This Getting Started section will help your learning experience be more enjoyable by getting some "nuts and bolts" taken care of before classes start. You may enroll in a UTPB course where the instructor uses the web to distribute materials, or take a UT TeleCampus online course listed as UTTC. Either way, just remember, your computer is your car to class.
Want to see an example of an online course? No problem. You can see a UT TeleCampus sample course at http://telecampus.utsystem.edu/catalog/course_sampler.aspx
Improving your knowledge and skills about the web or improving your computer's performance may be necessary. Technical Requirements will help verify the computer you use will function properly during the course.
You may access the self-assessment quiz, READI, Readiness for Education At a Distance Indicator, to help you understand your strengths and to help improve your skills. (http://utpb.info.edu)
Select Username: A New Online Student in the dropdown list and enter
Password: reach all lower case.
There are no "right or wrong" answers, and no one needs to know the results unless you wish to share.
The Online Checklist provides a short step by step list of items to help you communicate with your instructor and how to access your online course.
SMARThinking Online Tutoring services are provided for ALL students taking courses on campus, or from a distance.
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