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This example has been taken from the MiraCosta Online Class Quality Guidelines: Overview and Examples

This was sent as an email via SURF before the class officially started and also as a Canvas announcement once the class was published.

How this meets D. Introduce yourself to students and orient them to your class

Very student-friendly message welcome students and emphasizing instructor is "happy [to have students] here" in her course and offering support for students' persistence
Support language such as "You can do it! I'll be here to support you" is encouraging to students
Welcome video provides a friendly introduction into the course
Course Introduction video tour walks students through how to progress through course (as every course is setup differently)

Dear Math 126+36 students,

Welcome to your class! I am happy you are here and I commend you for committing to your education (especially during a pandemic!). It will take hard work, discipline, patience, and kindness to yourself and others, to succeed in this course. ✨You can do it! I'll be here to support you.✨

Would you please take 1 minute of your time to watch my welcome video?

Welcome to Spring 2022 for my students

Our class officially starts on Monday January 24, but most of the materials for the first few weeks are ready in Canvas (you can access Canvas from the MiraCosta Homepage). I know that some of you would like to get ahead during the weekend, so please feel free to get started now.

Please take some time to read the syllabus for our class which is available as a digital syllabus or a Canvas syllabus module. The syllabus in Canvas will be available during the entire semester for your reference.

Before getting started in Canvas, please watch this video tour of our course. You might find answers and/or clarification to any remaining questions about our class so I highly encourage to watch the whole video.

Math 126+36 Online Spring 2022 Video Tour (21 minutes)

Once you are in Canvas, if you spot any links that are not working or any other possible issues, I kindly ask that you let me know at your earliest convenience. Please message me using the Canvas Inbox. If you don't have access to Canvas, please email me at abeltran-aguilar@miracosta.edu and clearly state your full name and class (example: Pedro Pascal from Math 126+36 online) because I am teaching several math courses. *If you message me via Canvas Inbox you do not need to include your class and section number. 😊

With kindness, respect, and lots of hope for a great semester,

Angela Beltran-Aguilar
Math Professor, MiraCosta College

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