Notes about this page

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

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

Page provides a welcome message under the section "Learning"
"Contacting the Instructor" provides a friendly picture of instructor with children (humanizes the online environment quite a bit!) and how to contact
Syllabus video, Navigating video, and About the Course is provided
Navigation is provided via "Click on "Next" to keep going through the orientation module!" at the bottom of the page

Learning

The word that sort of sums up the class, to me, is the word "Learning." We will be learning a lot this semester about the field of early childhood education. This is a great overview course to get you thinking about how young children learn. We will be working together and supporting one another along the way. We hope that this orientation is a good start to this learning experience.

Have a great semester!

Laura

Contacting the instructor

Woman smiling with two young children.

Canvas Inbox and Pronto are a great way to contact me!

Also, you may text Laura Paciorek at 760-814-1889 or email at Lpaciorek@miracosta.edu (although it may take longer for me to respond).

Laura's bio page:

If you'd like to, you can get to know Laura and her family here!

Syllabus

Please go to the "Syllabus" area to access the syllabus, an important resource in this class.

Check out these helpful videos to get started:

I strongly recommend looking at these videos to get a sense of how to navigate the class.

Syllabus overview:

Navigating the course:

About the class:

Preparing for the Spring

Here are a few things you need to know to get off to a good start in the class:

Textbook

There's no textbook to buy! We will be using a free textbook linked in the modules area of our course (or use the textbook button on the home page).

Technology: Computer, Internet, and the Canvas Student App

Because this is an online class, having regular and reliable computer and internet access is critical for your success.

I highly recommend the Canvas Student app for your mobile device (Canvas Student app for Android (Links to an external site.) ; Canvas Student app for iOS (Links to an external site.) ). Students have told me that they like the app and it has helped them out. I use it as a student and I think it is great for things like discussion board posting in a pinch.

Circle with question mark icon with words "Tech Help" underneath Need assistance? Check out the "Tech Help" button in the left global menu.

Student Help Desk website (Links to an external site.)

(Links to an external site.) StudentHelp@miracosta.edu

Phone: 760-795-6655

Toll Free: (888) 201-8480 ext. 6655

Canvas

Explore these tutorials to learn about Canvas (Links to an external site.) if you need any help navigating that system. It can be a learning curve, for sure.

Click on "Next" to keep going through the orientation module!

→ Select Next to view the next page