Orientation
Welcome to the Course Experience Demo
Welcome to the UF Online Course Experience Demo! If you’re wondering what it’s like to learn online at UF, you’ve come to the right place! This course experience demo was designed as a UF Online course, to give you a feel for our virtual classroom spaces, the online tools many courses use to bring learning to life, and UF’s e-learning system, Canvas.
UF Online courses will outline the specific details you’ll need to know about each course in the Syllabus, accessed through the left navigation panel, with important details highlighted in an orientation page like this one.
This demo experience is modeled after typical UF Online courses which also start off with an orientation module very similar to this one!
Key Course Elements
Instructors will outline key course elements in the Orientation. The goal is to provide you with vital information you'll need to be successful throughout the course. Explore the tabs below to discover some of the key course elements your courses may have.
About Your Instructor
UF Online courses typically begin with an introduction to the instructor who teaches the course.
At UF, the same instructors teach our courses regardless of whether the students are online or on main campus.
Watch the video [1:10] to meet a few of our amazing faculty or explore their work on the Course Spotlight Links to an external site. webpage!
Prepare for a Successful Semester
Instructors typically create a shortlist of “to-do” items to help students kick off a successful semester in their particular course. Here’s an example of what those lists might look like:
Read the Syllabus.
Bookmark these Academic Support Resources Links to an external site..
Familiarize yourself with UF's tutoring services Links to an external site..
Brush up on your Study Skills Links to an external site..
Learn how to get Technical Help Links to an external site..
Take the Course Orientation Quiz.
Introduce Yourself in the introductory discussion forum.