Before starting any course work for online/hybrid/live remote online classes, please complete the first THREE steps of the Online Orientation. If you have registered a LRON (live/remote online) course, additional steps of preparation is needed. For the last step of orientation on this page, students will conduct a course evaluation three weeks before the end of a fall or spring semester.
The general overview of FOUR-STEP orientation is stated below. Click on 
or the step title to start the orientation.
Step 1 – Getting Started
In this step, students are recommended take a self-assessment test, check the college email, log on to the courses on Blackboard, verify the course CRNs, review the course beginning and ending date, configure computer, purchase text books, and obtain information on technical support and orientations. Courses will be shown on the Blackboard Courses page within 7 days of the first day of course.
Step 2 – Learning Basics
This step guides students in navigating a course and learning basic technology needed for online learning. Blackboard tutorials help students learn basic Blackboard features. All Middlesex current students are enrolled to a Blackboard course titled as Essential Skills for Attending Courses Remotely/Online. Before classes start, we recommend students log on to Blackboard and visit Essential Skills for Attending Courses Remotely/Online.
Students should sign on to their courses within one week before classes start to get familiar with navigation and course interface. On the 7th day before the first day of a semester, registered students may be able to view the course site with online orientation or help information. The most updated class information is available on the first day.
Step 3 – Achieving Success
This step provides students with important tips about what they should do to ensure success with technology and receive a good grade in an online class.
Step 4 – Evaluating Courses
About three weeks before the end of a Spring or Fall semester, students will go through this step to complete the online course evaluation. Students will access the evaluation via Blackboard. Log on to MyCTState using your NetID and password. Click on the Blackboard link and then Tools link. Click on Course Evaluation & Surveys. Click on Evaluation link next to a course. Fill out the evaluation and click on Submit. Students will need to fill out the evaluation for each course they take. The evaluation link for a current course will be disabled the night before the first day of the final exam.
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