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Western Online Resources

Overview

At Western all instructors teaching fully online courses and select instructors teaching hybrid, Livestream and/or face-to-face use Western Online to deliver their instruction by sharing announcements, course materials, assigning, collecting and grading assignments, conducting and grading exams, sharing grades, and conducting class discussions.  Use the links below to prepare yourself for your online courses. 

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• Login and access your courses
• Register for the WesternOnline Self-Paced Student Orientation
• Navigate the Learning Environment and Course Content
  
  • Navigate the Learning Environment
  • Navigate Course Content

• Manage Account and Profile Settings

  • Manage Account Settings
  • Manage Profile Settings
  • Manage Notifications
  • Using Brightspace Pulse
• Use the Assignments Tool
  • Submitting an Assignment
  • View Assignment Feedback
  • Resubmit an Assignment
    

• Reviewing Grades and Feedback
  • Navigating the Grades Tool 
  • View your Grades and Feedback
• Participate in Online Discussions
  • Overview of the Discussions Tool
  • Create a Discussion Thread
  • View a Discussion Topic
  • Reply to a Discussion Thread 
  • Engage in Discussions
• Taking Quizzes and Exams
  • Take a Quiz
  • View and Understand Results (View Submissions)
• Link Google Account to Western Online
  • Instructions for linking Google Account to Western Online

 

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   Login and access your courses

1. In your web browser, navigate to the  MyWIU portal. 
2. Click on the WesternOnline icon.
3. If prompted, login using your WIU ECOM username and password.   
4. Under the My Courses column, select your course. 

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  Register for the Western Online Self-Paced Student Orientation

In order to familiarize yourself with Western Online as you begin using it as part of your courses at Western, follow the simple steps outlined below to self-register for the Western Online Student Orientation and complete it in its entirety. Upon completion you will be digitally presented a certificate of completion to print and turn in to your instructor.

Use our Western Online Student Orientation Enrollment Guide to learn how to register. (Opens a PDF Document)

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  Navigation

• Navigate the Learning Environment (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial)
• Navigate Course Content (Table of Contents) (Text Tutorial| Video Tutorial) 

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  Manage Account and Profile Settings

•   Manage Account Settings (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial)
•   Create and Manage your Profile (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial)   
•   Manage Notifications (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial) 
• Using Brightspace Pulse (Text Tutorial| Video Tutorial)

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Use the Assignments Tool

•   Submitting an Assignment (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial) 
  
•   View Assignment Feedback (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial)
•   Resubmit an Assignment (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial) 

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Review Grades and Feedback

•   Navigating the Grades Tool (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial) 
•   View your Grades and Feedback ( Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial)

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Participate in Online Discussions

•   Overview of the Discussions Tool (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial) 
•   Create a Discussion Thread (Text Tutorial)
•   View a Discussion Topic (Text Tutorial)
•   Reply to a Discussion Thread (Text Tutorial)
•   Engage in Discussions (Video Tutorial)

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  Taking Quizzes and Exams

•   Take a Quiz (Text Tutorial | Video Tutorial)  
•   View and Understand Quiz Results (Submission Views) (Video Tutorial)

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Linking your WIU Google Account to Western Online

• Instructions for linking your WIU Gmail Account to Western Online

 If you are continually getting a Sign-In request when trying to open Google Documents (Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc.) within your Western Online courses, please ensure you have linked your Google Account by following these instructions:

1.) Scroll down to the bottom of your WesternOnline course home page (the page you initially land on after logging in) until you see the Access Google Workspace widget and select the Link your Google Workspace account.

2.) When the Link to Existing Account screen appears, enter your WIU email address in the Email Address field, then click the Link Account button.

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