About LearnLinc

LearnLinc has two main components, the Virtual

Campus web site, and the Virtual Classroom. Visit
the Virtual Campus web site to create your own
LearnLinc account, register for a course, use
resources, and join classes in the Virtual Classroom.
Once youve joined a class, use the LearnLinc
palette and classroom tools to interact with other
students and the instructor in the Virtual
Classroom.

*LearnLinc requires either Microsoft Internet

Explorer 4.01 w/sp1 or sp2, or 5.0; or Netscape
Navigator 4.05, 4.08. Refer to the LearnLinc
Student or Advanced Guide s for complete system
requirements.

QUICK START
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Visiting the Virtual Campus

Simply launch your web browser and navigate to
the LearnLinc Virtual Campus web site for your
organization. Once you have located the site,
follow the on screen instructions to create your
own LearnLinc account and go to your personal

home page. Your home page lists the courses

for which you are registered, and has links to
the Course Catalog and User Directory.
Preparing to take your first class
Before you take your first class, you must
download and install the LearnLinc classroom
software. To download the classroom software,
click Download on your home page menu bar,
and follow the on screen instructions.

Joining your first class

To join a class:
1. Log-in to the Virtual Campus using your
LearnLinc account information. Your home
page displays once you have logged-in.
2. Browse the Course Catalog and click
Register next to the title of the course you
want to take.
3. Click Continue when the Success page
displays.
4. When you return to the Course Catalog, click
the course title to open its information page.
5. Find the class you wish to join and click Join
next to its title.
Review the LearnLinc palette diagram (inside) to
familiarize yourself with the LearnLinc palette of
classroom tools.

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elcome to
LearnLinc!
LearnLinc is an online learning
environment in which you can
register for online classes, use
multimedia and web-based
course materials, and interact
with students and instructors in
live, online classes.
To start using LearnLinc all you
need is a computer with a
network or Internet connection
and a web browser.*

The On Air indicator displays when you

have the floor. Otherwise, displays the
name of the current floor holder.

Return the floor

The LearnLinc Student Palette

On Air/current floor holder

The LearnLinc palette displays classroom tools that you can use to interact
with your instructor and other students during LearnLinc classes.
Review the diagram and side notes before you take your first class.

Hand Raise
On Air/current floor holder
Hand raise

Return floor

Audio or video
conferencing

Class List
The class list displays the names of all
students who are currently in class. The
list counters indicate how many people
are in the class, and how many students
have their hands raised.

Location
Mute conferencing check box
Volume indicators

Network
bandwidth
monitor

Class Agenda

If your class includes video conferencing, you can be seen and heard when
your ON AIR indicator
displays. You can check Mute to stop
sending video while you have the floor.

Agenda items

Counters
(hands raised,
total in class)

Feedback

Use text chat to participate in the class

discussion. When you send your mes-

Text chat
transcript

sage, everyone can see it and

respond to it.

You can send a private message to

the instructor and the instructors
assistants by checking Private.
The instructor can restrict text chat
to him or herself and the current
floor holder. In restricted mode only
the instructor and floor holder can
send messages, but everyone can
see the messages in the text chat
window.

Application shortcuts
(whiteboard, Q&A,
synchronized web browser,
AppShare/AppView)

If audio conferencing is in use, you can

hear the current floor holder, and you
can speak to the class when your ON
AIR indicator displays. You may see
either of the following, depending on
your hardware:
Mute If you see a Mute check box,
simply speak into your microphone when you see the ON
AIR indicator.
Talk
If you see a Talk button,
click it before speaking,
when you see the ON AIR
indicator.

Video conferencing

Class list

Text Chat

clicking Return floor.

Audio conferencing

Raise your hand at any time to let the

instructor know you wish to take the
floor. If the instructor passes the floor to
you, the class can hear you, and you
control any synchronized content or
applications for everyone in the class.

Use the class agenda to launch a

resource for your own use by doubleclicking on its icon. When you have the
floor, double-clicking on agenda items
launches them for the entire class. In
addition, the agenda has shortcuts to
some of the most commonly used
LearnLinc class tools, such as
Whiteboard and Q&A.

When you have the floor, you can

return it to the instructor at any time by

Enter your
message

To instructor
and assistants
Send your
message

Network bandwidth monitor

The network bandwidth monitor
indicates whether you have enough
bandwidth to participate in the class.
Green sufficient bandwidth
Yellow some bandwidth intensive tools
may not work well
Red
there is not enough bandwidth
for LearnLinc to function
properly.

Feedback
You can respond to the instructors verbal questions by selecting a Feedback
answer. The instructor can display any
of several answer sets.