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Curriculum Staff:Dorith P. Johnson
ONLINE
GUIDELINES & TIPS
Welcome!
We’re so glad you joined the Walking Through the Word 1 online class!
To make your learning journey more successful, this presentation gives you guidelines and tips for success.
So let’s open the door and see what awaits you in this new opportunity!
FIRST WEEK OF CLASSThe first week of class you’ll adjust to the course format and its different components.
Log into the system and go through all site links
Upload your picture and post your biography
Read the course goals
Familiarize yourself with posting comments and
replies to the thread questions
Learn about the assignments and submitting them
ATTENDANCE
Your teacher bases your attendance on your postings
in the thread forums. Timeliness is critical!
Post your initial comment (per thread) by 11:59pm
every Tuesday
Reply to two other students’ posts by 11:59pm each
Thursday (per thread)
Also, answer your teacher’s replies to your post
Log into the system several times a week to check for new teacher and students posts
INTERNET ACCESS
What can frustrate you more than computer hardware
difficulties during an online course? See these tips:
Make sure you have ready access to a reliable
Internet source
Have back up plans for computer access in case your
computer goes down
Do keep your PC in good health with regular security
checks
ONLINE RESOURCES
Check the below resources to help you with the
course. You can find live links for these and more on
the course and ANLI websites.
APA style guidelines
Writing paper format
Paragraph writing basics
SBL Bible citing
ETHICS
Do show trust, respect and compassion with each
other to create a community of learners
Also, make sure all work is your own original, citing
any quotes from other people
We honor God with everything we say and do!
Keep your classmates’ responses confidential
Be respectful
Ask for help if you do not understand something
Except for headers, don’t type in all caps because it
shows anger
Be careful with how you use humor and sarcasm (it
may be misunderstood)
RESOLVING TECHNICAL ISSUES
Students
Responsible for fixing
problems and troubleshooting
issues to their own equipment
ANLI Instructor
Will make every attempt to
help resolve a technical
difficulty that relates directly to
the ANLI website
TIME COMMITMENT & MANAGEMENT
Online learning does require time. The key is to pace
yourself and do a little every day, while remembering
your assignment due dates.
Do plan out your study and post times, spreading it
out during the week
Plan to prepare and study daily to get the most out
of your course
Don’t let this scare you. You can do it!
THREADS, POSTS & REPLIES
Watch for the deadlines and keep to the due dates
Write posts that will make people think and have fun
while learning
Build each other up by commenting with replies that
make people dig a little deeper into the module
concepts
THAT’S IT!
Go through your
door to learning
today!
Would you like more information
about ANLI online courses?
Contact Pastor Deb Strlek
debbiestrlek@gmail.com
www.allnationsleadershipinstitute.org