Goals from their campus:
Double duty (LMS )
Learn about deficiencies
Minimize "generic" questions that come up more frequently
Provide resources to students that they wouldn't get through school email
Rights and Responsibilities
Financial aid and academic progress
Get schedule built
Felt it was important to limit orientation to an hour and a half
5 Models include
camtasia walk thru
Welcome
Video showing (students commented that they love videos) Not hard to do videos these days
Learning the Lingo with Glossary (Followed by a quiz--to complete an LMS task)
Constantly drive them to the website LMS
Videos with faculty (helps build connections for students--see faces recognize)
About "being an online learner" (videos from faculty and students)
Also provide multiple ways (document for those that want tangible copy)
Guide to success
Test your readiness for online (try to make it fun too)
Financial Aid (dates and deadlines list, federal grant programs, loan information, etc.)
Train them to use their resources
Portal and DegreeWorks Lesson ??? not sure what that is but could be cool
Advising Notes
Use different types of assessments with the orientatin modules
Checklist that they can follow for planning their semester
"Leave it at the Door" post a discussion about something you are scared about with going to school (and then leave it at the door because now you have the tools to be succesful)
Audience suggested adding "what makes a good post"
Do a small demo class
Found students are looking at advising audit and planning
Set with restrictions so release upon completion
They actually charge for face2face orientation but online is free
Put "Begin Here" in red to stand out
Incudes a video
They use Camtasia
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