Here is a checklist of important tasks that students should address before the official day of their online course.
Before Enrolling in an Online Course
- Take the Online Learning Readiness Quiz to determine if you are ready for online courses.
4 Weeks Prior
- Familiarize yourself with how to navigate and fully utilize Canvas, UAB's learning management system, by reviewing the Canvas Tutorials.
- Be familiar with how to contact Canvas Support, which is available 24/7.
- Prepare your computer to ensure that it meets the minimum requirements for online learning.
1-2 Weeks Prior
- Check your UAB email frequently so you don't miss any important messages regarding online course announcements, deadlines, or coursework.
- Make a plan for how you will save and back up your academic work, including documents, presentations, and other files. Computers crash. USB flash drives are easily lost. Learn about UAB’s Cloud storage options.
- Update your Canvas profile.
- Set your Canvas notification preferences, to ensure you don’t miss any course announcements and other notifications.
- Review
How to Join Class Zoom Meetings (if used) and create a student Zoom Account. - Check UAB bookstore and order textbooks.
First Official Day of Class
- Customize your Course Cards on the Canvas Dashboard.
- Review the course syllabus to ensure that you have downloaded, purchased, and installed all academic technology and/or devices as instructed by the instructor (iClicker, Respondus Lockdown Browser, REEF Subscriptions, etc.…).
- Read any course announcements that are posted.
