Online Learning

How to Begin an Online Course

To all of you who are considering taking an online course at Chabot College--welcome!

Maybe you have life commitments that prevent you from coming to campus for traditional live action classes. Maybe you just prefer and excel at the online method of learning, or want to try something new. Whatever your reasons are, online courses offer you the flexibility to pursue your education without having to put your life on hold.

Here's how you get started:

Your first step is to check the course schedule to find out about any required on-campus meetings, dates, and special notes for the course.

On the first day of your class, log in to Blackboard to begin your class. Please note that most instructors do not make their course Blackboard sites available to students until the class start date. That means you most likely will not be able to login into Blackboard prior to that.

Be sure to attend any required meetings on campus as well.

Additional options for getting started:

Think you might be interested in online learning? To help prepare Chabot students for their first online class, we now offer new methods of support.

• Online Learning Orientation. These resources are designed to provide you with all the information you need to make sure you start your new class successfully.
  
  
• If you are interested in a complete course that provides an Introduction to Online Learning for new, current, and future online students, consider GNST 1: Introduction to Online Learning. (Note: next offering will be in Fall 2010).

Take advantage of all the online resources Chabot College has to offer!