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.
Course Goals
Instructors will outline the overall goals of the course here.
Learning Activities & Assignments
Instructors use this space to provide students with an overview of the assignments, quizzes, and other learning activities they will see in the course.
Grades
This section describes the grading scale used by the instructor, which varies course by course. You can visit an example of the Grades tool in the left navigation menu, which is where students keep track of the grades earned on assignments as well as feedback from their instructor. Learn more about grades and grading policies at UF Links to an external site..
Student Feedback Surveys
Student feedback is important to instructors! At the end of every semester, students provide feedback about their course experience through GatorEvals Links to an external site.. These anonymous surveys are essential to helping UF offer our students the best possible learning experiences.
If you want to leave feedback for this demo course, you can let us know what you think in this very short survey Links to an external site..
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.