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• Welcome to

  College of the Rockies Online Student Help Manual

  On this page you will find How-To guides to help you navigate the website and complete your course assignments. If you can't find the help you need here, please contact the COTR Online Help Desk for assistance:

  Email: COTROnline@cotr.bc.ca
  Microsoft Teams: @COTROnline
  Office: 104
  Phone: 250-489-2751 ext. 3737

  
  
  
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• Getting Started: COTROnline

  Here you will find:

  • Directions for logging into www.COTROnline.ca
  • Directions for finding your course(s)
  • Directions for changing your profile, adding a photo, etc.
  • Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Tips for succeeding at online learning

  • Logging in to COTROnline & Finding Your Courses Page
  • FAQs About Online Courses Page
  • Computer Requirements for Online Learning URL
  • Navigating "My Dashboard" Page
  • Cleaning Browser Cache & Cookies URL
  • COTROnline (Moodle) Icons Interpreted SCORM package
  • Text Editor Icons Explained URL
  • Editing your COTROnline profile Page
  • Succeeding in Online Learning - Some Tips Page
  • Want to see a Sample Course? Page

    
    

    
    
  • Textbooks & Course Materials Page
  • Research & Writing Help Page
  • COTR Counselling & Wellness Page
  • Study Tips to Succeed as an Online Student URL
  
• Communications: Messages, Teams & Email

  • Open Webmail Page
  • Redirect College Email to Personal Email URL
  • Turning Off Email Notifications - 3.5 Page
  • Password Change for Webmail & MS Office Page

    
    

  • Using Messages to Contact Instructors & Classmates - 3.5 Page
  • Setting Up MS Outlook Kaltura Video Resource
  • Installing MS Teams Kaltura Video Resource
  • Figuring out who to talk to when you need help URL
  
• Gradebook

  • Gradebook Explained Page
  
• Discussion Forums & Online Text Assignments

  IMPORTANT:  Adding Kaltura files - if you get bumped out of COTROnline when uploading a video file to Kaltura, try a different browser. 
  

  • Participating in Discussion Forums Page
  • Copy and Paste Content into your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Add a File to a Discussion Forum post Page
  • Add an Image to your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Add a Website Link to your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Add Video or Audio to your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Forum Notifications - customizing what you receive Page
  
• Assignments: Online Text, File Upload, & Video Upload

  IMPORTANT: Adding Kaltura files - if you get bumped out of COTROnline when uploading a video file to Kaltura, try a different browser. 

  • Assignments - Complete an Online Text Assignment Page
  • Assignments - Uploading a File Page
  • Creating PDFs Book
  • Assignments - Using Kaltura to upload a Video or Audio File Page
  • Kaltura Resources - Using Kaltura to upload a Video or Audio File Page
  • Kaltura Video / Audio Assignments - Acceptable File Formats Page
  • Kaltura Media Gallery - Adding Content & Sharing a Video within a Course Page
  • Video & 3rd Party Cookies URL
  
• Quizzes & Exams

  • Write a Quiz, Test, or Online Exam Page
  • Respondus Setup Page
  
• Wikis

  Wikis allow you to work with classmates and create mini-websites with single or multiple pages - think Wikipedia

  • Working with Wikis Page
  • How to develop a wiki URL
  
• MS Office - Installing & Using MS Word & MS PowerPoint

  • MS Office 365 for College Students & Employees Page
  • MS Word Book
  • Word (Essay) & PowerPoint Formatting - Tips & Tricks to Save Time Page
  • MS PowerPoint Book
  
• Resource Pages

  • Announcements Forum
  • Finding your courses Page
  • Logging In & Out of COTROnline Page

    For Continuing Education & Contract Training students

  • Logging into COTROnline Page
  • Finding Your Courses Page
  • Logging Into COTROnline & Accessing Your Courses SCORM package

    Find out how to update your network password and access your course pages.

  • Safer Campuses for Everyone SCORM package
  • Safer Campuses for Everyone (2022) SCORM package
  • Activate JavaScript in Google Chrome Page
  • Google Chrome Display Issue - JavaScript Fix File PDF document
  
• Other Technology

  This section provides help for:

  • Troubleshooting Library Database Issues

  • MS Office

  
  

  • Using Prezi File
  • Concept Mapping using VUE Page
  • Library Databases - PDFs not opening Page