Dear Online Student

Dear Student,

Welcome to (INSERT COURSE NAME, SECTION #), Fall 2017. This course will take place using the Canvas course management system instead of Etudes.

Please visit West Los Angeles College’s Online & Hybrid Classes website at http://www.wlac.edu/online. Click on the For Students link in the middle of the top menu bar to access our online Bookstore to order required course materials. Please visit Getting Started with Canvas a guide for WLAC students.

This class begins on Monday, August 28, 2017 (INSERT START DATE FOR LATE START CLASSES IF APPLICABLE). You may not be able to access your course before the first day of class. If you have not logged in and participated by the end of the first week of class you may be dropped. Students who are dropped might not be reinstated.

On Monday, August 28, 2017 you may access your online class by logging in at https://ilearn.laccd.edu/ OR https://mycollege.laccd.edu/ (click on the link to go to Canvas)

For your LoginID / UserID simply use your complete Student ID Number. If you do not know your Student Identification Number you can look it up using the Student Information System (SIS) at http://www.laccd.edu/student_information/sis_logon.asp

Please note that starting on August 21, 2017 the same login ID and Password will be used for:

 New Student Information System (PeopleSoft)  @student.laccd.edu email accounts  Canvas

For instructions on how to login to the new Student Information System please visit: https://www.laccd.edu/Students/Documents/Student%20FAQ/how-to-login-loginpage.pdf

Or click here for a video tutorial

If you have forgotten your SIS password please contact the WLAC Information Technology Department at (310)287-4360 or fill out the Help Desk Form and ask to have their SIS account password reset

After you login on the Dashboard you will see the course(s) you are enrolled in. Just click on a course tab to access a course. If you are enrolled in a course and do not see it on the dashboard it may be because your instructor has not published it yet. To see unpublished courses click the “Courses” link on the left then “All Courses.”

If you have trouble accessing the course on, or after, the start date submit a trouble ticket by clicking on the word HELP on the Canvas homepage and then click on REPORT A PROBLEM or call the 24/7 Canvas Helpline at (844)303-5590.

Review the Canvas Student Guide for more information/resources. For non-Canvas issues please contact the Distance Learning Program Office at (310)287-4306 or via email at [email protected].

NEW OPTIONAL STUDENT SUCCESS RESOURCE

Your online course is accompanied by a FREE online Quest for Success Program. This program is designed to increase your success in online courses. After logging into Canvas you will see Quest for Online Success on your Dashboard. It allows you to save your work and return to it later.

At the conclusion of the program you will receive an individualized report that gives you feedback and resources to help you become even more successful in your online classes. This FREE program is available now (before the semester starts!) so I encourage you to take advantage of this great resource. Self-enroll now!

Do not share your login ID and/OR password with anyone.

Welcome to West!

(INSERT NAME OF INSTRUCTOR)