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Welcome to Library 4 Online:
This distance learning course is conducted completely via e-mail, the Internet, and through telephone communication. The primary mode of instruction is through e-mail and Internet connection. You are expected to communicate with your instructor and other classmates about specific assignments. Most of your work, however, is done on your own through reading assignments and accompanying lecture materials.
In order to successfully complete this course, you should plan your schedule very carefully and try to stick to it. A campus course that meets two times a week will take an average of four hours of student preparation per week. Since you are not meeting as a traditional class, you can expect to spend an average of six to seven hours per week on your online course work. Look carefully at your work schedule, school schedule, and family obligations and allow plenty of time for each.
When taking a online course you must take the initiative to ask your instructor questions if you do not understand the material. You may have to communicate with your instructor with an e-mail message or you may have to call the instructor and leave a message on an answering machine. Either way, the response from the instructor might not be instantaneous. You must learn to move on to other material and wait for your instructor to respond.
This course will use the Angel course management system. Instructions on how to log in are included below.
Computer Competency
To successfully navigate this course you should be computer competent in the following:
Microsoft Word.
E-Mail including sending and receiving attachments.
The Internet. Be sure you are using the right browser by clicking here.
What Do I Do First?
Start by looking at the course syllabus here.
To determine if distance learning courses are right for you, click here.
Take the distance learning skills survey by clicking here.
To learn how to succeed in an online course, click here.
Beginning the Course
1. If you are not already enrolled in this course, scroll down to the enrollment area of this web page and follow directions for registration and enrollment.
2. If you are already enrolled in this course, contact me via e-mail and let me know you are active in the course:
maryanne_mills@westvalley.edu
click here to email the instructor
Please include the following information in your e-mail:
Your name
Your mailing address
Your phone number
Your e-mail address
3. This course uses an online course management system called Angel. It requires that you have a log in name and password. If you just registered, it may take a few days for the college to set up and process your information on our database before your log in name is active. Click on the link below to learn how to determine your log in name and password:
Click here to learn how to log in to Angel
4. On the first day of the semester, go to the Angel log in page and get started:
http://wvmccd.angellearning.com
Click here to access the Angel login page (remember you need to use the Firefox browser if you are using a Macintosh or either Firefox or Explorer on a Windows PC)
5. You will not be able to access the course before the official start date as listed in the schedule of classes.
Logging in to Angel
Your student ID number is your username. Your password is your six digit birthdate.
If you can't log in and only as a last resort, contact the college's Distance Learning Coordinator for assistance:
Enrolling in the Course
1. If you are not a continuing West Valley College Student, you must first apply for admission to the college and register for the course. You may access the college admissions web site by clicking the following link:
2. After you are enrolled as a West Valley College Student:
Find the correct section number for this course in the printed schedule of classes or in the online schedule found at the college web site under the "Quick Links" menu on the home page.
or
Use the college's telephone registration process by calling 408-741-8734 (open from 8am to 9pm, Monday through Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturday.
or
Come to the Admissions and Records Office on campus in person.
3. If you feel you may need some additional student services, feel free to access the college's Student Services Online Resources web page. Here you will find links to a variety of college resources like counseling services, financial aide, the library, career programs etc.
Required Text:
Click here for help finding your recommended textbook.
To access the West Valley College bookstore web site in order to purchase your book, click here
Maryanne Mills, Instructor
- Phone: 408-741-4661
- E-mail: maryanne_mills@westvalley.edu
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