Kilgore College Distance Education       

Online Orientation

(Summer 2008)

PSYC 2314 - Web Course

Course Name: Human Growth and Development

Welcome to class!
I hope this web page will give you all the information you need to get logged on to your online/web-based course.  I know I will miss the opportunity to meet with you during a face-to-face orientation, but please feel free to come by to visit, call or email me any time!

Don't forget to send me an email (as instructed at the bottom of this page) after reading the following information and accessing the online materials!

This is a web-based course.  Please read the additional guidelines that have been posted on the course website.

How to logon:

This online course uses a web-based course management system called WebCT.  I highly recommend that you print the instructions for logging on if you have not used WebCT software before.

Your WebCT account will automatically be set up for you during the first week of school.  *You do not need to create your own user id!!  Directions for accessing your WebCT account are available on the Resources page of this web site. 

If you need technical assistance after you complete orientation, you may call our distance education support line. It is operational for extended hours at the beginning of each semester.  Extended hours are Monday thru Thursday from 11am-7pm, Friday and Saturday from 8am until Noon.  Call 903.988.3704 or come by the Woodfin Center on the Kilgore Campus.  You can also send an email to:  techsupr@kilgore.edu.  Be sure to include a description of the problem you are having, your name, and the course you are having trouble with. If you have a general question about your course, please contact your instructor.        

To complete your orientation for this class:
Logon to WebCT.  Study the syllabus materials including the syllabus found on the WebCT site.  Send an email to the instructor and format it as follows:
Subject:  Orientation complete
Body:  My name is <your name> and I have completed the online orientation for PSYC 2314.  Choose as appropriate:  <I understand the policies and procedures for completing this course> or <I have the following question regarding the policies and procedures for completing this course: (question)

If you need to complete an orientation for another web class, click here:   Web List

If you need to begin orientation for a telecourse, click here:   Telecourse Orientation

If you have completed the orientation for all of your distance education courses, please complete this short (4 question) survey:  Survey

Link to Kilgore College's WebCT server:  http://disted.kilgore.edu