For help to get going with online learning we've put together a some information to help, including what to expect, what you can do and the support available.
Online distance learning is completely new for many of our learners and probably different to any study you have done before. While you won’t attend online classes, you will still have work to do each week and assessments to complete before the course end dates.
We hope the information on this page will help you get going and find who you need to talk to when you need help or have any questions, but if you can't find what you need don't hesitate to get in touch:
Orientation
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Explore your online course
About two weeks before your course start date you should be able to access your online course in iQualify from MyOP (if the course name link is green it is ready to go). You can start work straight away or wait till the course starts when the Course Leader will be active.
Things you can do to help you get started:
1. Read the course overview, where you can:
- Find the name of your Course Leader
- Download the course study guide (see the right side of the page), which gives a guide for what topics you should aim to cover each week.
2. Find the assessments
- Look for ‘Tasks’ or ‘Assessments’ in your course's left navigation to check your assessments. This will help you know what to expect and when they are due.
- If your courses don’t have set due dates, check the study guide for the suggested dates to submit your assessments by.
It’s also a good idea to make a study plan to help you plan your workload. You could include assessment and exam dates, course topics to cover and events you might have coming up.
3. Check the course ‘Talk’ channels
Once the course starts ‘Talk’ in the left navigation of each course is where you will:
- See updates from your Course Leader
- Ask them questions
- Look for discussions from other learners.
Go to your iQualify course dashboard
Study and assessments
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Studying and taking notes
Your course will include a mixture of reading, videos and interactive activities and quizzes to work through. It may also include links to other websites, PDF or library readings.
It is good to take notes as you work through the course to help you remember things. Also, keep the assessments in mind - as you work through the course take note of what might be relevant for the upcoming assessments.
Taking notes in the course
- You can take notes in the course by clicking the 'Notes' icon to the right of the content. You can make a note for yourself using ‘Your notes’ or start a discussion with other learners in ‘Discuss this’.
- To check your notes later, look for ‘Notes’ in the course’s left navigation.
Of course, if you prefer you can take notes on paper or use other online note taking tools. It’s up to you, and important that you figure out what works best for your study style.
Get some tips on taking notes and some online tools