We want to help your students get comfortable with the learning technology here at VIU. Our student orientation program aims to increase students' confidence when using VIULearn. This program has two parts: a webinar and a self-paced course.
Orientation webinar
We offer webinars in August and in the opening weeks of the fall and spring semesters. You can ask students to attend a specific webinar, or let them select the one that best fits their schedule.
In the webinar we will:
- introduce Teams, VIU's video conferencing tool
- show students where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs
- explain how to find support for using these tools
- show students how to register for the newest version of the self-paced course
- walk through how to adjust common settings in VIULearn, including notifications
- answer questions from our attendees
Attending a webinar also introduces students to one of our team members who they may contact if they need help in the future. We send a follow-up email to everyone who signed up with resources covered in the session.
If you can't find a webinar that works for you, you can watch this recording from Fall 2024.
VIULearn orientation course
Your students can sign up for this self-paced online course any time. We update the content every summer and release a new version so the content is always up to date.
The course covers what students need to know to take part in a VIULearn course. Including practice activities that allow students to build comfort in the online system.
This course teaches students how to:
- navigate a VIULearn course
- set up notifications of important class activity
- contact their instructor through the Classlist
- complete quizzes
- submit assignments
- post to discussions
- access VIUTube and VIUBlogs
- connect with support
The course is for students, but if you are new to teaching in VIULearn, this can be a great way to get to know what the student experience is like. Anyone with a VIU computer account can register for the course through Discover in VIULearn.