How to contact my instructor

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.